Plastic: The Inconspicuous Conqueror of the Earth by Williams https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut Plastic is slowly consuming the earth and it's time we notice it. en-us 2022-05-02 02:13:55 UTC 2022-05-09 06:19:05 UTC hello@padlet.com Source 1 chibudomnwosu2004 https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2166211615 The author, Steph Baker gives the statistics on the effects that plastics have on marine animals.  She is careful not to give opinions, giving only facts on how microplastics are a real problem to a number of marine species. 

]]> 2022-05-02 02:37:16 UTC https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2166211615 Source 3 chibudomnwosu2004 https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2166214172 This article informs people about the outstanding amounts of plastic that can be found in not only seafood but other products like sea salt. Through research, it was found that seafood consumers are likely to consume an alarming number of plastics in a year. ]]> 2022-05-02 02:40:27 UTC https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2166214172 Source 4 chibudomnwosu2004 https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2166218559 The author, Charles Moore, discusses how plastic is one of the main pollutants of the ocean today, giving information on its effects on the environment and marine life. It also talks about the challenge of switching to a less plastic reliant society and the negative outcomes that the continued use of plastic could have for our future.
 

]]> 2022-05-02 02:45:41 UTC https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2166218559 Source 2 chibudomnwosu2004 https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2166221033 This article talks about how plastic is a manmade commodity that can never be truly destroyed or recycled. It’s a never-ending cycle of plastic with us making more than we can attempt to recycle. It speaks about the pros and cons of plastic and what different countries are doing about it.

 

]]> 2022-05-02 02:48:38 UTC https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2166221033 Relations chibudomnwosu2004 https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2166243784 These articles ultimately speak on the severe problems plastic brings into our world. Ranging from its inability to be recycled and its tendency to find its way into human food, to the numerous counts of marine life that were claimed to it. Plastic has a negative impact on humans, marine life, and the environment the moment it is thrown away.]]> 2022-05-02 03:18:03 UTC https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2166243784 Source 5 chibudomnwosu2004 https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2166245311 This article provides an analysis of an experiment conducted by scientists in which microplastics were found in human blood. Scientists are working towards discovering the possible health effects it has on the human body. A large percentage of the people that were tested were found with microplastics in their bloodstream. ]]> 2022-05-02 03:20:17 UTC https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2166245311 Source 6 chibudomnwosu2004 https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2166246225 In this newspaper article, information on how microplastics are transported and their sources are given. It contains a clear analysis of how plastics go from being made, and discarded, to how they find their way into the bloodstream. It also addresses the use of microbeads which are microplastics in commercial products and how various counties are banning it due to its potential health risks.

]]> 2022-05-02 03:21:37 UTC https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2166246225 Source 7 chibudomnwosu2004 https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2166246974 This article covers a study on the drastic amounts of microplastics in seafood such as mussels. It also talks about how marine life is affected by microplastics. However, the main point of the passage is about how the ocean seems to be punishing us for how much plastic we put into it by sending it back to us in an even worse way, into our blood.

]]> 2022-05-02 03:22:47 UTC https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2166246974 Source 8 chibudomnwosu2004 https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2166247453 This article is on a study of the number of microplastics are being consumed by a normal person. It also estimates how much more plastic can enter the body through inhalation. It contains a detailed spreadsheet on the measurements of microplastics found to be consumed by different subjects and the science behind it.

]]> 2022-05-02 03:23:28 UTC https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2166247453 Relations chibudomnwosu2004 https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2166259174 These articles address the presence that broken-down plastic, microplastics, may have in our blood. Through research, it's been found that part of the journey plastic takes after it's been thrown away leads directly back to us. Microplastics are everywhere, in our oceans, in the air, on the ground, and now they're in our blood.]]> 2022-05-02 03:41:15 UTC https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2166259174 Work Cited chibudomnwosu2004 https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2166267441 1)- Steph Baker. “How Does Plastic Pollution Affect Marine Life?” Fauna & Flora International, 28 Feb 2022, https://www.fauna-flora.org/news/how-does-plastic-pollution-affect-marine-life. 

