Tankus Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 A "plastic soup" of waste floating in the Pacific Ocean is growing at an alarming rate and now covers an area twice the size of the continental United States, scientists have said.The vast expanse of debris – in effect the world's largest rubbish dump – is held in place by swirling underwater currents. This drifting "soup" stretches from about 500 nautical miles off the Californian coast, across the northern Pacific, past Hawaii and almost as far as Japan...If it gets bigger will the whole N pacific eco system die ..?.................................editmajor fishing off the US and Japanese seaboards ,certain plastics are fairly well known for their gender bending properties in thier breakdown , and biological concentrations in the food chain with us at the end of it .... good news for bra manufacturerswonder why theres not one in the Med ? or North sea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 Could it not be towed down into Antarctica to replace the melting ice and replace the lost nesting places for the penguins. It would not melt and so they could breed all year round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 Saw on TV a few nights ago that vast quantities of minute plastic particles are being found in sea water. We won't be happy until we destroy just about everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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