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Editorial: Who’ll clean ocean?

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on December 1, 2009 at 6:47 am

From the Appeal-Democrat, this editorial:

“Percolating in the Pacific Ocean, about halfway between California and Hawaii, is an aquatic landfill commonly called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch … an accumulation of debris that is estimated to be as large as twice the size of Texas.

The trash comes from oceangoing vessels as well as nations bordering the Pacific Basin and is brought to this one location by converging ocean currents that then hold it captive. The plastic that makes up some 90 percent of the debris breaks down into smaller and smaller pieces that float below the ocean’s surface but do not biodegrade. … “

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December 1, 2009 · Filed Under Pacific Ocean Garbage Dump

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