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Extent Marine Litter Documented in Major Seafloor Survey
2014-05-01 18:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: A major survey of the ocean floor has found trash piling up throughout the Atlantic and Arctic oceans and Mediterranean Sea, reaching depths of nearly 3 miles below the surface, according to scientists from 15 European research organizations. Litter was located at each of the 600 sites surveyed, with plastic accounting for 41 percent and derelict fishing gear 34 percent. Glass, metal, wood, cardboard, clothing, pottery, and unidentified materials were also found. Garbage accumulated at sites as far...
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