https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj Sally Walker en-us 2019-04-03 14:42:30 UTC 2024-06-05 09:40:36 UTC hello@padlet.com 375397 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/347386187 2019-04-01 20:26:54 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/347386187 375397 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/347387249 CNN: ¨Its not Just the Ocean¨]]> 2019-04-01 20:31:07 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/347387249 301488 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348105668 2019-04-03 14:52:32 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348105668 315619 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348106398 2019-04-03 14:53:42 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348106398 315619 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348107024 2019-04-03 14:54:39 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348107024 315619 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348107866 2019-04-03 14:55:48 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348107866 315619 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348108834 2019-04-03 14:57:17 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348108834 310880 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348109744 About 80% of the debris in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch comes from land-based activities in North America and Asia "National geographic: The great-pacific-garbage-patch"]]> 2019-04-03 14:58:52 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348109744 301488 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348109978 " It is estimated that 1.15 to 2.41 million tonnes of plastic are entering the ocean each year from rivers." (The Ocean Cleanup)]]> 2019-04-03 14:59:20 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348109978 315619 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348110253 This great pacific garbage patch is the size of texas or 3 times the size of france.
The Ocean Clean Up: "The Great Pacific Garbage Patch."]]> 2019-04-03 14:59:50 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348110253 310880 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348110812

Out of the 259 bottles tested, only 17 were free of plastics, according to the study.

One bottle of Nestlé Pure Life has as high as 10,000 plastic pieces per liter of water.

259 bottles from 19 locations in nine countries across 11 different brands found an average of 325 plastic particles for every litre of water being sold.

(The Guardian: "WHO Launches health review after micro plastics found in 90% of bottled water ")

