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Using of plastic has become widespread
Using of plastic has become widespread since the 1940s, which has led to the huge increase. In future, more steps can be taken to prevent plastic waste from ending up in the sea. -
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Increasing the global production of plastic
Since 1950,the grobal production of plastic increased everywhere in the world.Scientists estimated between 10000 and 40000 tons of olastic debris.They were expecting to find much pollution. -
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Changing in volume of plastic debris
Latest study looked at changing in volume of plastic debris. -
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
What the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration described in 1988,the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration described. about “Great Pacific Garbage Patch”. Current,there are so much plastics debris. -
Trans-Pacific cargo ship is a lot.
Covered the Great Garbage Patch
Occasional bolus of debris from imperled trans-Pacific cargo ship as if “Great Shoe Spill of 1990”. It is Hansa Carrier throw 61000 Nike shoes away. Also,it is equivalent to nearly 3 times of U.S. -
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New discovery
Charles Moore discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and plans a research trip there, estimates altogether the globe's garbage patches contain 200 million tons of floating debris. -
New discovery
Charles Moore discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and plans a research trip there, estimates altogether the globe's garbage patches contain 200 million tons of floating debris. -
Many birds died
At least one million seabirds, and one-hundred thousand marine mammals die each year due to plastic pollution. -
Survival of a lot of species could be endangered by plastic debris.
Survival of a lot of species, including the Hawaiian Monk Seal and Loggerhead Turtle, could be endangered by plastic debris. -
What happened after entering the food chain
Persistent organic pollutants bioaccumulate After entering the food chain. -
Millions of tons of plastic entered the oceans.
Millions of tons of plastic entered the sea.Plastic concentrates in 5 rotating currents, called gyres. In these gyres there is on average 6 times more plastic than zooplankton by dry weight. -
Threatening ecosystems
Plastic pollution is a carrier of inroads a lot of species, threatening native ecosystems. -
Great Pacific Garbage Patch bigged.
In 2006 the LA Times covered the Great Pacific Garbafe Patch as one sphere of Pulitzer Prize winning series on oceans. Also, 2006 LA times said about the problem of Great Pacific Garbage Patch largest dump is about twice the size of Texas. -
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine Monument was established
U.S. government established theNorthwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine Monument. This located in Hawaii, often comes into contact with the Eastern Garbage Patch. -
What Marine debris caused
Marine debris causes an estimated $1.27 ｂｉｌｌｉｏｎｉｎ fishing damages in the APEC region per year. -
Many fishes in the North Pacific eat up
Lantern fish in the North Pacific Gyre eat up to 24,000 tons plastics every year. -
The reason why around the Australian ocean is polluted
Australian ocean is so polluted with thousands of invisible fragments of plastic.Plastic debris is to threat to marin life.Also,small plastic is latently more poisonous than the larger fragments.
