Ocean Pollution

Question 1

What is the ocean being polluted with?

Answer 1

Nitrogen and Phosphorus

Question 2

Red Tides

Answer 2

Caused by runoff of sewage flowing into coastal waters
Explosive growth of harmful algae
Release waterborne toxins that poison seafood, damage fisheries, and kill fish-eating birds
Each year, 60,000 Americans are poisoned by shellfish that is contaminated by the algae

Question 3

Negative Affects of Ocean Pollution

Answer 3

Ocean acidification
Dead zones
Harmful impacts on human and animal health
Negative impact for tourism

Question 4

How does Nitrogen and Phosphorus get into the ocean?

Answer 4

Fertilizer Runoff
Sewage

Question 5

Sediment In Ocean

Answer 5

Chokes fish
Cloud waters and block sunlight
Contaminate shellfish beds

Question 6

Ocean Garbage Patches

Answer 6

Plastic make up most of the patches because it does not biodegrade and breaks down into smaller pieces
4x size of California
North Pacific

Question 7

Why do plastics make up the overwhelming majority of ocean garbage patches?

Answer 7

Plastic make up most of the patches because it does not biodegrade and breaks down into smaller pieces

Question 8

BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Effects

Answer 8

Gulf Of Mexico, 40 miles of the Louisiana coast

The ocean floor wellhead ruptured and spewed oil and natural gas

Multiple ecosystems were contaminated

Question 9

What is the largest contributor of ocean oil pollution and what are the effects?

Answer 9

Urban and Industrial runoff accounts for most of the oil pollution, oiling, drowning, heat insulation, immediate death, population decreases, etc.