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Ocean Pollution

Covering nearly two-thirds of the globe, the oceans of the earth seem limitless. But in truth, toxic and industrial wastes pose a growing threat to these most important of natural resources. When people throw waste into the ocean they are not realizing what they are doing to the to the life that lives in it.
Each and every day millions of animals are dying from pollution being thrown into the oceans. Some of the major pollutants in our ocean are the soda rings and the fishing lines and nets. In Hawaii you can go to any beach and find nets and other pollutants lying around. I think it is really sad because we are living in paradise and every one is taking it for granted.
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cleaning, gardening, and automotive products are also polluting our ocean. You wouldn't believe it but all of those products I just named regularly end up in water. About 65,000 chemicals are used commercially in the U.S. Today, with about 1,000 new ones added each year. Only about 300 have been extensively tested for toxicity. I think that since our oceans are doing so bad the U.S. should put a ban on new, and old, products that pollute the oceans.
Metals and slowly degrading chemicals threaten inland and coastal waters. Toxic materials settle into sea floor where they accumulate as hazards to organisms that live in and feed on bottom floors. Eventually, long-lasting chemicals may enter the food web and contaminate the fish and shellfish we eat.
There are many things that we as citizens can do to help our ocean from getting any more polluted then it already is. Here are a few of them:

1. Join or start an environmental club in your community.
2. Recycle your plastics, ...

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Added: 11/8/2004 09:09:51 PM
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