U.S Beach Pollution

U.S. beaches were in poor health in 2007, this is a disaster for the beaches. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, which said that pollution in 2007 led to the second-highest number of beach closings and advisory days in 18 years .Some diseases such as skin rashes, pink eye, gastrointestinal illnesses, dysentery and hepatitis are happened to many tourists who stayed at beaches in US. The polluted not just in the sea water also in the sands. There several closing and advisory day findings by region: Gulf Coast, New York/New Jersey coast, Great Lakes, Hawaii . Those regions’ most beaches closed by pollution. The U.S beach pollution originates with a variety of sources, including human, animal, agricultural and industrial waste, as well as leaked motor oil and gasoline, among other contaminants flushed out to coastal regions. Swimming in contaminated beach water can expose people to harmful chemicals bacteria and viruses. The beach pollution issue in U.S is big and involve almost whole nation. People don’t even go to the beaches that close their home and many families don’t want to take their children to the beach either. The tourists also will stay away from beaches and go to other place instead.

The video that about Jones Beach , NY is shock to me after I watched it. I am realize that beach pollution is become worse than ever. Not just threat the economic but health. The U’S is the most powerful country in the world, they need to be a leader to deal with this issue. I think the stakeholders should take much responsibility and need more attention on it. The U.S Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)said pollution factors include inadequate sewage and storm water systems as well as coastal development that removes natural buffers like wetlands, dunes and beach grass that help filter out pollution. And other way to solve the problem is that make standard or warning to the tourists or all people that avoid throw garbage on the beach side, and monitor people’s behavior. Also, they can hire more clearer to clean the beaches. Moreover, the sewage waste and water should be controlled to prevent flow to the sea water.

Beach polltion on Port Philip Bay, Australia

The beach has been polluted seriously. Most lifeguards are understandably worried about swimmers drowning while they're on the job, but they more focus on combing the sand for syringes and broken glass. Sharp debris has plagued the area since 2005, when a seven-year-old boy was pricked by a needle in the sand and rushed to the hospital. Last year, the Port Philip Council picked up one thousand tons of trash on the shore.

This is unbelievable truth. I am shocked and I am starting worry about that I will never go to the beaches again. The pollution is not just hurt people’s health but their life. I cannot imagine that I will go to a beaches that have syringes, broken glass, I will very concern my life safety when I am in this beaches. I think the beach management is not doing their job, they should find some ways do deal with it before next victim. The syringes are extremely dangerous because they carry thousand virus. The beach manager should prohibit tourists throw this kind of garbage on the beach, and ask them don’t bring these stuff in to the beach.

Marine Litter Pollution Continue

Marine Litter has become a big environmental issue in tourism industry and have big effect to the global environment. Marine litter caused by any manufactured material such as cigarette filters,fishing line, fast-food packaging, disposable diapers, tampon applicators, six-pack holders, bottles, cans, syringes, and tires. Litter collecting on our beaches detracts from the aesthetic beauty of a waterfront landscape and negatively affects tourism. All marine litter caused by tourists activity. They produce waste, and if waste is not handled appropriately it will, in all likelihood, become litter. Marine litter originates primarily from two distinct sources, the sea and the land.

So, it is very easy to cause marine litter if tourists don’t pay attention on it. I think the tourists only focus on their enjoyment but not the environment. They think they pay money to the place for relaxing, so they think protect the environment is someone else’s job, but not their responsibility. The reason that I choose marine litter pollution is that marine litter is an environmental, economic, health and aesthetic problem affecting all regions around the world; the issue has been ignored by tourists, and this kind of problem has become popular and more serious. My suggestion is that government should have a standard of certification. Also, government should make the tourists recognize that tourist destination as their home which needed protect by them. More importantly, government should force stakeholders increase profit margins by giving the environment intrinsic value.

Beginning with the Caribbean...

I use Caribbean as a tourist destination and as an example to begin with. Caribbean is a destination that suffering solid waste and marine litter pollution. Tourists generate solid wastes such as food and kitchen wastes, paper, glass, metal and plastic containers and packaging, construction wastes (bricks, tiles, concrete, rebar, lumber, sheeting, etc.), clothing, and hazardous wastes (medications, batteries, paints, chemicals, etc) on the beach or on the sea side. I think Caribbean always be an excellent tourism destination; however, the solid wastes and marine litter pollution become big issues in the destination. As more tourists drop in the place more garbage littering the place.

It also should be awarded that the marine litter pollution has wider range influence especially for tourists’ health and safety. Discarded fishing line, rope and plastic trash or food bags can disable boats and ships by wrapping around boat propellers or being sucked into outboard boat engines. Medical wastes and drug paraphernalia dumped or transported onto beaches by winds and waves can threaten public health through disease transmission and broken glass and other sharp objects can harm humans especially young children.

Therefore, I think the stakeholders are taking main responsibility here.Local government need to focus on solving the problem and not just focus on the benefits. They can promulgate some new laws or rules to constrain tourists’ behaviors at least make tourists don’t littering garbage everywhere.