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Life Below Water
What has been affected
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human health
Scientists have found microplastics in 114 different species, fish that end up being sold for food.
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currently, there is no direct evidence on the effects of microplastics on human health
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single use waste
Plastic
According to the United Nations, at least 800 species worldwide are affected by marine debris, and as much as 80 percent of that litter is plastic. It is estimated that up to 13 million metric tons of plastic ends up in the ocean each year—the equivalent of a rubbish or garbage truck load’s worth every minute.
scientists predict that the weight of ocean plastics will exceed the combined weight of all of the fish in the seas by 2050.
Styrofoam
Buoys, floats and pontoons represent some of the most significant marine uses of foamed polystyrene. This is better known as styrofoam.
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"in a survey of Hiroshima Bay, Japan—where oysters are farmed—99.5% of marine litter was foamed polystyrene fragments." phys.org
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Landfills
Because of all the trash at sea, little islands of garbage called garbage patches have formed.
5 major garbage patches
Largest garbage patch is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, includes 1.8 trillion pieces of trash - twice the size of Texas
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"With each load of laundry, more than 700,000 synthetic microfibers are washed into our waterways." conservation.org
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