6 天之前 · For many people, the idea of a “garbage patch” conjures up images of an island of trash floating on the ocean. In reality, these patches are almost entirely made up of tiny bits of plastic , called microplastics .

Publication of the garbage patch study coincided with a new report from Britain, Foresight Future of the Sea, that found plastic pollution in the ocean could triple by 2050 unless a “major response” is mounted to prevent plastic from reaching the ocean.

2024年1月22日 · Use this infographic to explore how plastic pollution is affecting ocean life on a remote Pacific island.

Imagine if plastic had been invented when the pilgrims sailed to North America. What if the Mayflower had been filled with plastic‑wrapped snacks? The trash would probably still be here, four centuries later.

Henderson Island is small and far away. It is in the Pacific Ocean. No one lives there. Yet, it is filled with trash. It has more than 19 tons of trash on its beaches. Most of it is plastic. For each piece of plastic you see on the beach, two pieces are …

common types of plastic float. do plastics degrade in the ocean? in general, yes*; however there are many things to note. a few points to consider (singh and sharma, 2008): • There are MANY types of plastic, and thus many different chemical compositions • Degradation rates depend on chemical composition, molecular weight, additives ...

2023年10月19日 · On Henderson Island, an uninhabited atoll in the Pitcairn Group isolated halfway between Chile and New Zealand, scientists found plastic items from Russia, the United States, Europe, South America, Japan, and China.

2009年3月9日 · The reason for this lies mainly in the description: many online articles describe this phenomena as a “floating island” of garbage, others claim that it is at least “twice the size of Texas.” While these descriptors aren’t flat-out deceptive, they …

2023年10月19日 · Spiral Island was created from more than 250,000 plastic bottles collected in large fishing nets. Sowa put a bamboo flooring over the bottles, and carried sand and plants onto Spiral Island. The empty, lightweight bottles float on the top of the Gulf of Mexico and support Sowa's home and garden.

2018年10月4日 · With support from the National Geographic Society, Wojkowska is implementing a behavior-change campaign called Pulau Plastik (or “Plastic Island”) to address the issue of marine plastic pollution.