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| − | ===Introduction===
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| − | The majority of [[marine debris|marine debris]] is thought to be mainly composed by or originated from plastic litter, such as plastic bags and containers, bottle caps, lost or abandonned fishing nets and lines, styrofoam.
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| − | ===Where does it come from?===
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| − | Estimates of plastic in the world’s oceans exceed 100 million tons. Though 20% comes from ocean sources like derelict fishing gear or ocean dumping, 80% comes from land, through wind-blown landifll waste, for example.
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| − | ===Impacts on marine life===
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| − | ===What is the dimension of the problem?===
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| − | Plastic is not biodegradable and very little of it (less than 4%) is recycled. Because it is durable and light-weight, plastic debris travels over vast distances and accumulates on beaches and in the ocean.
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| − | In the Central North Pacific Gyre, pieces of plastic outweigh surface zooplankton by a factor of 6 to 1.
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| − | [[Pacific trash vortex|Pacific trash vortex]]
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| − | ==See also==
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| − | ===Internal Links===
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| − | ===External Links===
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| − | ==References==
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| − | |AuthorFullName= Veiga, Joana M
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| − | [[Category:Coastal and marine pollution]]
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