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1. A person on shore 100 feet away hears 80 decibels (equivalent to a police siren).

2. Two or more jet skis traveling together can create over 100 decibels (equivalent to standing

next to a chainsaw).

3. These decibel levels were figured by the American Industrial Hygiene Association.

(Transition: While jet skis are creating noise, they are also creating an environmental mess.)

II. Jet skis cause serious pollution of air and water.

A. One day’s worth of jet ski production of hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxide equals what a car

would produce in 100,000 miles.

B. Jet skis have inefficient, two-stroke engines, which dump up to one-third of their fuel—

unburned.

C. Each year 165 million gallons of oil are spilled into U.S. waterways by jet skis.

D. Jet ski emissions can harm humans, animals, and plants, says the Environmental Protection

Agency.

E. A lot of the toxic chemicals are long-lived.

1. Example: polycyclic hydrocarbons can kill zooplankton, an important part of the food

chain.

2. In lakes that have heavy jet ski traffic, fish populations have declined.

(Transition: Pollution is not the only way that jet skis harm animals.)

III. Jet skis harass wildlife.

A. They are so small, they can enter shallow waters.

B. These waters are used by wildlife for reproduction and nesting.

C. Jet skis cause alarm and flight and sometimes death, says Dr. Burger.

1. Many birds abandon their nests permanently.

2. This exposes their young to predators and bad weather.

(Transition: Let’s summarize.)

CONCLUSION

Summary

A. Jet skis should not be allowed in national and state parks.

B. They create noise, cause pollution, and harass wildlife.

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