The influx of plastics in the ocean is projected to increase 2.5x by 2040 if corporations are not held accountable for their production.
“The exponential increase in microplastics across the world’s oceans is a stark warning that we must act now at a global scale, stop focusing on cleanup and recycling, and usher in an age of corporate responsibility for the entire life of the things they make,”plastic pollution producers
Most synthetic polymers are of petrochemical origin. Marine litter is a result of complicated waste management problems, and it affects all the oceans of the planet, from surface to seafloor, appearing in places as remote as the Arctic or Antarctica. Plastic litter has always been recorded to be the most abundant marine litter compared with other types of marine litter.
This also leads to a reduction of carbonate ions which are used by calcifying organisms to build their calcium carbonate shells or skeletons, making the calcification more difficult and the solid structures more vulnerable. Together with other detrimental effects, ocean acidification is affecting marine ecosystems and biodiversity.
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