Pollution
How it changes our lives and the sea
Land is where pollution mostly starts...
It starts with Deltas. We normally use cars which in urban areas, we pollute 50 to 60 percent of air. When all that waste meets up with water, it travels down and into a river. It runs down all the way to the ocean which pollutes the sea. Not only does air pollute the water, but trash and litter does too.
Trash mixed with water
This water is very unhealthy for fish and other sea creatures to live in. How would you feel if a guest trashed out your house?
Cars producing pollution
This air will meet up with water and hurt the sea creatures' system and how they breathe.
This is a Sea Lion trapped in litter
This Sea Lion isn't very happy or healthy.
- Litter is caught on her fins and she is strangling for her life
- She is innocent and I think this is animal abuse!
- The people who littered the water won't be very happy or healthy later when they drink that type of water. Its their fault for putting in that toxic waste!
Other types of Pollution
Dirt and litter
Water from the rivers are not always healthy. The water can handle only so much pollution that it leads to poor oxygen. Poor oxygen means that all the fish in the water could die due to poor nutrition going through their gills. Dirt in the water is also a source of pollution. It will turn into mud and mud is NOT good for organisms to swim and/or live in. Each year, millions of dollars are spent to restore and protect areas damaged or endangered by nonpoint source pollutants. The pesticides hurt the enviornment by hurting the fishs' gills and can get caught in organisms' fins.
Help
What can we do?
We should try and help not only ourselves, but the animals around us and the environment everyone lives in. About 14 million people are sick and often die in this world due to water pollution. We can make a difference by
- Stop littering
- Ride a bike or walk
- Carpool with friends or family
- Use public Transportation