How plastics enter the food webOpen
Preventing is better than cleaning upOpen
Plastic input into the oceansOpen
How much plastic is estimated to be in the oceans and where it may beOpen
How plastic moves from the economy to the environmentOpen
How much plastic waste is produced worldwideOpen
Plasticized animal species - EntangledOpen
Natural processes affecting the distribution and fate of plasticsOpen
The impact of plastic pollution on oceans is at least bn per yearOpen
Plastic currentsOpen
Are most of the plastics produced still around?Open
An example of how microplastics could end up on a consumer's plateOpen
Marine plastics global policy timelineOpen
Plastic bioaccumulation in the food webOpen
Thermohaline circulationOpen
What countries are doing to combat litterOpen
Marine plastic garbage clean up effortsOpen
Pathways and fluxes of plastics into the oceansOpen
Plastic debris in the ocean: a multiplicity of sources and pathwaysOpen
Global plastic production and future trendsOpen
Size does matterOpen
Plastic input from municipal solid waste and wastewaterOpen
Mostly plasticOpen
Plasticized animal species - IngestionOpen
Regional action plans on marine litterOpen
How microplastics are generatedOpen
Which plastics float and which sink in seawater?Open
Plastic waste produced and mismanagedOpen
Most common and visible litter items in beachesOpen

Marine Litter Vital Graphics

Every year, the sum of humanity’s knowledge increases exponentially. And as we learn more, we also learn there is much we still don’t know. Plastic litter in our oceans is one area where we need to learn more, and we need to learn it quickly. That’s one of the main messages in Marine Litter Vital…

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    07/07/2016

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