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Pacific - big dump
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A recent study, the bottom of the Pacific Ocean is one huge garbage dump.
Respective conclusions made by experts of the Research Institute Monterey Bay Aquarium (MBARI), looking around the bottom of the Pacific along the west coast and in Hawaii at a depth of up to 4000 meters deep special device on the remote control.
Results of the study are striking - the bottom of the Pacific Ocean along the west coast of the Gulf of California to Vancouver Island and the Hawaiian island completely littered with debris. Only in the deep ravine near the coast of California was found in 1150 different items.
About a third of detected objects (32%) consist of plastic, which because of its toxicity is of particular danger to marine life. Interestingly, the half plastics - are packets.
The second most common (23%) were metal. This is mainly cans, as well as items made of aluminum and steel. Often, researchers stumbled on discarded or lost someone fishing tackle.
Pacific bottom so it was littered with glass bottles, pieces of cloth and paper.
But the biggest impression on the researchers found made in the bottom of the Pacific container full of used tires. He fell from a ship in 2004.
Study author Shilling Cyrus said: "I was surprised to see so much garbage at such great depths. Unfortunately, we do not think about how our daily activities affect the environment. "
Thus Cyrus argues that cleanse the Pacific Ocean from the garbage uneconomical. Much more important to prevent further pollution of the marine environment. The first step is to explain to people that even candy wrappers, thrown into the water, can cause considerable damage to the environment.
The first step is to explain to people that even candy wrappers, thrown into the water, can cause considerable damage to the environment.
Now experts MBARI want to understand what impact will that amount of garbage on the ecosystem of the ocean.
What can I say, take care of nature as can
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