Down the Drain: Ocean Pollution and Our World

The environment is a major aspect of life. Many people do not take the earth seriously and think that as long as pollution does not directly hurt them then they can go ahead and throw garbage on the ground or spill oil down the drain. The people who hold that view are killing off our earth and also physically harming themselves from the air that they breathe and the water they swim and bathe in. People do not seem to understand that the earth is fragile like a human. Water pollution is a major aspect of environmental pollution. This type of pollution is scary because over 75% of the planet is covered by the ocean. The sea has always been used as somewhat of a garbage pail. It is so vast and is often thought of as a world by itself, and has been swallowing humanity’s wastes for a millennia. All kinds of things are thrown into the water with very little thought as to the impact that the trash, chemical, or material might have. We hide things in the water. “Out of sight...out of mind.” There is a price to be paid for putting stuff where it doesn’t belong. Even something as seemingly benign as throwing an old bike in a lake may create problems. One expert points out that whe

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Approximate Word count = 1551
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)