Plastic pollution permeates every inch of the ocean – from microplastics in the food chain to plastic water bottles floating on the surface. One of the most famous examples, however, is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. This monolith of ocean pollution is made up of all kinds of marine debri...
82.Let's understand this serious problem by listingfacts about plastic bag pollution.According to a recent report, the state of California uses almost 19billion plastic bags every year. 83.When people don't know what to do with plastic bags, they drop theminto the ocean. 84.Environmenta...
facts a-bout plastic bag pollution.According to a recent report,the state of California uses almost 19 billion plastic bags everyyear.3.When people don't know what to do with plastic bags,they drop them into the ocean.4.Environmentalists say that plastic bags are killing more than 1000,O...
I still felt that the ocean was far away from me andI had little knowledge about the ocean. Ocean pollution was a vague expression becauseit cannot be touched nor perceived. But in fact, the survival of the ocean is closely...
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Plastic pollution - Marine Debris, Microplastics, Landfill: Since the ocean is downstream from nearly every terrestrial location, it is the receiving body for much of the plastic waste generated on land. Several million tons of debris end up in the world
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Plastic pollution is caused exclusively by humans. It poses growing global threats to both the ocean and society, and requires urgent action. Using psychological principles can motivate and implement change by connecting symptoms and sources. This is a preview of subscription content, access via your...
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5The story of a voyage bearing witness to plastic pollution in the oceans, Junk Raft, based on facts, is an exciting book. Science educator and researcher Marcus Eriksen's navigational feat is holding readers' attention and interest—88 days crossing some 4, 000 kilometers of open ocean, on...