Microplastics

environment

The Pacific Garbage Patch is a region in the North Pacific Ocean where floating plastic and other debris accumulate in higher concentrations than surrounding waters. It formed n...

environment

The Great Pacific Gyre is the largest of Earth’s five oceanic gyres, a vast system of rotating currents in the North Pacific that accumulates floating debris, including a high...

environment

A plastic garbage patch is a region of the ocean where circulating surface currents and winds trap floating plastic debris, creating elevated concentrations rather than a visibl...

environment

Garbage in the ocean is a persistent, global challenge driven by land-based and marine sources that travel via rivers, wind, and coastal activities. When mismanaged waste enters...

environment

The phrase Plastic Contininent describes a large mass of floating plastic debris concentrated in the North Pacific Gyre. It is not a solid island you can see from space, but a d...

environment

The phrase island of trash describes a vast region of the North Pacific where floating plastic debris concentrates due to ocean currents. This area is commonly called the Great...

Science & Food Analysis

You may have seen headlines or social posts suggesting that lettuce is plastic, leaving many people uncertain about what is in their salad bowl. Is lettuce plastic, or is someth...