News Headline

How does plastic debris make its way into ocean garbage patches?

Source
EurekAlert

Publication Date
2021-03-02

Tons of plastic debris get released into the ocean every day, and most of it accumulates within the middle of garbage patches, which tend to float on the oceans' surface in the center of each of their regions. The most infamous one, known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, is in the North Pacific Ocean.

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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/aiop-hdp022521.php