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Παράθεση: Sources Plastic Pollution: How Humans are Turning the World into Plastic # What is plastic – Invention of plastic https://bit.ly/2i9bgdq https://bit.ly/1xneI21 – Natural Polymers https://bit.ly/20vCOJ5 – Synthetic polymers https://bit.ly/2gMFg0n https://bit.ly/2K6mkHz – uses of plastic https://bit.ly/2Fu7AR9 – Breakdown of plastic https://bit.ly/2JRf6rC https://bit.ly/2JPOUxi – percentage of plastic used for packaging https://bit.ly/2LZFlss – percentage of packaging waste in the US https://bit.ly/2tiHOqd – amount of plastic produced since its invention https://bit.ly/2tht3CB – all plastic waste piled up makes a cube with a sidelenght of 1.9 km 6.3 billion tonnes = a volume of 6.3x10^12 Liters -> a cube 1.9 km on a side – 9% of all plastic has been recycled, 12% burned, 79% sticks around https://bit.ly/2tht3CB – 8 million tons of plastic leak into the ocean annually https://bit.ly/170YTrg https://bit.ly/1XYm3Ue – plastic outweighing fish in the ocean https://bit.ly/1XYm3Ue – marine animals keep getting trapped in plastic and swallowing it https://bit.ly/2ylOU2V – In 2015 already 90% of seabirds had eaten plastic https://bit.ly/1NUwd5w – sperm whale dies from eating plastic https://ind.pn/2Et1Kdo # Microplastics – micro plastics https://bit.ly/2MBYVMy – 51 trillion micro plastic particles in the ocean https://bit.ly/1NUwd5w – side effects of plastic additives https://bit.ly/2ylvECC – BPA: https://bit.ly/2M35NS1 https://bit.ly/2bVJWcD https://bit.ly/2tEy37i – DEHP: https://bit.ly/2t8WjgT https://bit.ly/2HZ4aCo https://bit.ly/2K2XFmR https://bit.ly/2JQr3h9 – micro plastic travels up the food chain https://bit.ly/2EKCzUA https://bit.ly/1iOpPB2 https://bit.ly/2uIMc5p – artificial fibers in honey https://bit.ly/2lf3kIK – artificial fibers in beer, tap water, sea salt https://bit.ly/2yvVa8r – micro plastics eaten by UK citizens from household dust settling on meals https://bit.ly/2MyoIVA – adults and babies have phthalates in their blood https://bit.ly/1lxKWru – 93% of people have BPA in their urine https://bit.ly/2fYAz3G – reports say that plastic additives are safe https://bit.ly/2MC76Ip – energy consumption of a single-use plastic bag compared to a cotton bag https://bit.ly/2FA8ewu – one third of all food that is produced is never eaten https://bit.ly/2I3PbH9 – plastic packaging is effective in preventing food waste https://bit.ly/2t7myUL https://bit.ly/2I0UtDv https://bit.ly/2M5X8yf https://bit.ly/2ll5V3Y https://bit.ly/2K3WOCx – 90% of all plastic waste comes from 10 rivers / the Yangtze flushes 1.5 million tons of plastic into the ocean each year https://bit.ly/2M2BuLa https://bit.ly/2EAuQbJ Further reading: UN Environment: https://bit.ly/2I1GVaJ Clean Seas Campaign: https://bit.ly/2kTkcqL More facts on microplastics: – washing a piece of synthetic garment releases 1900 micro plastic fibers: https://bit.ly/2t7bebk – amount of micro plastics Europeans ingest by eating shell food regularly https://bit.ly/2t8vKZb Possible solution approaches for plastic problem: https://bit.ly/2u1tC31 https://glblctzn.me/2I1vWxW https://bit.ly/2ICtiiS https://bit.ly/2MBYVMy

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