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- Plastic pollution on course to double by 2030 | UN NewsPlastic pollution in oceans and other bodies of water continues to grow sharply and could more than double by 2030, according to an assessment released on Thursday by the UN Environment...
- Marine pollution - WikipediaMarine pollution occurs when substances used or spread by humans, such as industrial, agricultural and residential waste, particles, noise, excess carbon dioxide or invasive organisms enter the ocean and cause harmful effects there. The majority of this waste (80%) comes from land-based activity, although marine transportation significantly ...
- Ocean Pollution: The Dirty Facts - NRDCGuide. Ocean Pollution: The Dirty Facts. We’re drowning marine ecosystems in trash, noise, oil, and carbon emissions. June 7, 2022. Paulo Oliveira/Alamy. Melissa Denchak. Covering more than 70...
- Ocean Trash: 5.25 Trillion Pieces and Counting, but Big Questions RemainThe numbers are staggering: There are 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic debris in the ocean. Of that mass, 269,000 tons float on the surface, while some four billion plastic microfibers per square kilometer litter the deep sea. Scientists call these statistics the "wow factor" of ocean trash.
- Marine Pollution - National Geographic SocietyMarine Pollution (Google Doc) Marine pollution is a growing problem in today’s world. Our ocean is being flooded with two main types of pollution: chemicals and trash. Chemical contamination, or nutrient pollution, is concerning for health, environmental, and economic reasons. This type of pollution occurs when human activities, notably the ...
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