How does pollution affect rivers, oceans, and our ecosystem?
It affects everything dramatically, I guess. But there are lots of different other factors which make our ecosystem worse and worse. I can recommend you to read the facts on it at http://planetaryproject.com/global_problems/eco/ in order to understand it more clear. I guess, you will like reading it
Our rivers, lakes and oceans are affected by pollution in many ways. First and foremost, the organisms that live in these places are often harmed by pollution. The water can be polluted by chemical and product leaks, which may cause the animals who live in the water to get sick. Animals who are high up on the food chain can also get sick from toxic build up in their bodies from eating other affected animals and plants. Air pollution also has very negative effects on our atmosphere. There is a hole in our ozone due to pollution in the air. If this hole gets bigger we won’t be as protected from the sunlight and it’s heat. Many years from now this could pose a serious threat to humans.
