Ocean plastics Flashcards
1
Q
How much plastic is wasted and dumped?
A
79%
2
Q
What is wrong with plastics?
A
-gets into food chains
-gets wrapped around animals
-chemical effects when animals digest it
3
Q
What is a grye?
A
System of circular currents formed by wind patterns and rotation of the planet
4
Q
What is the great pacific garbage patch?
A
High concentration of large debris and high concentration of microlevel plastics
