Ecological issues have many impacts on the environment. More recently pollution has had such a negative effect on the environment. More people in today’s society are producing more pollution than ever. Air pollution and water pollution both have long lasting effects on humans and the environment. Air pollution is environmental pollution that is caused by harmful gases, which contaminated the air and has poisonous effects. Water pollution is when a body of water becomes contaminated. This is almost always a direct result of humans and human activities. I think overall water pollution is a bigger ecological issue. This is because it not only affects humans but also many ecosystems that live underwater. Water pollution comes from many people littering and the harmful plastics that are left by humans. The biggest issues occur in oceans. Our oceans today are severely polluted. Microplastics are what are considered the biggest issue and are the hardest to remove from our oceans. More and more plastics are washing up on shores and harming the wildlife. Animals living in the ocean are who are being harmed the most. They are often times mistaking the plastics as food and that is what causing many animals to die or suffer serious issues. Beaches are also suffering. They are causing plastics to wash up and are covering shore lines. When fresh water is contaminated it also causes for many issues as fresh water, and that is something that we don’t have many sources of. I think it is important to monitor out personal pollution so we are able to reduce both air and water pollution.
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