By Philip

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Ocean Pollution

• By Philip

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How Pollution Affects Marine Life

• Each year, plastic waste in water in coastal
  areas kills up to 100,000 marine mammals,
  1,000,000 sea birds and countless fish .

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How Sewage Affects Ocean Pollution

• 1.2 trillion gallons of untreated sewage,
  storm water, and industrial wastes are discharged
  into United States waters annually .

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Ocean Pollution Facts

• Over 80 of ocean pollution comes from
  land-based activities such as runoff!

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Oceans

• 36 of ocean pollution comes to oceans and
  rivers as waste and runoff from cities and
  business!
• Solid garbage also makes its way to the ocean!

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Materials That Can Reach the Ocean

• Almost everything we throw away, if not
  disposed of properly, can reach the sea.
• Oil spills only make up 12 of the oceans
  pollution.

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Oil Spills

• The 2nd worst oil spill in historyhappened
  on the Bay of Campeche from June 3rd 1979 through
  March 23rd 1980.
• 140 million gallons of oil were spilled!

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The Worst Oil Spill In HistoryPersian Gulf,
Kuwait

• January 19, 1991
• 380 million to 520 million gallons
  of oil were spilled
• The 4 inch oil slick covered 4,000 square
  miles.
• The spill was not an accident.
• During the Gulf War, Iraqi soldiers attempted
  to prevent a potential landing by American
  soldiers.