1. Danya Adel Al-Aseeri Mrs. Timm 12A

2. Plastic and Ocean pollution - Photos Oil and ocean pollution - Photos of Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Climate Change - Photos Ocean Acidification - Photos Noise Pollution - Photos Exxon Valdez Oil Spill - Photos Conclusion Work Cited

3.  “Scientists estimate that plastics are killing as many as a million seabirds and over100,000 sea mammals each year. Plastics have been found in the stomachs of manatees,fish, birds, dolphins a nd whales. Leatherback turtles frequently mistak e plastic bagsfloating in the sea for one of their favorite foods, jellyfish. As these plastics accum ulate intheir intestines, the animals slowly starv e” (LeBeau).

5.  Oil – “Almost impossible to clean up” (LeBeau)  “Oil spill in Gulf of Mexico” (oceana.org)

7.  “The oceans play an important role in regulating the Earth's temperature. As the levels of carbon dioxide and heat rise in the atmosphere, so do their levels in the oceans” (oceana.org).  This will result in ocean acidification.

9.  “Ocean acidification is a global environmental issue caused by the man-made release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Ocean acidification is often called the "evil twin" to climate change, because both issues are rooted in carbon dioxide emissions” (oceana.org).

11.  “Could ocean acidification deafen dolphins?” (Winner).  The ocean has become more and more acidic since the start of the Industrial Revolution.  What effect will this have on marine mammals such as dolphins and whales?

15.  Plastic and Ocean Pollution  Oil and Ocean Pollution  Climate Change  Ocean Acidification  Noise Pollution  Exxon Valdez Oil Spill  Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

16.  Winner, Cherie. "Another Marine Pollution Threat: Noise: Will a More Acidic Ocean Be Noisier for Whales?" Oceanus. Oceanus, n.d. Web..  Miyazaki, Nobuyuki, Zafar Adeel, and Kouichi Ohwada. Mankind and the Oceans. Tokyo: United Nations UP, 2005. United Nations University Press, 2005. Web. 19 Feb. 2013..  LeBeau, Sue. "Investigating Ocean Pollution." Green Teacher 1998: n. pag. Web..  "Oceana | Protecting the World's Oceans." Oceana. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Mar. 2013.  "Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council." Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Mar. 2013.  ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, n.d. Web. 13 Mar. 2013.

17.  Boesch, Donald F., and Nancy N. Rabalais. Long-term Environmental Effects of Offshore Oil and Gas Development. London: Elsevier Applied Science, 1987. Print.  Goff, Karen Goldberg. "Sea Creatures." The Washington Times 18 Nov. 2001: n. pag. Print.