Week 9 : It's like it never end

This is a journal blog entry that is about water pollution. I came across of this article published by The New York Times, on 19th April 2017. The world's ocean are covered by millions pieces of litters such as plastic bottles, bags, styrofoam, fishing nets, etc. Let's check out how long of these litters take to decompose in to the environment:

a) Food : 3-4 weeks

b) Paper bag : 1 month

c) Aluminium can : 200-500 years

d) Plastic bag : 20-1000 years

e) Styroforam : 1 million years

Due to climate change that caused shrinking the Arctic sea ice cover, and more human activity increases in this still-isolated part of the world. It creates water pollution which is getting more serious around the world since 1980. “We don’t fully understand the consequences the plastic is having or will have in our oceans”  and  “What we do know is that this consequences will be felt at greater scale in an ecosystem like this”, said by Andrés Cózar Cabañas, the study’s lead author and a professor of biology at the University of Cádiz.

Differences in temperature and salinity around the world are verbalized the deep water global, this particular part is very important in the thermohaline circulation. As the heat brings up to the surface water and the Arctic, those pieces of litters in the ocean seems to be bringing to more densely populated coastlines. 

Our responsibility on this earth is very important, things that we do on land will affect the quality of our water quality, environment and even our health. Litters in the ocean are very dirty and toxic which will pollute the water quality. Such tiny, microscopic toxins can't see by our bare eyes. The polluted water that magnitude the waterways become unlivable for native animals, plants and humans. Therefore, create awareness and make sure everyone understand the importance of the water quality and the ways of keeping the water clean. Such as do not litters and promote recycle, reduce and reuse may help to reduce water pollution. 

Just make sure you care as much about the environment as your own health. Without a healthy and prospering earth, there is no way to keep ourselves in healthy condition too, as well as our future generation's health. 


References:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/19/climate/arctic-plastics-pollution.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FWater%20Pollution&action=click&contentCollection=timestopics&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=collection&_r=0
http://www.carmel.in.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=182
http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2013-02/26/content_28060218.htm
http://behealthyandrelax.com/2007/11/how-long-does-it-take-to-decompose/
https://soapboxie.com/social-issues/What-is-Water-Pollution