A process called mass bleaching has also become a danger to coral reefs. Mass bleaching happens when water temperatures rise to unusual levels, which then causes the coral to release colorful microscopic algae that usually provide the coral polyps with food. This process affects plankton and other small organisms, which in turn affects the fish that typically feed on such organisms. The affect of climate change on coral reefs is only one prime example of how climate change can affect marine life. Phytoplankton populations have also been affected by the warming temperatures in the ocean.
Biodiversity may also be reduced if invasive species, such as the zebra mussel or golden algae, are introduced into a waterbody during the drilling process. During the drilling process, wells for drinking water may become polluted with a variety of contaminants, such as methane gas. Here I have a video showing exactly what the drilling is doing to peoples water supply. Gas wells require miles of roads and pipelines to move the natural gas from the drilling site to the market. Construction of these transportation corridors can break up the natural landscape and impact wildlife habitat.
Factories create equipment that destroys species in the ocean. When these species are destroyed the food chain is ruined and this threatens the ocean. Over Fishing is also harming the ocean. Entire populations of fish are being killed. Over fishing occurs when there are more fish caught than fish in the ocean to sustain fish stock.
In this process, long, buoyant booms which float on the water and a skirt that hangs below the water contain the slick and keep the oil from spreading out. This makes it easier to skim oil from the surface, using boats that suck or scoop the oil from the water and into containment tanks. Larger slicks may call for a process that uses sorbents, large sponges that absorb the oil from the water, to dispose of the oil. In the most severe cases, clean-up crews may set the oil on fire in a process called in situ burning, but this produces toxic smoke, and probably would not be used in a
The release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon also known as an oil spill has a large negative effect on the ocean. Oil is commonly used by individuals however often oil can be a problem to organisms and their inhabitants. Oils spills are a form of pollution and there are various sources of oil in bodies of water. There are several scientific solutions for oil spills, as well as possible ways to prevent this harmful pollution. In 2010 ,172 million gallons of oil spilled from a whole on the ocean bed in the Gulf of Mexico.
The dead zone is littered with the carcasses of dead sea animals. There are 405 dead zones reported world-wide. Natural and Human Impact Dead zones can be caused by both natural and human impact on the environment. High levels of chemical nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) cause algae blooms to flourish. After the algae accumulate, it dies, decomposes and depletes the oxygen in the ocean creating a dead zone.
c. These pollution decline beluga’s immune system, get disease easily that linked to low birth rates of belugas which have lived in the St. Lawrence River. d. Some oil explorations such as BP oil spill destroy belugas’ habitats, too. EFFECTS of the issue. Because of these predators, humans,
Consequences The most conspicuous effect of cultural eutrophication is the creation of dense blooms of noxious, foul-smelling phytoplankton that reduce water clarity and harm water quality (Figure 2). Algal blooms limit light penetration, reducing growth and causing die-offs of plants in littoral zones while also lowering the success of predators that need light to pursue and catch prey (Lehtiniemi et al. 2005). Furthermore, high rates of photosynthesis associated with eutrophication can deplete dissolved inorganic carbon and raise pH to extreme levels during the day. Elevated pH can in turn ‘blind' organisms that rely on perception of dissolved chemical cues for their survival by impairing their chemosensory abilities (Figure 3) (Turner & Chislock 2010).
As smokers, they fill the air around them with harmful chemicals and cause health problems for innocent bystander. Though smoking is very harmful the only way to truly stop it is if smokers themselves stop. The effects of smoking on the environment cause damage to the land, water, and to animals. When smokers are finished smoking and their cigarette butts are left on the ground they end up in lakes and rivers. When the cigarettes reach the water all of the chemicals are then transferred to the water.
The production of these toxic-filled substances continues to lead the human race on a path of natural destruction; with thousands of animal sea-life dying annually from plastic consumption. It's time we wake up to the fact that our oceans are in need of critical help. How did the plastic get into our oceans to begin with? The oceans are enormous but they are not infinite. Today, as in the past, oceans are being treated as giant disposal areas for all types of refuse (plastics, tins, bottles etc.)