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Scotland’s Marine Atlas CLEAN AND SAFE SEAS General The sea acts like a sink, absorbing chemical contaminants from the atmosphere. Plants and animals can absorb contaminants from the water and sediments, and this may make them more susceptible to diseases. Manmade inﬂuences, such as marine litter and noise all affect animal and plant life. At the moment, our seas are in a good state overall. But we all have a responsibility to think about what we’re adding to the seas so we can continue to manage and minimise any damage - so that our seas and water courses are clean and safe for generations to come. What can we do to reduce litter? Marine litter can cause harm to marine wildlife if they get tangled in it or eat it and the presence of sewage related debris may indicate a health risk to water users. Most marine litter is blown in to the sea from the land, which means that we can all do something about it. 70% of the total litter found is plastic based, like bags and cotton wool buds. Between 2003 and 2007, the number of cotton wool buds found in East Bay, Helensburgh, increased by nearly 2,500%. So don’t throw your cotton wool buds down the toilet! The litter found on beaches is recorded every year by the Marine Conservation Society during their Beachwatch Big Weekend. The surveys take place on the third weekend of September, so why not get involved? Scottish Beaches surveyed in the Beachwatch BigWeekend in 2009 Did you know? Hazardous substances are released to the environment as a result of human activities such as manufacturing, pest control and the burning of fossil fuels. Although the use of some substances has been banned, they continue to be present in the environment as a result of historical use. Did you know? When there’s an increase in the nitrogen and phosphorus found in water, it causes algae and plants in the water to grow so much that they smother and suffocate wildlife. This is called Eutrophication. Did you know? Radioactivity is monitored in samples of seawater, sediments, seaweed and seafood collected near the major radioactive sources in Scotland - Dounreay, Hunterston and Torness. Monitoring radioactivity Helensburgh beach © SEPA © SEPA

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Scotland’s Marine AtlasCLEAN AND SAFE SEAS

General

The sea acts like a sink, absorbing chemical contaminants from the atmosphere.

Plants and animals can absorb contaminants from the water and sediments, and this may make them more susceptible to diseases.

Manmade influences, such as marine litter and noise all affect animal and plant life.

At the moment, our seas are in a good state overall. But we all have a responsibility to think about what we’re adding to the seas so we can continue to manage and minimise any damage - so that our seas and water courses are clean and safe for generations to come.

What can we do to reduce litter?

Marine litter can cause harm to marine wildlife if they get tangled in it or eat it and the presence of sewage related debris may indicate a health risk to water users.

Most marine litter is blown in to the sea from the land, which means that we can all do something about it.

70% of the total litter found is plastic based, like bags and cotton wool buds. Between 2003 and 2007, the number of cotton wool buds found in East Bay, Helensburgh, increased by nearly 2,500%.

So don’t throw your cotton wool buds down the toilet!

The litter found on beaches is recorded every year by the Marine Conservation Society during their Beachwatch Big Weekend. The surveys take place on the third weekend of September, so why not get involved?

Scottish Beaches surveyed in the Beachwatch BigWeekend in 2009Did you know?

Hazardous substances are released to the environment as a result of human activities such as manufacturing, pest control and the burning of fossil fuels. Although the use of some substances has been banned, they continue to be present in the environment as a result of historical use.

Did you know?

When there’s an increase in the nitrogen and phosphorus found in water, it causes algae and plants in the water to grow so much that they smother and suffocate wildlife. This is called Eutrophication.

Did you know?

Radioactivity is monitored in samples of seawater, sediments, seaweed and seafood collected near the major radioactive sources in Scotland - Dounreay, Hunterston and Torness. Monitoring radioactivity

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