GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -As most people know, the plastic waste that is being dumped into the oceans and onto the beaches is becoming a main food source for sea turtles. When sea turtles see this trash, they consume the plastic causing death or severe sickness which has caused this species to become endangered.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pollutants may cause immediate harm to sea turtles through direct contact or can build up in tissues over time and lead to immunosuppression resulting in disease and death. Degradation of sea turtle habitat from pollution also poses a threat and can occur over large areas.

Detailed explanation-3: -Thousands of seabirds and sea turtles, seals and other marine mammals are killed each year after ingesting plastic or getting entangled in it. Endangered wildlife like Hawaiian monk seals and Pacific loggerhead sea turtles are among nearly 700 species that eat and get caught in plastic litter.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the oceans, acidification is causing severe losses of the world’s coral reefs and wiping out critical sea turtle rookeries. Studies also predict that reductions in reef species will change the composition of the sand on nesting beaches, potentially reducing successful egg incubation.

Detailed explanation-5: -In the ocean, sea turtles are susceptible to becoming entangled in floating plastics, since they tend to use oceanic fronts, currents, and drift lines where floating rubbish and debris are concentrated. Entanglement may lead to injury, amputation, or choking which may ultimately cause drowning or death by starvation.