THE ENVIRONMENT AND I by Anabelle Moncayo https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0 Hecho con asombro en-us 2021-10-28 06:13:03 UTC 2023-03-02 06:25:09 UTC hello@padlet.com anabellemoncayo1 https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1850549295 2021-10-28 06:50:43 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1850549295 (I think that) Mining threatens Ecuador's unique biodiversity. anabellemoncayo1 https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1850558736 2021-10-28 06:55:41 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1850558736 anabellemoncayo1 https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1850572948 2021-10-28 07:03:01 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1850572948 anabellemoncayo1 https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1850578790 2021-10-28 07:06:10 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1850578790 anabellemoncayo1 https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1850581649 2021-10-28 07:07:39 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1850581649 anabellemoncayo1 https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1850616683 2021-10-28 07:26:57 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1850616683 anabellemoncayo1 https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1850617302 2021-10-28 07:27:18 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1850617302 anabellemoncayo1 https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1850618498 2021-10-28 07:27:55 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1850618498 https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851909515 - Juan Martín Larco
(I think that) Quito's economy and development must adapt to climate change.

Why?
It is estimated that in the last 100 years, the average temperature in Quito increased by 1.2–1.4°C, causing significant change in weather patterns and directly and indirectly impacting ecosystems, infrastructure, water availability, human health, food security and hydroelectric generation, among others.

]]> 2021-10-28 16:41:01 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851909515 Ana Martina Acuña https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851910070 (I think that) Excessive consumption and constant water pollution strongly affect the life cycle. The environment, the living beings and the resources of planet earth are being deteriorated daily by the unconsciousness of human beings.

]]> 2021-10-28 16:41:15 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851910070 Doménica Torres https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851911089 I think that trawling, although it is one of the most common fishing methods, causes a considerable negative impact on the environment, hence it is necessary to seek measures to reduce its impact.]]> 2021-10-28 16:41:41 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851911089 Jinson Tenelema https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851911802 (I think that) if we reduce the use of non-recyclable plastic can be contribute to save the life in oceans. 

]]> 2021-10-28 16:41:56 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851911802 María Llerena https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851912080 (I think that) we have to practice the three "R's" to conserve natural resources and landfill space: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.  

]]> 2021-10-28 16:42:03 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851912080 Leidy Quiñónez: leyijamy https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851913407 I think that it's important to reduce the excessive use of plastic, both by consumers and companies in the packaging of their products. ]]> 2021-10-28 16:42:35 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851913407 Alison Torres https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851914912 I think it's a good idea to start buying less clothes and recycle the ones we no longer wear, even giving them a second use, either by using their material or donating them.

]]> 2021-10-28 16:43:09 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851914912 Nicole Vizcaíno vizcainoanahi https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851917492 I think that soil bioremediation will be of great benefit in the future, since it degrade the pollutants of the environment, and can help grow healthier and more fruitful crops.]]> 2021-10-28 16:44:10 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851917492 Camila Espinoza camila123nachi https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851918997 I think that the pollution of the environment, mainly water, is what is slowly wearing down the world and deteriorating the quality of life that we can have, people should be aware of the damage we do.]]> 2021-10-28 16:44:45 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851918997 Ecuador is the only country where nature is considered as a figure of its own rights. https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851919873 2021-10-28 16:45:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851919873 Isaac Loyo https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851920540 I think that I am concerned about the environment, especially about the pollution produced by means of transport such as vehicles, buses, etc. and that it is urgent that we must move to electric vehicles in order to save our environment.]]> 2021-10-28 16:45:20 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851920540 Eddy Oñate https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851921476 Shark hunting in fishing areas on the Asian continent has become a problem, as fishermen are killing endangered shark species]]> 2021-10-28 16:45:44 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851921476 María José Tutillo https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851921625 I think that water pollution is a big problem that brings more problems, but people can use alternatives that can helpe to reduce pollution, for example, reduce the use of plastic.


