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Overview The oceans are enormous but they are not infinite. In the past the oceans were treated as a giant disposal area for all types of refuse (including radio-active waste as recently as 1982) with the belief that the enormous size of the oceans would be enough to dilute and render harmless any materials we put into them.1 Today, we are starting to realise that the ocean ecosystem as a whole is under tremendous stress from a variety of sources of pollution. By putting too much pollution into the oceans, humans are threatening to permanently alter the oceans and all life within them in ways we are only beginning to understand. Read more by clicking the map :) 

Overview

The oceans are enormous but they are not infinite. In the past the oceans were treated as a giant disposal area for all types of refuse (including radio-active waste as recently as 1982) with the belief that the enormous size of the oceans would be enough to dilute and render harmless any materials we put into them.1

Today, we are starting to realise that the ocean ecosystem as a whole is under tremendous stress from a variety of sources of pollution. By putting too much pollution into the oceans, humans are threatening to permanently alter the oceans and all life within them in ways we are only beginning to understand.

Read more by clicking the map :) 

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