Over the last 100 years since plastic was invented, it has infiltrated our lives to the point where it is everywhere. Plastic is in the toys, clothing, grocery stores, toiletries, furniture, and its impact on the environment and human health is immense. One of the biggest issues resulting from such an abundance of material is […]
On March 23, 2018, the Maharashtra government imposed a statewide ban on the use of plastics. Just about three months later, Mumbai became the first city to implement the ban on manufacturing and sale of plastic bags. Recently, the city of Mumbai is witnessing the comeback of this toxic product despite of taking all the […]
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Get startedWho doesn’t love Nestles Toll House Cookies? I picked the Nestles company as the business that has experienced some trouble in the public eye due to ethical lapses. The Nestles company was started in 1866 by Charles Page then the company was taken over by his brother after his death. The company was known as […]
The effect of microplastics on soil ciliates remains unknown and generally untested. This experiment explores the effect of the microplastic polypropylene, found in bailing twine, on Tetrahymena Pyriformis. An experiment was preformed using Tetrahymena grown in polypropylene and Protease-peptone-tryptone media for two days. Cell count, direction change, and spin time assays were performed on the […]
Introduction Plastic can be discovered almost everywhere on Earth, in the depths of oceans and even in Arctic ice (Parker). Plastic can even be found on the moon, ever since 1969 when Neil Armstrong set up a nylon US flag on the astronomical body (“Plastic Surgery; Pollution”). It has become a favored substance and is […]
The ecosystem has endured many challenges due to human’s excessive needs and consumptions. Through our part in advancing technology, we have increased the potential of numerous things that have made life easier. However, our advancements have enabled us to implement destruction in the environment. One of the components that have played part in this destruction […]
The beautiful sunset sinks behind the wondrous sea, the rough texture of the sand feels like warm Play-Doh. You decide to take one last dip. Finally, the last beam of light, reflecting off the water disappears; you head back to shore. When you realize something on your ankle. You start jumping up and down frantically. […]
In recent years, natural resources had been rapidly reduced due to people’s usage. In the resources that people wasted, most of them had harmful chemicals. These harmful substances were also an important factor affecting the environment. Therefore, In 2014-2019, California has proposed some law on plastic bags, plastic straws, and paper receipts. California believed this […]
The City of Chicago’s Dilemma with Single-Use Plastics In the city of Chicago, foam to-go boxes could be banned, and single-use plastics could be restricted at Chicago restaurants under a municipal ordinance proposed aimed at reducing plastic pollution. The “Plastic-Free Water” ordinance introduced by Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Finance Committee Chairman, Scott Waguespack, would give restaurants […]
Introduction Before plastics we depended on different materials to make items with the reason to making human life simpler. From that point forward a great deal has changed and we begun supplanting these materials with plastic. Plastic is a material comprising of engineered and semi manufactured natural exacerbates that can be formed into ordinary use. […]
Due to the huge increase in population and the uplift in living standards of people, there is a big growth in the number of plastic waste. As a result of this, disposal of waste plastic has also become a major environmental issue in all parts of the world. It was estimated that 1.5 billion plastic […]
Plastic started off as a solution to a problem of using unsustainable and expensive ivory material. This became a great solution at the time due to the fact that the material is durable, versatile, and cheap. However, it manifested itself into a larger problem that there now must be a new resolution to this previous […]
Plastic is one of the most dangerous materials that adorn the earth. Increasing number of plastic waste is a growing concern globally. Plastic is dumped in land areas, discarded to open water ways; openly burned all of which results in pollution. The word plastic comes from the Greek word plastikos, which means ‘able to be […]
Plastic Bottle Epidemic For this project, I chose to quit using plastic water bottles. I chose to go down this path for my project because after the first couple days of college, I notice that our recycling bin was already getting really full and it was basically all water bottles. After a few days, we […]
Pollution is a killer. It is terrifying and ugly, not just for the animals, but for humanity too. Our Earth is coming to an end. We as humans have become so lazy that we’ve pushed all of our trash into the ocean. Ocean animals are forced to live in our disgust while we continue to […]
When traveling down a road it is common to see the occasional grocery bag or plastic bottle on the side of the road. However, pollution is so much more diverse and widespread than trash beside the road. The first form of pollution that comes to mind is air pollution. But when discussing pollution, people seem […]
Greener Environment What does it mean to “Go Green,” and how is it a means of saving the environment? Going “green’ means creating a lifestyle where you reduce the amount of pollution and waste that you produce, and making an effort to protect the environment. Sadly today, many people have forgotten or have neglected the […]
Recycling is a matter of life or death. Not only affecting products, recycling can restore the air we breathe, the health of humans and animals, and the amount of time that we have on this earth. If we ignore this and do not recycle as much as possible, then life as we know it will […]
The world is in danger. If the future generation is not properly educated about the pollution of plastic in the oceans, the earth as we know it may become one with a greater extinction count, an extremely polluted atmosphere, and ground covered in plastic garbage. By introducing plastic into the ocean, we are introducing the […]
Over the past few decades, human activity has resulted in severely detrimental ocean pollution. Affecting marine ecosystems, our communities, and the environment in general. The spread of oil, industrial/agricultural waste. And chemicals continue to harm the Pacific, but plastic remains one of the most destructive forms of pollutions. Killing one million seabirds. And one hundred […]
Pollution has risen to become a huge epidemic in today’s world. Ever since the industrial revolution and the birth of factories and motorized vehicles continue to grow at a rapid rate which highly benefits most humans on earth with top of the line new electronics, faster cars to the smaller things like plastic bags for groceries and paper to simply take notes. Unfortunately with such a huge benefit comes a price to pay, in this case, one that is slowly destroying the world all humans live on, pollution. Is pollution really a major problem to earth? Should humans be concerned about the products they buy and how they are disposed of? How does pollution affect our lives in the future? I will be discussing the detrimental effects pollution has on our environment and ecosystems, including living animals and humans. Pollution does not only affect our planet itself but every single living organism that resides on earth.