]]> 2019-04-03 15:00:47 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348110812 315619 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348110886 Reddit: "The great pacific garbage patch"]]> 2019-04-03 15:00:54 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348110886 310880 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348111217 One bottle of Nestlé Pure Life has as high as 10,000 plastic pieces per liter of water.
(The Guardian)]]> 2019-04-03 15:01:28 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348111217 375397 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348111326 The Ocean Cleanup: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is the largest accumulation of ocean plastic in the world and is located between Hawaii and California.]]> 2019-04-03 15:01:39 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348111326 315619 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348112194 Every 15 seconds a child dies because their water is not safe to drink.
Watering Malawi: Global Water Poverty Facts.]]> 2019-04-03 15:03:05 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348112194 315619 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348112928 When a community gains access to clean water child mortality rate decreases by half
Watering Malawi: Global Water Poverty Facts.]]> 2019-04-03 15:04:19 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348112928 301488 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348113425 "..microplastics passing through wastewater plants can pick up harmful bacteria...if we ingest the plastics, we may ingest the bacteria." (CNN: "It's Not Just the Oceans")]]> 2019-04-03 15:05:09 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348113425 315619 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348113437 Globally, 1.1 billion people do not have access to safe drinking water.
Watering Malawi: Global Water Poverty Facts.]]> 2019-04-03 15:05:10 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348113437 315619 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348114142 Pump Aid: Malawi's water challenge.]]> 2019-04-03 15:06:17 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348114142 375397 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348114285 FACTS ABOUT WATER:STATISTICS OF THE WATER CRISISWhy Water? ...By the numbers (Last Update: 8/31/2016)
In developing countries, as much as 80% of illnesses are linked to poor water and sanitation conditions. ]]> 2019-04-03 15:06:30 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348114285 301488 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348114344 "Scientists have found microplastics in our soil, tap water, bottled water and beer...in the air we breath..." (CNN: "It's Not Just the Oceans")]]> 2019-04-03 15:06:36 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348114344 315619 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348114645 Freshwater project international: Malawi and water.]]> 2019-04-03 15:07:07 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348114645 315619 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348115698 Seabirds that feed on the ocean surface are especially prone to ingesting plastic debris that floats.
Clean Water Action: The problem of marine plastic pollution.]]> 2019-04-03 15:08:48 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348115698 310880 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348116048 Plastic fibers can be found in water bottles by popular company's and are 2 times more than tap water
(The Guardian)]]> 2019-04-03 15:09:24 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348116048 310880 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348116317 Earthworms exposed to micro plastics in the soil have increased gut inflammation, slower growth and higher mortality
(CNN: "It's Not Just The Oceans")]]> 2019-04-03 15:09:48 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348116317 315619 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348116347 Billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences that make up about 40 percent of the world's ocean surfaces.
Center of biological diversity: A global tragedy in our oceans and sea life.]]> 2019-04-03 15:09:51 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348116347 310880 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348116707 Micro plastics have been detected in the air, they've also been detected indoor air, fibers could be released by putting on and taking off our clothes and there can be health risks
(CNN: "It's Not Just The Oceans")]]> 2019-04-03 15:10:24 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348116707 315619 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348116894 At current rates plastic is expected to outweigh all the fish in the sea by 2050.
Center of biological diversity: A global tragedy in our oceans and sea life.]]> 2019-04-03 15:10:43 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348116894 301488 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348116976 "Microplastics are polluting our seas: pieces of plastics that have been worn out by the elements into tiny fragments, smaller than 5 millimeters...can harm fish and other wildlife." (CNN: "It's Not Just the Oceans")]]> 2019-04-03 15:10:54 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348116976 375397 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348117227 The Ocean Cleanup: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Through a process called bioaccumulation, chemicals in plastics will enter the body of the animal feeding on the plastic, and as the feeder becomes prey, the chemicals will pass to the predator - making their way up the food web that includes humans. These chemicals that affected the plastic feeders could then be present within the human as well.]]> 2019-04-03 15:11:18 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348117227 315619 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348117342 Thousands of seabirds and sea turtles, seals and other marine mammals are killed each year after ingesting plastic or getting entangled in it.
Center of biological diversity: A global tragedy in our oceans and sea life.]]> 2019-04-03 15:11:28 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348117342 315619 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348118172 In the center of the Pacific Ocean gyre our researchers found more plastic than plankton.
Plastic oceans: scientists solving a jigsaw puzzle ... Gyre by gyre.]]> 2019-04-03 15:12:41 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348118172 315619 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348118566 The Atlantic: The Arctic Ocean Is Clogging With Billions of Plastic Bits. ]]> 2019-04-03 15:13:22 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348118566 315619 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348119029 Center of biological diversity: A global tragedy in our oceans and sea life.]]> 2019-04-03 15:13:59 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348119029 375397 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348119311 CNN: ¨Its not Just the Ocean¨
330 million metric tons of plastics is produced each year, leaving potential sources of microplastic pollution all around us.]]> 2019-04-03 15:14:24 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348119311 315619 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348119905 Microplastic are found in 90% bottled water.
(The Guardian)]]> 2019-04-03 15:15:12 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348119905 315619 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348120373 259 bottles from 19 locations in nine countries across 11 different brands found an average of 325 plastic particles for every litre of water being sold.
(The Guardian)

]]> 2019-04-03 15:15:52 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348120373 315619 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348120952 They have also found high levels of microplastics in tap water.
(The Guardian)]]> 2019-04-03 15:16:41 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348120952 375397 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348121039 CNN: ¨Its not Just the Ocean¨
Scientist have found microplastics in our soil, tap water, bottled water, beer and even the air we breath.]]> 2019-04-03 15:16:48 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348121039 301488 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348121604 2019-04-03 15:17:26 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348121604 315619 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348122589 Microplastics are pieces of plastic that have been worn down by the elements into tiny fragments, smaller than 5 millimeters.
CNN: "Its Not Just The Oceans"]]> 2019-04-03 15:18:34 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348122589 301488 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348125498 2019-04-03 15:22:36 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348125498 315619 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348126574 National Geographic:" The true harm of microplastics in the ocean"]]> 2019-04-03 15:24:19 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348126574 375397 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348548835 2019-04-04 14:36:37 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348548835 315619 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348549394 Environmental Justice Atlas: " Great Pacific Garbage Patch, North Pacific Ocean"]]> 2019-04-04 14:37:30 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348549394 315619 https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348581333 explain the picture ]]> 2019-04-04 15:30:54 UTC https://padlet.com/375397/klu3vjvgxxkj/wish/348581333