]]> 2021-10-28 16:45:48 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851921625 Jeremy Salas https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851923273 The environment is very important for people, and they should take care of it and the animals that live there]]> 2021-10-28 16:46:29 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851923273 https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851924559 scholargoogle.com]]> 2021-10-28 16:47:02 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851924559 Iann Valle https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851924806 (I think that:) The plastic trash is a big problem right now in the ocean. A lot the trash that is near the cost right now are product of the boats contamination and the trash that they trow.]]> 2021-10-28 16:47:08 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851924806 Felipe Jácome https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851926010 I think we must have to use non pollute alternative energies like eolic or solar, and forget about all the current dangerous polluting energies that only cause global warming, or worse, like the nuclear energy

]]> 2021-10-28 16:47:38 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851926010 Mateo Baquero https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851926914

The nature as form of having a therapy of peace 

Nature is most of times quiet
Have beutifull enviroment 
The oxigen is pure  ]]> 2021-10-28 16:48:02 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851926914 Ariel Tipán https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851927398 I think that the smartest and richest people in the world should think about how to recover the environment and not how to live on another planet, we live on a planet and we are killing it.

]]> 2021-10-28 16:48:14 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851927398 Victoria Vera https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851930501 I think it is the contamination of Ecuadorian beaches is largely due to plastic pollution.Nature must be taken care of for us and for the new generations. 

]]> 2021-10-28 16:49:33 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851930501 Environment https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851937188 The environment is everyone’s home. The ocean must be taken care of in the best way, there is no need to throw plastic into the water. ]]> 2021-10-28 16:52:15 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851937188 Belen Carvajal https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851937629 Plastic is the most abundant contaminant in the world, every year, ecuadorian people eats a bottle of plastic per year. Even if in Ecuador there is less pollution than Japan, there are a lot of animals that are eating them too. As humans we eat those animal, so the amout of plastic increase. Also, this happends with water. Drinkable water is getting microplastic contaminants.]]> 2021-10-28 16:52:26 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851937629 Camila Barros https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851941593  (I think that) The oceans have become one giant refuse bin for all manner of plastics. Plastic production and pollution continues to increase at most locations. Currently, there are many projects to reduce the use of it.]]> 2021-10-28 16:53:59 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851941593 Sixto Álvarez https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851942726 I think that the environment is everyone's home. The ocean must be taken care of in the best way, there is no need to throw plastic into the water.]]> 2021-10-28 16:54:27 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851942726 "Our results reveal the potential losses that mining could cause: eight critically endangered species, including two primates (brown-headed spider monkey and white-fronted capuchin), 37 endangered species, 153 vulnerable, 89 near threatened, and a large number of less threatened species. Our data show that each reserve protects a unique subset of taxa in this region of highly localized endemics and the reserves also generate sustainable income for local people. The short-term national profits from mining will not compensate for the permanent biodiversity losses, and the long-term ecosystem service and economic losses at the local and regional level." https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851968076 New Mining Concessions Could Severely Decrease Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Ecuador
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Bitty A. Roy, Martin Zorrilla, Lorena Endara, ...
First Published June 19, 2018 Research Article
https://doi.org/10.1177/1940082918780427

]]> 2021-10-28 17:04:19 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851968076 Doménica Torres https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851973910 “Among the management objectives is usually the need for sustainable exploitation of the targeted stocks resulting in employment, income and food security. In most countries and regions, there are also stated objectives to accomplish this exploitation with minimal habitat impacts or losses of ecosystem services and to ensure the unintended bycatch is minimized.” ]]> 2021-10-28 17:06:44 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851973910 Iann Valle https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851974085 QUOTE: “Marine plastic contamination is a complex mixture of materials with a range of physical and chemical properties that can affect movement and accumulation in the environment and thus, potential impacts to ecosystems ”
Title:. Plastic contamination of a Galapagos Island (Ecuador) and the relative risks to native marine species.
Author/s: Jones JS, Porter A, Muñoz-Pérez JP, Alarcón-Ruales D, Galloway TS, Godley BJ, Santillo D, Vagg J, Lewis C
Publication Date: 2021-05-28 
Format: E.g.: Academic Journal

