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Pollution is poisoning our blue planet. Over 80 per cent of this comes from land-based activities as our waste eventually flows into the sea. Fertilisers and pesticides leak into rivers, and each year 8 million tonnes of plastic waste is dumped in the ocean, and this amount is set to double by 2025.
8 Ιουν 2022 · How million tonnes of plastic pollution enters the ocean? What is microplastics? Here are facts about ocean plastic pollution for kids to learn.
Get facts and figures on how plastic pollution is harming marine life. How much plastic is in the ocean? Why is plastic pollution dangerous?
• Our oceans produce over 50% to 80% of the oxygen we breathe. • Our oceans control and regulate the climate, weather, and temperature. • Roughly 40% of carbon dioxide gets absorbed by our oceans. • Over one billion people rely on seafood as their primary source of protein. Why is plastic pollution a problem?
This Geography primary resource helps children learn about the impact of human activity — particularly plastic waste — on our planet’s oceans. Discover how non-biodegradable plastic is putting sea life at risk, as well as the dangers and threats posed by overfishing and climate change .
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch: Also described as the Pacific trash vortex, the garbage patch is an unusu-ally high concentration of manmade-debris located within the North Pacific Gyre in the northern Pacific Ocean. It was first described in 1988, and came to public attention in 1997. ontrary to common belief, the
Our Oceans and Plastics Pollution classroom resource enables pupils to explore the role of the oceans in our lives and why healthy oceans are so vital to our future. Oceans and Plastics Pollution - Teacher Handbook (PDF)
