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Garbage Dump, AlaskaAn open-air garbage dump tarnishes the sapphire coast of Barrow, Alaska. Trash that makes its way into the oceans decomposes very slowly, littering coastlines, polluting ground water, and harming marine creatures that mistake the trash for food.
Photograph by Ken Graham/Getty Images

Polluted Oceans

Learn how we are hurting the largest habitat on Earth with these photos of ocean pollution, from the devastating effects of oil spills to the dangers of dumping.

October 9, 2009