The elephant in the room, yet persistently ignored, even though getting ever larger by the day is the unabated and relentless disposal of humanity's sewerage to marine environments the world-over - sustained by a 'dilution is solution' mindset, to be simply swept away - the problem is that it doesn't go away - it accumulates and festers. Whether treated or untreated, it is extremely deoxygenating, acidifying and deathly to aquatic ecosystems. We are progressively killing the Ocean (and all its interconnecting waterways) because of ignorance and denial. Such ignorance only compounded by the fact that we forever drain the land of water, only to waste to ocean, so land based ecosystems become deprived of water and nutrients and in turn also face devastation. It is commonly overlooked that the Water Cycle controls Climate, and Humanity has dramatically disrupted both water and nutrient cycles essential to the foundation of life itself. Wake up oh so blind world!
Published by Yuri Obst, Founder & Acting CEO at Baleen Filters Pty Limited
The elephant in the room, yet persistently ignored, even though getting ever larger by the day is the unabated and relentless disposal of humanity's sewerage to marine environments the world-over - sustained by a 'dilution is solution' mindset, to be simply swept away - the problem is that it doesn't go away - it accumulates and festers. Whether treated or untreated, it is extremely deoxygenating, acidifying and deathly to aquatic ecosystems. We are progressively killing the Ocean (and all its interconnecting waterways) because of ignorance and denial. Such ignorance only compounded by the fact that we forever drain the land of water, only to waste to ocean, so land based ecosystems become deprived of water and nutrients and in turn also face devastation. It is commonly overlooked that the Water Cycle controls Climate, and Humanity has dramatically disrupted both water and nutrient cycles essential to the foundation of life itself. Wake up oh so blind world!