Plastic waste now polluting Arctic Ocean, scientists find
From The Telegraph
Plastic waste in the ocean is now so widespread it is polluting remote ice floes in the Arctic, scientists have discovered.Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/09/25/plastic-waste-now-polluting-arctic-ocean-scientists-find/A team from Exeter University discovered blocks of polystyrene in areas hundreds of miles from land which until recently were covered by ice all year round.
Large plastic pieces break down into ‘microplastics’ which are consumed by wildlife and are then passed up the food chain.
The expedition was able to go further into the Central Arctic Ocean than any other yacht in history, because of recent reductions in summer ice cover in the Arctic, which is thought to be the result of climate change.
It's seriously time we start using more hemp based plastic alternatives that are biodegradable.
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I think future sci-historians will look back, and among all the other poisons will enjoy bathing our lives in, will see plastics-oil-petroleum as the great poison we dimwittingly encased our society in. With any luck all their products will be completely regenerative and natural non-toxic.
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