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Things That Pollute
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These animals are affected by ocean pollution when oil from oil spills gets caught in their feathers.
What are birds?
100

This is an event in which petroleum is discharged into the environment unintentionally.

What is an oil spill?

100

This natural substance is used to power and manufacture many things.

What is oil/petroleum? 

100
This is a process used to help turn old things into new things.
What is recycling?
200
These scaled, slippery animals get affected by ocean pollution because their habitat gets destroyed by waste in it.
What are fish?
200

This sector, which includes activities like boating and beach tourism, can suffer significant economic losses due to oil spills.

What is the tourism sector?

200

These harmful substances, often from agricultural runoff, can cause algal blooms and dead zones in the ocean.

What are fertilizers and pesticides?

200

This is the process of using something over again.

What is reusing?

300
These happy and jumpy ocean animals are affected by ocean pollution when they travel through many oceans and get sick from dirty water.
What are dolphins?
300
Underwater plants may die off, especially in an oil spill, without this.
What is sunlight?
300

These tiny particles, often found in the ocean, are less than 5 millimeters in size.

What are microplastics?

300

This the action of using less single use plastics

What is reducing?

400

This animal mistakes plastic bags as jellyfish and thereby accidently eats them as food.

What is a sea turtle?

400

This type of marine ecosystem, often found in tropical waters, can be severely damaged by oil spills, affecting the diverse number of species that rely on it.

What are coral reefs?

400

This is the most collected type of trash in the Caribbean during beach clean ups

What are plastic bottles?

400

This is the process of sharing information on plastic pollution with others.

What is raising awareness?

500
This biggest of mammals is affected by ocean pollution when their food sources get contaminated and endangered.
What are whales?
500

Exposure to oil spills can cause these types of health issues in humans.

What is respiratory illnesses and skin irritation?

500

This the amount of time it takes for a plastic bottle to break down.

What is 400 years?

500

Youth can download this app developed by UNEP YEA under the ISLANDS Programme to tackle plastic pollution

What is Tide Turners App?