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Protecting Our Oceans by Jeanette Leardi

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Introduction Oil pours out and forms a thick blanket on the water. The spill has polluted clean water and cause huge changes. About two thirds of earth is covered by ocean water.

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Debris Carelessly tossed litter and trash end up in the ocean sooner or later. Debris is pollution thats easy to see. Different kinds of debris take different amounts or time to break down

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Toxic Waste Toxic waste examples can be chemicals, fertilizer Once toxic waste gets into the ground rain washes it deep into the earths ground. Toxic can kill off fish, wildlife and plants

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Sewage Sewage is anything we flush down our toilet or down drains and sewers. The travel to a treatment center and take out bacteria The bacteria can harm and even kill living things.

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Oil spills and leaks Large oil spills greatly harm both the water and the coastline. Spills happen when companies drill for oil off shore. Spills can also happen when tankers hit something or run aground in shallow waters.

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Acid Rain Cause: When cars, trucks, power plant, and -factories burn fuel. Effect: The gases combine with air and form strong acid.

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Chapter 2: How does pollution affect marine life? All living things in the ocean are connected In a cycle of life and death. Plants and animals that live in or by the oceans is an important member od the ecosystem If pollution harms any plants or animals species affect others in the ecosystem

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Pollution and fish An oil spill can keep fish from breathing and poison the plants food. Fish also be harmed by debris. Alage would grow to fast arid use all the oxegen the fish need to breathe

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Pollution and Sea birds oil spills harm sea birds. It coats there feathers with oil then they cant fly. Birds can die from eating the trash on the beach

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Pollution and ocean animals Current carry toxic waste far and wide. Whales and dolphins can die from pollution. The pollution in water can effect a lot of things.

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How deep is really deep? Part of the ocean floors are more than 8 miles deep. We could not explore the ocean about 56 years ago. Cause Scientists use submersible. Effect we can see what happens in the ocean.

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Chapter 3 : Whats being done to stop ocean pollution ? People gather all over there states, river,lakes and beaches to pick up trash. Countries have set international safety rules. The united nations created a special program that supports countries as they make their water quality better.

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Conclusion Ocean life is linked to through ecosysteams, food chain and ocean currents. Oil spills can cause illness and death to ocean life Nations can help protect all the oceans.

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Chapter 1.1 How does pollution happen. Earth

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Chapter 1.2 What is debris

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Chapter 1.3 What is toxic waste?

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Chapter 1.4 How does acid rain happen.

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Chapter 2.1 How does pollution effect marine life

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Chapter 2.2 What happens to sea bird because of pollution?

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Chapter 2.3 What happens to ocean animals because of pollution

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Chapter 2.4 How deep is really deep?

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Chapter 3.1 Whats being done to stop pollution?

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Conclusion Ocean linked through ecosystems food chains and the movement of earths current. Debris, toxic waste, sewage, and oil spills can harm everyone. Nations can help protect the ocean if we all lend a hand.