Plastic in the Pacific
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on Apr 20, 2010 by Jon Fromer
from QUEST Northern CaliforniaTopics: Chemistry, Environment, Television
PDF Imagine every person on earth had 100 pounds of plastic. That's how much new plastic will be manufactured in 2010. Sadly, much of that will end up in the ocean within a massive area dubbed the Pacific Garbage Patch. Can anything be done to clean it up?
Tags: kqed, pacific garbage patch, pbs, QUESTAdditional Links
- Project Kaisei
- Algalita Marine Research Foundation
- NOAA Marine Debris Program
- Producer's Notes: The Plastic Breakdown
- OEHHA and Project Kaisei
Educator Guides
Plastic Pollution Educator Guide
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