Jersey Shore Pollution

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Jersey Shore Pollution Contamination

• By Jessie Klein,
• Julie Glover, and Jamie Rauch

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Los problemos!

• The Jersey Shore beaches are facing closure
  because of increasing amounts of pollution and
  contamination on the shore line
• There are traces of lead in the sand along the
  beaches
• Medical waste, fecal bacteria, and storm water
  are continuing to be found on the Jerseys cost

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How the problems got to be

• Medical waste has been washing over to the
  beaches since the 80s
• People feel its acceptable to dump trash in the
  oceans or waterways that lead to oceans
• Rainy summers that lead to runoff pollution
• High fecal bacteria contamination

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• Problems that May
• Occur
• The number of beaches will decrease and shut down
  forever
• The contamination will get into our water system
• Well have less of a water resource
• Overcrowding at clean beaches
• Destroy the habitat

• Problems that Already Occurred
• Beach closures for days/weeks
• Excessive debris left on the beaches
• Animal life has been decreasing
• Beach areas/communities are negatively effective
  due to unsafe atmosphere and unhealthy area
• The economy of the beach area will fall
  drastically

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On the Environment

• Pollution and contamination on the beaches effect
  the environment because they ruin habitats and
  pollute the world. By hurting the beaches, the
  quality of life on and surrounding the beaches is
  brought down. The garbage pollutes the air
  causing global warming and seeps into the ocean
  endangering the water cycle. The eco systems
  around the beaches are ruined as well.

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On the Organisms

• Pollution and contamination on the beaches effect
  the organisms on and surrounding the beaches by
  ruining their chance at a safe life. First, the
  garbage destroys their homes. Next, the waste
  kills an organism that is depended on by others
  for energy, food, or to survive. The
  contamination can eventually get so bad leaving
  no organisms left on a beach or in the
  surrounding water structure.

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On the Humans

• Pollution and contamination on the beaches affect
  the humans. They could potentially get sick from
  obtaining the affected organisms and consuming
  them throughout a course of a time period. It
  decreases population activity at beaches, affect
  real estate population at the Shore, and
  negatively affects the Seaside economy.

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http//www.youtube.com/watch?v8KgCZk0XfOw lead
found in the ocean
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Biotic and Abiotic Factors

• Biotic Factors
• Humans
• Sea creatures
• Sea birds
• Fish
• Alien Species
• Plants

• Abiotic Factors
• Water
• Sand
• Sun
• Wind

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Matter Cycles

• Water? The water cycle is affected because of
  pollution and contamination that gets into the
  body of water and the waste that pollutes the
  ocean. It effects those species using the water
  as a habitat and can affect the food chain by
  reducing the number of certain species.
• Carbon? The carbon cycle is affected because if a
  certain species dies off in a specific area, it
  will effect the population and growth of other
  species by not supplying the amount of carbon
  needed in the area. Contributing factors to the
  death of a specific species could be pollution
  and contamination in their habitat. (ex the
  ocean)

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Symbiotic Relationships

• Seagull to crab
• Pelican to fish
• Fish to plants
• Crab to seaweed
• Human to fish

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Being Fixed!

• Now that people have discovered how big of an
  issue contamination and pollution are at the
  Jersey Shore, there are more and more groups of
  people fighting hard to save our beaches. New
  rules are being set in place, advertising is
  being made on TV and the radio, and people are
  finally realizing how important our beaches are
  to the environment and to the eco system.
• Our team suggests that lifeguards should go
  around and check the
• beaches out before someone is allowed
• to leave to make sure no trash is
• left as well as inspect items
• brought to the beach to make sure
• nothing can potentially be a hazard
• towards the people or any of the
• organisms surrounding this eco system.

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Work Cited

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