• A Look at the Impact of Plastic on Ocean Ecosystems -- ("Trashing the Oceans") An armada of plastic rides the waves, and sea creatures are suffering. Most Americans know about the hazard posed by six-pack rings. But researchers are finding that plastic litter doesn’t just strangle wildlife or spoil the view. Plastic is not just an aesthetic problem; it can actually change entire ecosystems. (Added: 20-May-2003 Hits: 1082 Rating: 7.50 Votes: 4) Rate It

• A short history of the Earth's toxic seabed -- In one of the worst cases of deliberate atomic pollution, seven Soviet nuclear reactors with nuclear fuel aboard were dumped in the Arctic Kara Sea off the north of Russia. (Added: 20-May-2003 Hits: 418 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• Deadly sea toxin kills California dolphins, seals -- A naturally occurring but deadly toxin produced by sea algae is killing record numbers of dolphins and sea lions along sections of California's southern coast, the state's wildlife agency said recently. (Added: 27-May-2003 Hits: 659 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• Fish Named Wayne-Wanda? -- "Hermaphrodite fish are on the rise, thanks to the birth control pill and other natural and unnatural forms of estrogen that have made their way into the water. Feminized fish were first found downstream from sewage plants in the United Kingdom." (Added: 20-May-2003 Hits: 330 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• Fouled sea water an added threat to fisheries -- Contaminated water brought from thousands of metres below the sea bed by oil rigs and discharged into the sea at the rate of a million tonnes a day contains chemicals which cause cod to change sex, according to research published yesterday. (Added: 25-May-2003 Hits: 451 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• Hazy future for world's dying seas -- Pollution and over-extraction of water are threatening the very existence of two inland seas, the Middle East's Dead Sea and the Aral Sea in Central Asia. (Added: 20-May-2003 Hits: 404 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• Household products disrupt sex genes in fish brains -- Traces of ordinary products, flushed and tossed away from millions of homes, are likely more harmful to the sexual development and reproduction of fish than previously thought. (Added: 20-May-2003 Hits: 269 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• Marine Pollution Dead Zones -- From agricultural and urban runoff, sewage overflows,and direct discharges of sewage and industrial wastes carries nutrients, sediments, pathogens and toxic contaminants into coastal waters. These pollutants cause and contribute to "dead zones" where depleted oxygen levels in the water make it difficult for marine life to survive, close beaches and shellfish beds, and contaminate seafood. (Added: 5-Jun-2003 Hits: 696 Rating: 6.80 Votes: 5) Rate It

• Mothballed nuclear subs create environmental disaster -- "Russia’s attempt to raise the sunken nuclear submarine Kursk from the bottom of the Barents Sea is generating concern worldwide about radiation leaks and environmental contamination. University of Arkansas chemical hazards expert Jerry Havens has found that concern about the Barents Sea and nearby Kola Peninsula are very real, if late in coming." (Added: 20-May-2003 Hits: 235 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• Ocean pollutants can taint aquifers -- (UPI press report) "Lab experiments reveal polluted seawater could force toxins into drinking water supplies." (Added: 20-May-2003 Hits: 330 Rating: 1.00 Votes: 2) Rate It

• Pollution causing sea otter deaths -- "Marine biologists suspect that a mysterious die-off of sea otters in recent years is the result of parasites or infectious diseases that may be linked to pollution streaming into the ocean." (Added: 20-May-2003 Hits: 346 Rating: 7.00 Votes: 1) Rate It

• Pollution Dangerous for Whales -- Toxic substances accumulate in the highest concentrations as they move up the food chain. Orca Whales, being the top predator in their environment, are more affected by pollutants than other sea creatures. Examinations of stranded killer whales have shown extremely high concentrations of lead, mercury and polychlorinated hydrocarbons (PCBs). (Added: 25-May-2003 Hits: 362 Rating: 1.00 Votes: 1) Rate It

• Pollution in coastal Louisiana -- Nowhere in the world is a coastal region losing losing wetlands and protective barrier islands faster than Louisiana. The region is sinking as layers of river-borne muck hundreds of feet thick shift under their own weight. (Added: 20-May-2003 Hits: 255 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• Pollution puts coral reefs off Florida's coast in peril -- "Coral reefs everywhere are in peril. Many reefs are dead, some are dying, and most are subjected to pollution. How that extermination process is taking place along the coast of America's only continental reef structure, is a story of overpopulation, greed, and negligence." (Added: 24-May-2003 Hits: 326 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• Run-off damages Australia Great Barrier Reef - study -- Chemical run-off from cattle grazing, sugarcane growing and urban development are polluting Australia's Great Barrier Reef, a scientific report into environmental degradation has found. (Added: 26-Aug-2003 Hits: 277 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

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