Check out this video. Research shows that 80% of plastic in the marine environment is from land-base sources. Watch this video then calculate how many storm drains there are in the world and you can quickly figure out how much our one time use items contribute to the plastic pollution in the ocean gyres.
This blog shares the research experiences and findings conducted at University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW faculty and students) in conjunction with Plastic Ocean Project. Earlier posts share open-ocean sampling and adventures in the North and South Atlantic, the South Pacific and the North Pacific Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Outreach and education is the primary purposes to bring global awareness to an issue that has reached a crisis level in the marine environment.
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Sunday, January 24, 2010
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