Animals affected by water pollution

UN declares ocean emergency About 8 million tons of plastic enters the ocean every year. This amount is enough to kill over a million seabirds and at least 100,000 marine mammals. If drastic measures are not taken, within 30 years the volume of microplastics in the ocean will reach a billion tons, which will exceed the total weight of the fish living in the ocean.

This needs to stop. Scientists estimate that there are 5.25 trillion bits of plastic debris in the oceans worldwide — that's more plastic pieces than stars in our galaxy! Awareness is the first step of change.

We live in a society that has dozens of problems. Unfortunately, that is the way it has become, from narcissism, the rise of social media and global warming.

A crab stuck in plastic underwater shows the negative impact of single-use plastic sachets

There are plenty of types of turtles out there to consider for a pet—approximately 270 to be exact, according to PetMD. Consider a smaller turtle that grows up to nine or twelve inches at most, like a painted turtle,

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Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of plastic leaks into our seas annually. Here, images reveal the devastating consequences plastics have on waterways and marine ecosystems around the world.

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This is why I avoid fish well this in many other reasons! My love the ocean is being destroyed and if there is anything no matter how small I will do it to stop the continue exploit of it and give nothing back attitude these companies have set up a system that we can't change except to eliminate its use completely from our lives for this very reason and others! . . . . #eco #baby #babycare #green #natural #mother #mom #father #dad #guide #ecobynaty #environment #child #care

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Water can be contaminated in many ways (humans, animals).