Currently, the oceans serve as the planet's dumping grounds, yet they are also the source of life on Earth!
Without water, Earth would resemble the moon—an almost lifeless celestial body. The presence of this precious water has enabled our planet to flourish with rich diversity and complex ecosystems.
Unfortunately, mass consumption has played a significant role in water pollution. This surge in consumption has led to a boom in the industrial sector due to the increasing demand for material goods. Even today, some factories discharge their waste directly into water bodies. The agricultural sector also contributes to pollution with pesticides and emissions from machinery. We cannot simply stop working and eating. Moreover, atmospheric emissions from these industries are captured by rain and deposited on the ground as acid rain, affecting ecosystems worldwide. Eventually, this pollution ends up in the oceans, contaminating fish and other aquatic life.
Nowadays, the problem has been exacerbated by the rise of plastic. Plastic is found everywhere, on all coastlines, and in enormous plastic islands that have formed over the years.
This plastic breaks down into microplastics, which animals ingest, mistaking them for food, leading to their death.
Why are the oceans the planet's dumping grounds? Simply because the water cycle naturally carries all these pollutants back to the oceans.
Pollution present in the atmosphere is captured by rain and becomes "acid rain." This rain falls to the ground or directly into water bodies, carrying pollutants with it. These pollutants gradually contaminate the soil, which then nourishes plants with this polluted water. Subsequently, the water infiltrates the ground, coming into contact with polluted landfills or uncontaminated aquifers, and contaminates them.
Eventually, the polluted water makes its way into streams and returns to the oceans, continuously adding pollutants each time.
Reference: PlasticsEurope
What will happen to marine animals living in this polluted water? Can we decontaminate the oceans and save these animals, giving them a chance to live in a clean environment just as we do?
Will we need to treat the water to ensure that these animals can live healthily on a planet where they were born and have a rightful place?
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