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http:\/\/www.worldpolicy.org\/blog\/2014\/09\/11\/oceans-plastic-problem<\/a>\n\nThe Ocean's Plastic Problem\n\nSeptember 11, 2014 - 9:00am\n\nBy Cami Tellez\n\nIn her recent excursion to the Arctic, Dr. Rachel Obbard, assistant\nprofessor at the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College,\nnoted an accumulation of plastic debris in the Arctic Ocean. A\nspecialist in polar ice, Obbard was concerned about the volume of\nmicro-plastic inside the ice of perhaps one of the most pristine areas\nof the planet.\n\nMost people are aware of the dangers of wildlife being caught in debris\nnear land, but Obbard has determined the rippling effects that our\n?plastic footprint? has had in even the most remote areas of the world.\n\nThe use of plastic has increased dramatically over the past ten years.\nDuring that same ten year period, scientists who study ocean currents\nbegan to notice a similar and disturbing phenomena; the five major\noceans act as whirling conveyor belts, carrying plastic debris, often\ninvisible to the naked eye, into every main current of the ocean. Since\nthis micro-plastic cannot be detected, it is almost impossible to\nquantify and record. Most of this micro-plastic ends up frozen when\nsubmerged in Arctic waters.<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
http:\/\/www.worldpolicy.org\/blog\/2014\/09\/11\/oceans-plastic-problem The Ocean’s Plastic Problem September 11, 2014 – 9:00am By Cami Tellez In her recent excursion to the Arctic, Dr. Rachel Obbard, assistant professor at the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College, noted an accumulation of plastic debris in the Arctic Ocean. A specialist in polar ice, Obbard was concerned about the volume of micro-plastic inside the ice of perhaps one of the most pristine areas of the planet. Most people are aware of the dangers of wildlife being caught in debris near land, but Obbard has determined the rippling effects that our ?plastic footprint? has had in even the most remote areas of the world. The use of plastic has increased dramatically over the past ten years. During that same ten year period, scientists who study ocean currents began to notice a similar and disturbing phenomena; the five major oceans act as whirling conveyor belts, carrying plastic debris, often invisible to the naked eye, into every main current of the ocean. Since this micro-plastic cannot be detected, it is almost impossible to quantify and record. Most of this micro-plastic ends up frozen when submerged in Arctic waters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3504,3443,3488],"tags":[1309,1445,1587],"yoast_head":"\nThe Ocean's Plastic Problem - One Earth - One Ocean e. 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