Reckoning with the U.S. Role in Global Ocean Plastic Waste

by Ocean Studies Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

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An estimated 8 million metric tons (MMT) of plastic waste enters the world's ocean each year - the equivalent of dumping a garbage truck of plastic waste into the ocean every minute. Plastic waste is now found in almost every marine habitat, from the ocean surface to deep sea sediments to the ocean's vast mid-water region, as well as the Great Lakes. This report responds to a request in the bipartisan Save Our Seas 2.0 Act for a scientific synthesis...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0309458854

ISBN13:9780309458856

Release Date:April 2022

Publisher:National Academies Press

Length:268 Pages

Weight:0.95 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.8" x 8.7"

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