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With the alarming rate of one garbage truck’s worth of plastic being dumped into the ocean every minute, and projections indicating a potential doubling of plastic use by 2040... continue reading at earth.com...
#environment #plastics #pollution #OceanPollution #habitatdestruction #ecosystemdegradation #EarthScience #MarineEnvironment #plasticdebris #environmentaldestruction #ClimateCrisis #climatescience #climatechange https://www.earth.com/news/ocean-floor-harbors-up-to-11-million-tons-of-plastic-debris/

> .. “plastic does stand out because of its large quantities, high buoyancy and slow degradation — all of which potentially contribute to broader dispersion of the #PlasticDebris,” #AndreyShcherbina, an oceanographer at the #UniversityOfWashington.. logs decompose after a while, plastic can easily travel across the world’s oceans, introducing animal hitchhikers to other fragile ecosystems such as the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument on the shores of the #HawaiianArchipelago..

#ProtectTheOceans #BeneathTheSurfaceLiesTheFuture

"Researchers fear that #plasticdebris floating in masses of seaweed sargassum is a breeding ground for flesh-eating Vibrio bacteria. Vibrio are extremely aggressive and can seek out & stick to plastic within minutes." 4ocean

https://news.yahoo.com/experts-raise-alarm-over-flesh-173000020.html