Sewage can promote algae growth, which can eventually result in eutrophic “dead zones” where aquatic life cannot survive because of a lack of oxygen. Microplastics are often found in marine wildlife and can become concentrated in humans who consume seafood because of biomagnification. Oil spills, such as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, strand and kill many different marine species.
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