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Ocean Cleanup Flashcards

1
Q

Which Ocean was the Ocean Cleanup Project started in ?

A

Pacific Ocean

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2
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According to which Database are seas near near Mumbai, Kerala and the Andaman and Nicobar
Islands are among the worst polluted in the world ?

A

Litterbase Database

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3
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About how much plastic is dumped into oceans every year ?

A

8 Million Tonnes

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4
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What type of organisation is Ocean Cleanup ?

A

Non Profit Organisation

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5
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Which garbage patch is Ocean Cleanup targetted at ?

A

Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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6
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Where is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch located ?

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Between Hawaii and California

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What are Gyres?

A

Revolving water system in world’s oceans

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8
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How are Gyres influencing Marine debris?

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Marine plastic gets trapped in Gyres which then breaks down into micro plastic harming marine and human life

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9
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How many major Gyres are identified around the world..?

A

5 ( all oceans included)

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10
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What is Ocean cleanup project?

A

It is an org developing advanced technologies to rid the world’s oceans offf plastics

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What are microplastics?

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Plastic pieces or fibre <1mm in size

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12
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Impact of Increasing plastics in ocean..?

A

Bio accumulation
Threat to biodiversity
Leaching of harmful chemicals
Source of vector borne diseases

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13
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What are the other steps taken to tackle plastic debris..?

A 
Blue Flag bleach certificate standards
Clean seas campaign
Basel convention
Stockholm convention on POP'S
Honolulu starategy
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14
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Which will be the 1st Asian beach to get Blue Flag certification?

A

Chandrabhaga beach ( Konark coast) , Odisha

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What is a Blue flag beach certificate?

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Environment friendly and clean beaches , equipped with intl amenities for tourists

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16
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Through which standards was this introduced?

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Copenhagen foundation for environment education (FEE) , 1985

17
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Who launches #clean seas campaign?

A

United Nations

18
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What is the objective of #cleanseas campaign?

A

Eliminate major sources of marine litter
Microplastics in cosmetics
Wasteful usage of singleuse plastic

19
Q

By when?

A

2022

20
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What is Basel convention based on?

A

Control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal

21
Q

What are the ill-effects of POPs?

A

They are organic chemicals that persist on environment and bioaccumulate in humans and wildlife

22
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What is Honolulu strategy?

A

Global collaborative effort to reduce the ecological, human health and economic impact of marine debris

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