There are many different types of pollutions around the world. It ranges from water, air and even light pollution. Air pollution would be the main pollution that poses as the most threatful to us humans as we breathe in air all day long throughout our whole lifetime. Air pollution can come from anywhere such as smog from typically any motorized vehicle like boats, planes, cars. Factories and refineries often emit chemicals into the air that makes it hazardous. Not only are these types harmful to us as people but they as well destroy the ozone which protects everything on earth from harmful radiation. Along with water pollution such as trash and plastics or waste in general. Pollution such as these do not disintegrate and eventually end up polluting the ocean. Lastly, there is light pollution which consist of city lights which leads to brighter nights.
Water or ocean pollution mostly refers to man made items of which are non biodegradable, that sadly find its way to the ocean causing water to be filthy and dangerous to the animals who live within the ocean and any living organism that comes in contact with the water. In reference to “Maintaining Healthy Oceans Is Everyone’s Problem” by Dr. Devon Dublin, “As a result, the plastics that have been entering the oceans has reached an estimated 150 million metric tons. Apart from that, every year 8 million metric tons enter the oceans, adding to the existing figure”.
Much plastic that makes its way to the ocean is most often mistaken for food by animals in which they die from consuming harmful objects that can not be broken down. according to Dr. Dublin, “observations of the dangers of plastic were made by veterinarians and conservationists when dead sea animals such as turtles, seabirds, and mammals were being found with plastics in their stomach or entangling them”. Although it may seem that water pollution does not do harm directly to humans, the aquatic animals consumes the trash which those animals can very well make it to our plates for dinner time.
Last but not least light pollution is the over use of outdoor lighting around the globe during the night in which causes the night sky to become brighter. It my not sound like much but can alter animal behavior, human health and ecological environments. Increase in light causes an animal’s behavior and sleeping pattern to completely go off balance. Having too much exposure to any type of light can be harmful as well. As claimed by Eric D. Lystrup, “Beyond healthy sleep patterns, numerous studies show correlations between reduced melatonin levels, as a result of a disrupted circadian rhythm and mood disorders, age-associated diseases, and even cancer.”[ 63] All types of pollution are unquestionably toxic whether witnessed firsthand like air pollution or second hand like water and ocean pollution. Each individual category of pollutions have their various effects.
Undoubtedly, pollution is atrocious, nevertheless numerous enormous companies are taking subsidiary action on helping reduce all types of contamination. Countless major companies are going green and eco friendly and spending millions of dollars to get their factors to produce clean air and less hazardous emissions. According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, “ In the United States alone, factories emit 3 million tons of toxic chemicals into the land, air and water.” Innumerable grocery stores are now charging for plastic bags, on top of that the bags most stores offer are recycled. In some states for example, California now require big rig trucks and heavy machinery to be clean air certified to significantly decrease unsafe particles emitted into the air.
People may not think of pollution on a daily basis but in some way shape or form does it trace back ultimately on each individual’s decision to reduce trash and pollution. It is understandable that not everyone can afford recycled or eco friendly products such as hybrid cars, biodegradable cleaning products or recycled plastic products, but there are many ways to help reduce any type of pollution. For water pollution, helping recycle plastic bottles, supermarket plastic bags and making sure any other non biodegradable items coming across is being placed in the correct container when throwing trash away. Going green and eco friendly can also come with rewards, recycling centers around the world offer money in exchange for helping turn in recycling eligible products like plastic bottles to any type of computer hardware like motherboards and televisions.
Air pollution can substantially cost more to help reduce the smog, however it mostly comes out to be more cost effective in the long run. Any type of hybrid vehicle great reduces the amount of emissions released into the environment and some fully electric vehicles produce no emissions and do not require gas, saving thousands of dollars. Light pollution can be solved by easily turning of lights when the sun goes down to darken the night sky and of course by turning off lights whenever possible, decreases the usage of electricity, resulting in lower electricity utility bills. No matter what type of pollution, the only way to greatly reduce the harmful effects is for the population to join together and contribute one small part each day.
