What an awesome subject. There is so much an ocean could say? The ocean is such a great part of creation and the waves crashing on the beach is soothing to the ear. But if the ocean could speak words I think it would say "stop pooping in me" All things flow to the ocean the Environmental Protection Agency estimates that roughly 335 million tons of poo (measured in dry weight) is produced by livestock in the United States alone each year. And if a farm doesn’t have a treatment system in place to handle that waste, this manure can end up in ground water or surface water, only to flow into and accumulate in a lake or ocean. That's just livestock, then factor in human waste. This surplus of poo creates dead zones, areas with less oxygen in the water and increased toxin killing marine life in that area. Some animals came move away from that spot before it's to late, but alot of animals like shellfish end up during as well as any coral in that area.
What an awesome subject. There is so much an ocean could say? The ocean is such a great part of creation and the waves crashing on the beach is soothing to the ear. But if the ocean could speak words I think it would say "stop pooping in me" All things flow to the ocean the Environmental Protection Agency estimates that roughly 335 million tons of poo (measured in dry weight) is produced by livestock in the United States alone each year. And if a farm doesn’t have a treatment system in place to handle that waste, this manure can end up in ground water or surface water, only to flow into and accumulate in a lake or ocean. That's just livestock, then factor in human waste. This surplus of poo creates dead zones, areas with less oxygen in the water and increased toxin killing marine life in that area. Some animals came move away from that spot before it's to late, but alot of animals like shellfish end up during as well as any coral in that area.
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