]]> 2021-10-28 17:06:48 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851974085 Nicole Vizcaíno vizcainoanahi https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851976816 QUOTE: “Bioremediation is a spontaneous or controlled process in which biological, mainly microbiological, methods are used to degrade or transform contaminants to non or less toxic products, reducing the environmental pollution”.
Title:Biological treatments of contaminated soils: hidrocarbons contamination. Fungal applications.
Author/s: Carmen Martin Moreno, Aldo Gonzalez Becerra and Maria Jose Blanco Santos.
Publication Date: 2004
]]> 2021-10-28 17:07:50 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851976816 María Llerena https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851976844 "In today’s world, we are producing more “WASTE” in term of plastics, papers, glasses, foods, electronics, and others.  Each and every waste has its own value in term of economy. These wastes have already created serious effects on our natural environment and might totally collapse the entire ecosystem. These issues can be controlled and suppressed by practicing the four R’s. They are Reducing, Recovering, Recycling and Reusing material/components/items/parts over and over again (Arokiaraj. D, 2011). It is not only economically lucrative but also environmentally beneficial".
Title: RECOVER, RECYCLE AND REUSE: AN EFFICIENT WAY TO REDUCE THE WASTE. 
Authors: Arokiaraj David, Yamuna Devi Thangavel & Ramanarayan Sankriti

]]> 2021-10-28 17:07:51 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851976844 Jinson Tenelema https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851976848 QUOTE: “    Microplastics (bottle caps, beads, degraded items) and macroplastics (drink bottles, single-use bags, etc.) find their way into the world's oceans by various routes, harming people and wildlife and proving costly to collect and remove. Publications in Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) journals show that plastics are difficult to test and cause potential ecological risks in diverse aquatic environments (Rochman et al. 2016; Peng et al. 2017). But we need more work on impacts to the oceans because they represent 70% of our planet.     ”

Title: A Plastic Problem: Taking a Look at Plastic Pollution in Our Oceans
Author/s: Ralph G. Stahl Jr
Publication Date:  20 August 2020
Format: E.g.: Academic Journal 


]]> 2021-10-28 17:07:51 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851976848 Ana Acuña https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851976896 Academic support:

Keywords: 

1.    Water Pollution.
2.    Natural Resources.
3.    Environmental damage. 

Rodriguez, M. (2021). Overexploitation of Natural Resources.

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Marcelo_Rodriguez24/publication/350730270_Sobreexplotacion_de_los_Recursos_Naturales_Revision_Sistematica_de_la_Literatura_Overexploitation_of_Natural_Resources_Systematic_Review_of_the_Literature/links/606ef905299bf1c911b7df62/Sobreexplotacion-de-los-Recursos-Naturales-Revision-Sistematica-de-la-Literatura-Overexploitation-of-Natural-Resources-Systematic-Review-of-the-Literature.pdf. 

Opposite Keywords: 

1.    Water care.
2.    Environmental recovery.
3.    Environmental care. 

Ruiz, L., Campos, J. (2021). Mejora de recuperación del agua de contacto mediante línea de tubería HDPE, para el transporte de relave en una unidad minera, 2021. DOI: http://repositorio.uasf.edu.pe/handle/UASF/463. 

]]> 2021-10-28 17:07:52 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851976896 José Guerra https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851978949 “Human health impacts resulting from exposure to air pollution are complex but are increasingly better understood by air quality and health professionals. These impacts include increased risk of suffering from respiratory illnesses and increased risk of premature deaths with air pollution accounting for 29% of all deaths and disease from lung cancer and 24% of all deaths from stroke globally (WHO, 2019).”

