Sentences with phrase «other plastic debris»

In the laundry, synthetic clothing sheds microscopic plastic fibers (shown in the inset along with other plastic debris) that make their way through sewage treatment systems and into oceans.

Not exact matches

These pollutants include not only leaked motor oil — which may contain toxic substances like lead, benzene, zinc or magnesium — but also fertilizers, insecticides, plastic debris, cigarette butts, paints, solvents, sediments and other hazardous waste.

Ragas says compost probably doesn't contribute as much plastic to the environment as other sources, such as sewage treatment plant sludge, which contains polyester debris from clothes washers, and runoff from streets, which can be loaded with particles of synthetic rubber used in tires.

The increase in marine plastics and other more durable debris also made survival easier, according to the researchers.

Much of the debris the scientists found rafted ashore was made of fiberglass or other plastic materials that do not decompose and could easily survive six or more years at sea.

To determine the amount of plastic going into the ocean, Jambeck «started it off beautifully with a very grand model of all sources of marine debris,» said study co-author Roland Geyer, an associate professor with the University of California, Santa Barbara's Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, who teamed with Jambeck and others to develop the estimates.

Ocean currents carry plastic debris from all over the world towards the Arctic, but we can not blame it all on others.

In southern California's Orange County alone, the economic benefits of beach cleanup could range from $ 13 per resident in a three - month period if debris were reduced by 25 percent to $ 42 per resident with a 75 percent drop in plastics and other trash along the oceanfront, according to a new study.

Bits of plastic debris litter the shore: bottle caps, toys, cigarette lighters, fishing line and other garbage.

[6] As with the other patches, the field constitutes an elevated level of pelagic plastics, chemical sludge, and other debris; primarily particles that are invisible to the naked eye.

Other oceans have their own collections of plastic wastes as well; furthermore, most of the debris in our oceans are plastic materials that accounts for approximately 90 % of all the waste debris.

The other day, I found a fascinating video and blog post about a mass of plastic debris encountered by a diver in Belize.

I haven't worn shoes since I'd arrived and I had 4 dives every day, so full of amazing creatures and spotting a hairy octopus and seeing a blue ring has made it the even better!I also organised a Project Aware Dive Against Debris, to clean a couple of dive sites and it has been a success, everyone got involved, the reception help me printing some information about the time it takes for plastic and other items to decompose and all the guests were very participative collecting every piece of plastic that had no life on it!

Even when they are not on an official Debris dive, they still collect as many plastic bags and other rubbish from the sea as possible, showing all of their students that we are the main ambassadors of the underwater world.

Earlier this year, Edwards spent a week sailing the length of the Belize Barrier Reef to collect and remove discarded plastic bottles, fishing nets and lines, and other debris that can cause damage to marine wildlife.

Adding protection to these slots are plastic covers, which is a really clever feature to keep the dust and other debris out.

As they paddle fin - to - fin, beak - to - beak, our swimmers need to watch out for obstacles such as fishing paraphernalia, plastic bags masquerading as delicious jellyfish, other marine debris, as well as the occasional result of poor human sportsmanship (BOO, HISS).

Even though these findings suggest that the South Pacific has not escaped the impact of marine plastic pollution, the fact that we're still finding small amounts of this petrol based material and not seeing so much debris floating around is also indicating that this part of the ocean may be in fact different from others explored by 5 Gyres.

(a) Identification of the key sources of marine plastic debris and microplastics; (b) Identification of possible measures and best available techniques and environmental practices to prevent the accumulation and minimize the level of microplastics in the marine environment; (c) Recommendations for the most urgent actions; (d) Specification of areas especially in need of more research, including key impacts on the environment and on human health; (e) Any other relevant priority areas identified in the assessment of the Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection;

Midway is 1,300 miles from the nearest city (Honolulu) but because of its location, the island collects plastic pollution and other debris from across the globe.

For years, scientists have warned that the world's oceans are becoming a plastic soup, with ocean gyres where plastic and other debris build up (also known as «garbage patches») covering a quarter of the earth's surface.

Release of debris can cause entanglement, introduction of bacteria and disease, and ingestion of plastics and other foreign items [263].

A recent paper published in the journal Marine Policy details the staggering amount of plastic and other debris found at the bottom of the world's deepest ocean trench.

The latest study looked at changes in volume of small plastic debris from 1972 - 87 and 1999 - 2010 through historic samples, SEAPLEX data, other marine research voyages and published research.

If you have extra passport photos as hard copies, store them in a small zippered plastic bag to keep them from being destroyed by moisture and other debris that inevitably ends up in your bags.