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I understood the "great garbage patch" is not an actual island, but more of a vast stew of what is essentially plastic plankton. Mostly invisible to the naked e
by abootstrapper 10y ago
I understood the "great garbage patch" is not an actual island, but more of a vast stew of what is essentially plastic plankton. Mostly invisible to the naked eye, certainly not solid, but probably more environmental toxic than a mythical plastic island.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_garbage_patch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_garbage_patch
- WillPostForFood 10y agogoogle "great garbage patch" and note the misleading photos of visible trash that will accompany just about news report or blog post.
- corysama 10y agoOK. The photo is misleading. I still consider a continent-sized patch of dense plastic particulate cause for alarm even if it doesn't photograph well.
- hilop 10y agoThe "misleading photos of visible trash" are even more trash in the ocean , in addition to the miles and miles of plastic particles.