[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Water pollutants can have an effect on both the ecology of ecosystems and on humans. As a result of water pollution, humans may not be able to use a waterway for...

This site defines and describes causes of ocean pollution. Easily navigated links to education, research, and current issues on pollution.

What prompted congress to pass the Clean Water Act? Has this legislation been successful? The Natural Resources Defense Council offers information on fresh and ocean waters, pollution control, conservation, and more.

Learn about EPA's work to protect and manage water resources and what you can do to help.

This large PDF file integrates math, science, and language into several lessons about characteristics of the oceans. Topics include ocean currents, tides, density, marine life, and pollution.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How pollution creates dead zones in the ocean.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How pollution creates dead zones in the ocean.

This site focuses on water and air pollution in Australia, with a brief mention of sea breezes.

Home page of the Save Our Seas Organization which seeks to protect all the oceans of the world.

Learn about issues that are major threats to the health of our oceans; read personal stories of how these threats affect people whose lives are connected to these valuable resources. Includes possible solutions and things you can do to...

Students learn about oil spills and their environmental and economic effects. They experience the steps of the engineering design process as they brainstorm potential methods for oil spill clean-up, and then design, build, and re-design...

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) is an interesting and somewhat publicized environmental problem. A swirling soup of trash up to 10 meters deep and just below the water surface is composed mainly of non-degradable plastics. These...

This site presents projects for individual classrooms and collaborative projects that can be done with other classes or schools. Most of these are science projects.

Increased amounts of nitrogen and phosphorous are leading to "dead" areas on our coastlines. Delve into the details and how to get involved with stopping this from happening.