Cruise Ship Pollution Includes Sewage, Gray Water, Microplastics, and Chemical Discharge at Sea

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Waste pollution on cruise ships has caused unwanted and extensive damage to marine life.

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The illegal dumping of waste by some of the cruise ships has done grave damage to the ecosystem.

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Petroleum spillage also contributes to the quick deterioration of various marine life, birds, fish, and shellfish, mainly via destructible insulation and subsequent loss of reproductive ability.

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Microplastics from throw-away things from cruise ships can be ingested by marine organisms.

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Among a host of polluting gases which cause global warming, cruise ships will emit greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane.

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The emission of sulfur dioxide from cruise ships can also lead to respiratory complications and the development of acid precipitation.

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The release of pathogens, toxic materials, and nutrients into adjacent seawater has a harmful effect on marine life, and it has also caused some harmful algae blooms.

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Reliable data should be collected on how cruise ships dispose of food waste, most of which ends up directly in the ocean.

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Large cruise ships disperse toxins from its engines as all that power drags thick red clouds of smoke, covering in a flash these shores and coasts, and driving off all the oxygen.

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Major cruise company Carnival Corporation has faced many fines for illegal waste disposal and environmental violations.

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Regulation in this sector exists, but they are rarely enforced, making environmental harm continuous due to various acts of pollution by cruise ships.

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Sustainable practices and a more robust set of rules need to be implemented for the cruise ship industry to heal some of the colossal environmental issues that it presents.

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