Global Global Issues Issues By: Marieka Erb • How can we help How can we help not pollute the not pollute the world’s oceans world’s oceans and keep them and keep them safe? safe? “Maritime Safety and Pollution” Who is being affected Who is being affected by this and how? by this and how?
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Global IssuesGlobal Issues
By: Marieka Erb
• How can we helpHow can we helpnot pollute the not pollute the world’s oceans and world’s oceans and keep them safe?keep them safe?
“Maritime Safety and Pollution”
Who is being affected by Who is being affected by this and how?this and how?
• Water Pollution is not just a problemfor divers, surfers, beach swimmers and fishermen.
• If you drink water then it is also your problem!
How pollution travels to the ocean.
Pollution…Pollution…1. *Garbage Dumpingi. Dropping materials into the
water.ii. Garbage, bathing water,
plastics…iii. Can come from Sewage.
i. Pipes overflow & garbage travels to a river or the ocean, or finds a way to the ocean another way.
2. *Oil Pollution.i. 37million gallons of oil
accidentally spilled into the ocean each year.
ii. 60million gallons in ocean each year.
iii. “glues” animals feathers togeteri. Clogs fish gillsii. Blocks sunlight from the
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