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Ocean

garbage

A crisis that requires an immediate solution

What is the problem

Garbage islands

How can I help

ocean garbage

Ocean pollution —

environmental problem No. 1

Not only the well-being of ecosystems depends

on the state of water, but human civilization itself largely depends on the World Ocean:

it affects the weather and climate of the entire

planet

The development of civilization has led to increased pollution of the oceans.

The situation began to deteriorate from about the middle of the twentieth century, which was associated with the development of the chemical and oil refining industries

Today, there are several types of pollution

physical

chemical

thermal

oil

biological

radioactive

8.8 million tons

plastic ends up in the world's oceans every year

1 garbage truck

every minute

It's about

80%

garbage got into the ocean from land

20%

garbage dumped
or washed off ships

Plastic debris that ends up in the oceans poses a serious threat to marine life

Marine animals such as turtles, whales, dolphins

and fish often confuse plastic debris with food or get trapped because the plastic clings to their bodies

Marine animals such as turtles, whales,

dolphins and fish often confuse plastic debris with food or get trapped because the plastic clings to their bodies

This leads to their

death

or serious damage

As a result, many animal species are at risk of extinction due to the effects of ocean debris.

The

Great Pacific

Garbage

patch

The result of ocean pollution

is an "island" that formed between Hawaii and California with a size of 1.6 million square kilometers, which is almost three times the area of France.

It is called

the Great

Pacific

Garbage

Patch

There are both macroplastics (more than 5 mm)

and microplastics (less than 5 mm). It is important to speak in the plural, because these are different polymers in composition.