March 10, 2010

MARUNDA BEACH, JAKARTA

From the picture we can see some children collect plastic at the beach. The picture makes me sick and is the most dirty water I’ve seen. The garbage everywhere on the beach and in the water. However, the place remain popular with tourists despite its poor condition; Most of the tourists had driven from outside the city to visit the beach, despite its dirty water and poor surrounding roads. They don’t need to spend any money then can play here, and swimming here. This is the main reason that driving tourists to get here. Tourists need to pay much attention on the rocks and shells because they can get hurt by rocks and shells. The roads and the shell.


The beach and the water has been polluted for the years, and the surrounded area also been polluted either. I think because the place if for free to everyone, so the beach managers and the government would not willing to clean up the place. Also, as long as the beach been polluted, the issue is getting serious, so the works are getting harder. My suggestion is they should deal with the problem immediately because the tourists still coming and they will the place become even worse.

March 7, 2010

Pollution on Fujiazhuang Beach, China

The beach in located in Dalian city which is a hot spot tourism destination in China. The Fujiazhuang beach is the most attract tourist place in the city skin. Simply the beach is one of the most overcrowded vacation destinations in the world, Fujiazhuang brings tourists from Japan, Korea, and even Russia because of its mild climate and convenient location especially in the holiday. Therefore, the beach has be polluted because of over tourists. Everybody sit and walk on the beach and swimming. And the garbage everywhere, not because they don’t want to throw in the garbage, you cannot easily to find one garbage can because of the crowded people.


The place attract huge number of local people for their vacation, but also bring tourists from other provinces and even tourists from foreign courtiers. It reminds me the term of “tourism capacity”. The beach carry way over than its capacity, the environmental problem is occurred by no surprise. The government should limit the number of visitors enter in the beach every day. If they want to keep the business going well, and they have to do something to protect the environment, not just ignore the garbage everywhere. Many families bring their children to the beach, they should aware children is not strong as adult, they easily get sick than adult.

March 6, 2010

Causes of Beach Pollution

There are many factors that cause beach pollution. Beach pollution is caused by natural phenomena (red tides, heavy rain, hurricanes, unexpected weather changes) and human activity on the coastal and continental zone. The most frequently identified pollution source is stormwater, stormwater runoff affects the beaches when the inland water reaches the sea. This is due to the debris carried by the water. The other contributing factor to beachwater pollution is rain. Heavy rain can overwhelm sewage systems, forcing raw sewage directly into coastal waters, bypassing treatment plants. And as rainwater washes over land, it picks up pollutants and carries them directly to coastal waters. Pollutants found in stormwater include trash, motor oil, pet waste, pesticides, fertilizer, animal droppings, and anything else that washes off developed land when it rains. Tourists or people’s behavior is also important as well.


There are other factors that could cause beach pollution:

• Fertilizers or pesticides used in agricultural zones.
• Spills from septic tanks, treatment plants or drains.
• Wastes from poultry or pig farms.
• Architectural coating wastes (waterproofing and paints).
• Edible waste dumped in the sea by restaurant operators who do not have the infrastructure to deal with their waste products.
• Fish and seafood product waste caused by fishermen cleaning their products on the beach.
• Wastes from ships and small vessels (oil and refuse).
• Wastes from sugar mills close to the coast.
• Drainage discharges, treated or untreated, of a domestic, agricultural or industrial origin when drainage or sewer outlets empty directly into the sea or as a result of tidal action that may channel the pollutants to the beach zones or concentrate the wastes in the area for days.


I think government should control some activities that will cause beach pollution. The local community should incorporate with stakeholders in order to find out what are the main factors causing beach pollution and solve the problem. Beaches are beautiful destination for many tourists, so we need to protect the beaches, prevent the pollution on beaches. Tourists should take the responsibility too.