In a spot in the pacific ocean about 1000 miles off of the coast of Hawaii there is an area of trash twice the size of Texas floating. It is said that the area of trash is doubling in size every decade that humans pollute the ocean. Scientist say that this area of trash is only one of five trash piles throughout our oceans. Many toxic chemicals and plastics are put into the ocean and fish and other marine life are eating it. There are many reasearch teams that are now testing the materials in the garbage patch to test the amount of toxic materials in it.
I think that it is terrible that there can be so much trash that is pilling up in our oceans. If we dont want all of the plant and animal life in the ocean dying off we need to stop polluting the ocean so we do not put more toxins in the oceans that what we already have. We should also attempt to do a clean up of the oceans.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/science/10patch.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
Lindsey Hoshaw
November 9, 2009
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