🚩研究發現海底有1400萬噸微塑膠
據研究進入海洋的塑膠分裂後成為微塑膠
😖並正在沉入海底😖
這是我們這代主要面對環境問題之一
塑膠是一種持續存在的污染
會傷害野生生物、海洋以及人類的健康
我們需要做的是回應問題
不論政府、企業以及市民都需要作出行動
另一個研究表明
即使現在大家努力減塑
2040年仍將有7.1億公噸的塑膠污染環境
減塑真的很重要
每個人都可以多做一步
自備環保袋餐具已經是很好的一步
每天都可以更進步的
//A new study from Australia's national science agency CSIRO and published in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science on Monday, has shed some light on this plastic problem, estimating that there is 14 million metric tons of microplastics sitting on the ocean floor.
That's more than 35 times as much plastic than is believed to be floating on the surface, the study suggests.
Researchers say the work is the first global estimate of microplastics -- pieces of plastic that have been worn down by the elements into tiny fragments, smaller than 5 millimeters (0.19 inches) -- on the seafloor.
"Plastic pollution that ends up in the ocean deteriorates and breaks down, ending up as microplastics," she said. "The results show microplastics are indeed sinking to the ocean floor."
Scientists have called plastic litter "one of this generation's key environmental challenges" and the problem is an internationally recognized environmental issue. Plastic is a persistent pollution that hurts wildlife, the ocean itself and there's growing concern about the potential health risks it poses to humans.
One recent study suggested that even if we embarked on an immediate and globally-coordinated effort to reduce plastic consumption, there would still be an estimated 710 million metric tons of plastic that will pollute the environment by 2040.
The results show that it's more urgent than ever to find effective solutions to stop plastic pollution before it reaches the oceans, and to cut plastic use in general, according to Hardesty.//
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