2)- “The Eco Guide to Microplastics; Seafood Eaters Consume up to 11,000 Tiny Pieces of Plastic a      
Year. Scary, Isn’t It?” The Observer (London), Guardian Newspapers, 2017.

3)-Moore, Charles J. “Choking the Oceans With Plastic.” The New York Times, The New York Times Company, 2014, p. A23–.

4)- “Man’s Miracle Material That Refuses to Go Away.” Sydney Morning Herald, Fairfax Media
Publications Pty Limited, 2022, pp. 14–14.

5)-Damian Carrington. “Microplastics Found in Human Blood for First Time.” The Guardian (London), Guardian News & Media Limited, 2022.’

6)-Tom Spears. “Ottawa to Study Microplastics and Effect on Humans, Wildlife.” Observer (Sarnia), Postmedia Network Inc, 2020.

7)- “Microplastics in Our Mussels: The Sea Is Feeding Human Garbage Back to Us; A New Report Found that Seafood Contains an Alarming Amount of Plastic – and in Fact No Sea Creature Is Immune. It’s as if the Ocean is Wreaking its Revenge.” The Guardian (London), Guardian Newspapers, 2018.

8)-Cox, Kieran D., et al. “Human Consumption of Microplastics.” Environmental Science & Technology, Vol. 53, No. 12, American Chemical Society, 2019, pp. 7068–74, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b01517 

 

 

 

]]> 2022-05-02 03:55:14 UTC https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2166267441 chibudomnwosu2004 https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2166270786 2022-05-02 04:01:07 UTC https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2166270786 chibudomnwosu2004 https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2166273542 Over 500 species of marine animals are affected by plastic pollution with over 100,000 being killed yearly. Over 8 million tons of plastic make their way into the ocean every year.]]> 2022-05-02 04:06:31 UTC https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2166273542 chibudomnwosu2004 https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2166276915 2022-05-02 04:13:11 UTC https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2166276915 chibudomnwosu2004 https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2166279034 This shows how long-lasting the effects of plastic are; taking several lifetimes to decompose.]]> 2022-05-02 04:16:43 UTC https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2166279034 chibudomnwosu2004 https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2166280582 2022-05-02 04:19:22 UTC https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2166280582 chibudomnwosu2004 https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2166283100 If our society continues to rely on plastic, this quote gives a great visual of what the future holds for later generations.]]> 2022-05-02 04:23:22 UTC https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2166283100 chibudomnwosu2004 https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2166292023 Sources 1,2,3, and 4 all address the effects that plastic has on life and the environment. Whereas sources 5,6,7, and 8 address the presence of microplastics in human blood and the process leading to it.]]> 2022-05-02 04:38:03 UTC https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2166292023 chibudomnwosu2004 https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2166295854 2022-05-02 04:44:08 UTC https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2166295854 chibudomnwosu2004 https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2166298808 This is an example of microplastics that have been extracted from human blood in the laboratory. More than 80% of people tested were found with microplastics in their blood. 
-The Guardian ]]> 2022-05-02 04:48:24 UTC https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2166298808 chibudomnwosu2004 https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2175115205 2022-05-09 05:40:54 UTC https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2175115205 chibudomnwosu2004 https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2175120074 This is a visual representation of the plastic that may exist inside seafood that a significant percentage of Americans consume.]]> 2022-05-09 05:45:34 UTC https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2175120074 chibudomnwosu2004 https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2175137067 2022-05-09 06:02:37 UTC https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2175137067 chibudomnwosu2004 https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2175139980 A dead albatross chick found at Midway Atoll in the Pacific in 2009.]]> 2022-05-09 06:05:12 UTC https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2175139980 chibudomnwosu2004 https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2175151404 According to the study by the University of Hull and Brunel University London, 70 particles of microplastic were found in every 100 grams of mussels. Symbolizing that the ocean is feeding us back plastics in seafood such as mussels.]]> 2022-05-09 06:15:09 UTC https://padlet.com/chibudomnwosu2004/gk8dttx0vcbc86ut/wish/2175151404