Title:. Communicating health impacts of air pollution and establishing exposure levels
Author/s: Kirsty Tanner
Publication Date: December 2019
Format: Academic Journal 
]]> 2021-10-28 17:08:42 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851978949 Sixto Alvarez https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851984023 A review is presented of the manufacture and use of different types of plastic, and the effects of pollution by these materials on animal, human and environmental health, insofar as this is known. Since 2004, the world has made as much plastic as it did in the previous half century, and it has been reckoned that the total mass of virgin plastics ever made amounts to 8.3 billion tonnes, mainly derived from natural gas and crude oil, used as chemical feedstocks and fuel sources. Between 1950 and 2015, a total of 6.3 billion tonnes of primary and secondary (recycled) plastic waste was generated, of which around 9% has been recycled, and 12% incinerated, with the remaining 79% either being stored in landfills or having been released directly into the natural environment. In 2015, 407 million tonnes (Mt) of plastic was produced, of which 164 Mt was consumed by packaging (36% of the total).
Title: Plastic Pollution and Potential Solutions]]> 2021-10-28 17:10:48 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851984023 Eddy Oñate https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851984670 In April 2020, Hong Kong customs made one of the largest shark fin seizures in history: 26 tons from Ecuador. In total, it is estimated that this amount corresponds to about 38,500 sharks that are threatened with extinction.]]> 2021-10-28 17:11:05 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851984670 Alison Torres salometg02 https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851984925 Just like the rise in veganism, people are becoming more educated about environmental issues surrounding fashion and are actively seeking out more eco-friendly ways to shop," says Orsola de Castro, founder of Fashion Revolution. "The majority of fashion brands are realising that this isn't some passing trend and they're responding to that demand. More and more brands are providing their customers with information on their supply chain, as well as creating sustainable lines." ]]> 2021-10-28 17:11:12 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851984925 Leidy Quiñónez: leyijamy https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851985259 "Plastic pollution has become a major global risk. The European Union (EU) obligates all member states to implement measures according to the waste management hierarchy, with the highest priority given to waste prevention and reuse."

Title: First reduce and reuse, then recycle! Enabling consumers to tackle the plastic crisis – Qualitative expert interviews in Germany.
Author: 
Steinhorst, Julia.
Beyerl, Katharina.
Year: 2021.
]]> 2021-10-28 17:11:21 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851985259 Mateo Baquero https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851986265 Human health benefits associated with the immersion in nature continue to be currently researched. Longitudinal research, conducted worldwide, is needed to produce new evidence of the relationships associated with Shinrin-Yoku and clinical therapeutic effects. Nature therapy as a health-promotion method and potential universal health model is implicated for the reduction of reported modern-day “stress-state” and “technostress.”.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2017, 14(8), 851; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14080851]]> 2021-10-28 17:11:45 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851986265 "multinational mining and oil and gas companies have embraced the CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) in the extractive industries". https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851989537 GavinHilson
School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, The University of Reading, Earley Gate, P.O. Box 237, Reading RG6 6AR, UK
Received 9 January 2012, Accepted 9 January 2012, Available online 18 April 2012.

]]> 2021-10-28 17:12:59 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851989537 Nicole Vizcaíno vizcainoanahi https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851991929  Bioremediation is limited to those compounds that are biodegradable. Not all compounds are susceptible to rapid and complete degradation.
Harekrushna, S., & Kumar, D. C. (2012). A review on: bioremediation. International Journal of Research in Chemistry and Environment, 2(1), 13-21.]]> 2021-10-28 17:13:52 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851991929 María Llerena https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851992045 "Go to any waste recycling site, and you will almost always stumble upon unhygienic, unhealthy and unsightly conditions. Locations, where every manner of waste is piled, provides a nice ground for the formation of debris and the spread of infectious diseases. The harmful chemicals from these wastes can also be dangerous". 
Title:  Advantages and Disadvantages of Recycling 
Author: Anonymous 

]]> 2021-10-28 17:13:55 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851992045 Sixto Alvarez https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851997284 water pollution.
recycle.
plastic.
environment. 
Cristopher Rhodes, 2018. https://doi.org/10.3184/003685018X15294876706211]]> 2021-10-28 17:16:03 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1851997284 Camila Barros https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1852010022 A major portion of plastic produced each year is used to make disposable packaging items or other short-lived products that are permanently discarded within a year of manufacture. Over a billion single-use plastic bags are given out for free every day. Around 0.2 to 0.3% of plastic production eventually ends up in the ocean. Two of plastics’ most touted advantages, their light weight and durability, also make plastic items a significant environmental hazard once seaborn. Close to half of plastics are buoyant and remain so until they become waterlogged or acumulated so much epibiota to float. So plastics don’t biodegrade.
Title: Plastic Pollution: An Ocean Emergency.
Author:
Wabnitz, Colette.
Wallace, Nichols.
Publication Date: January 2010


]]> 2021-10-28 17:21:36 UTC https://padlet.com/anabellemoncayo1/pmnvny2nw8wxzqv0/wish/1852010022