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What are the Threats to the Worlds Oceans: 

What are the Threats to the Worlds Oceans IB Geography Piers Tainsh

Slide 2: 

Describe the pattern of human influence on the worlds oceans. Explain the pattern.

Slide 3: 

What are the Sources of Pollution? Many but they include Dredging of harbours brings sunk heavy metals and petrochemicals to the surface Sewage Industrial waste and radioactive waste Farming waste – nitrates and phosphates Oil run off from roads (60m litres alone from USA)

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Describe the sources of and potential effects of different types of waste

What are the Effects of Oil?: 

What are the Effects of Oil? At all levels of production, transportation and use it can pollute oceans.

Slide 6: 

Nuclear waste drums dumped onto greenpeace boat.

Dead Zones and Red Tides: 

Dead Zones and Red Tides

Different causes of dead zones: 

Different causes of dead zones Which is natural and which anthropogenic? http://youtu.be/yh5Ev8VEbZ0 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZgcQoXmu9Y