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Cornell Note Taking A Ray of Hope in the Murky Mess of Marine Pollution.

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1 Cornell Note Taking A Ray of Hope in the Murky Mess of Marine Pollution

2 Cornell Note Taking Page Set Up Big Ideas Big questions or statements based on the article Details Supporting details of the big ideas. Summary: 2 -3 sentences to sum up what the notes are about.

3 A Ray of Hope in the Murky Mess of Marine Pollution Big Ideas: 1.What is a big cause of oil pollution in our waters? 2.What is Canada doing about oil pollution? 3.Does new technology help catch oil polluters? 4.What harm does an oil spill do to wildlife?

4 Radarsat’s New Role in Marine Pollution Detection Details: 1 a)Ships dump bilge off our coast rather than paying to dump it in port.

5 Radarsat’s New Role in Marine Pollution Detection Details: 2 a)We now can use a satellite to detect oil spills off our coast. Radarsat

6 Radarsat’s New Role in Marine Pollution Detection Details: 3 a)One week after the launch of Radarsat it detected an oil slick. b)The ship “Tecam Sea” was brought in and evidence was collected. Spill of 1000 L was suspected.

7 Radarsat’s New Role in Marine Pollution Detection Details: 4 a)Just one spot of oil could kill a sea bird. b)About 300 000 birds die each year due to contamination of their feeding grounds.

8 Radarsat’s New Role in Marine Pollution Detection Summary Ships take a chance and illegally dump bilge off our coast, because it was a low probability of getting caught and fines are low. Our new satellite increases our monitoring of the ocean and it has help in bringing in the Teacm Sea for dumping oil. Large amounts of wildlife are affected because of this.


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