Reference
... assessments. Critically review laboratorybased experiments examining the behaviour and potential effects of nano-plastics and assess their relevance to the natural environment. Improve sampling and detection methods for nano-sized plastic particles, particularly in biota. 2nd phase (Beyond UNEA-2): ...
... assessments. Critically review laboratorybased experiments examining the behaviour and potential effects of nano-plastics and assess their relevance to the natural environment. Improve sampling and detection methods for nano-sized plastic particles, particularly in biota. 2nd phase (Beyond UNEA-2): ...
Distribution of Surface Plastic Debris in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
... one of the best-sampled regions of the ocean for plastic debris suffers from relatively low spatial coverage. In comparison, the historical data set (Figure 5a) had samples in fewer than 7% of bins, and fewer observations per bin on average. In the historical data set only 62% (37/60) of individual n ...
... one of the best-sampled regions of the ocean for plastic debris suffers from relatively low spatial coverage. In comparison, the historical data set (Figure 5a) had samples in fewer than 7% of bins, and fewer observations per bin on average. In the historical data set only 62% (37/60) of individual n ...
All You Need to Know About Gyres
... a. How does it form? The circular motion of the gyre draws in the debris, mostly small particles of plastic. Eventually, the debris makes its way to the center of the gyre, where it becomes trapped and breaks down into a kind of plastic soup. Ocean gyres circle large areas of stationary, calm water. ...
... a. How does it form? The circular motion of the gyre draws in the debris, mostly small particles of plastic. Eventually, the debris makes its way to the center of the gyre, where it becomes trapped and breaks down into a kind of plastic soup. Ocean gyres circle large areas of stationary, calm water. ...
Slide 1 - Torrington.org
... Seventy- five percent of the earth’s surface is made up of ocean and fresh water. Algae produces between 70-80% of our oxygen. You will find coral reefs in the tropical oceans near the equator. The biggest coral reef in the world is in Australia, the Great Barrier Reef. Although the Pacific and the ...
... Seventy- five percent of the earth’s surface is made up of ocean and fresh water. Algae produces between 70-80% of our oxygen. You will find coral reefs in the tropical oceans near the equator. The biggest coral reef in the world is in Australia, the Great Barrier Reef. Although the Pacific and the ...
Ch16ReadingStudyGuide
... lives or feeds along the ______________________. *cod occur in 24 discrete populations, commonly called __________________. *the crash of the cod came in the 19_____, because too many fish had been taken and because______________ had destroyed so much underwater habitat *by 1992, scientists reported ...
... lives or feeds along the ______________________. *cod occur in 24 discrete populations, commonly called __________________. *the crash of the cod came in the 19_____, because too many fish had been taken and because______________ had destroyed so much underwater habitat *by 1992, scientists reported ...
ocean currents and weather
... WHAT DOES THE GULF STREAM DO? 1. IT MOVES WARM WATER ALONG THE WEST COAST OF EUROPE. THE WINDS BLOWING OFF THIS WARM WATER MAKE EUROPE MUCH WARMER THAN IT WOULD BE. FOR EXAMPLE, THE AVERAGE LOW IN LONDON IN DECEMBER IS 42o F, WHILE THE AVERAGE LOW IN ST. JOHN’S NEWFOUNDLAND IS 27o F. 2. IT STRENGT ...
... WHAT DOES THE GULF STREAM DO? 1. IT MOVES WARM WATER ALONG THE WEST COAST OF EUROPE. THE WINDS BLOWING OFF THIS WARM WATER MAKE EUROPE MUCH WARMER THAN IT WOULD BE. FOR EXAMPLE, THE AVERAGE LOW IN LONDON IN DECEMBER IS 42o F, WHILE THE AVERAGE LOW IN ST. JOHN’S NEWFOUNDLAND IS 27o F. 2. IT STRENGT ...
L4_LessonPlan_Bolus_Analysis new standards
... Owl pellets and cat fur balls are familiar examples. Unfortunately, nearly all boluses from Hawaiian albatrosses also include human-made trash such as fishing line and plastics. These floating items concentrate alongside albatross food items, and are scooped up and unintentionally fed to the chicks. ...
... Owl pellets and cat fur balls are familiar examples. Unfortunately, nearly all boluses from Hawaiian albatrosses also include human-made trash such as fishing line and plastics. These floating items concentrate alongside albatross food items, and are scooped up and unintentionally fed to the chicks. ...
South Pacific Ocean - Alvarado High School
... warmer. However, because the ratio of land to sea area is greater in the North Pacific, the cumulative amount of cold deep water is less. In other words, the average temperature of waters in the North Pacific is warmer because there are more coastal areas. Also, the deep currents coming up from Anta ...
... warmer. However, because the ratio of land to sea area is greater in the North Pacific, the cumulative amount of cold deep water is less. In other words, the average temperature of waters in the North Pacific is warmer because there are more coastal areas. Also, the deep currents coming up from Anta ...
The deep sea is a major sink for microplastic debris
... Plastics are extremely durable synthetic polymers, yet more than 30% are made into disposable items such as packaging, which are typically discarded within a year of manufacture [1]. The associated throwaway culture has led to an escalating plastic waste management problem, and widespread accumulati ...
... Plastics are extremely durable synthetic polymers, yet more than 30% are made into disposable items such as packaging, which are typically discarded within a year of manufacture [1]. The associated throwaway culture has led to an escalating plastic waste management problem, and widespread accumulati ...
Follow the balloons Trolling for plastic debris Painstaking plastic picking
... problem of plastics in the ocean when he crossed the North Pacific Gyre in his catamaran Alguita on the way back home to California from Hawaii. He found surprisingly large amounts of plastic debris (sometimes hyped in the media as a an island of floating plastic as large as Texas that you can walk ...
... problem of plastics in the ocean when he crossed the North Pacific Gyre in his catamaran Alguita on the way back home to California from Hawaii. He found surprisingly large amounts of plastic debris (sometimes hyped in the media as a an island of floating plastic as large as Texas that you can walk ...
Eriksen2014-Plastics-in-the-Ocean.pdf
... Plastic pollution is globally distributed across all oceans due to its properties of buoyancy and durability, and the sorption of toxicants to plastic while traveling through the environment [1, 2], have led some researchers to claim that synthetic polymers in the ocean should be regarded as hazardo ...
... Plastic pollution is globally distributed across all oceans due to its properties of buoyancy and durability, and the sorption of toxicants to plastic while traveling through the environment [1, 2], have led some researchers to claim that synthetic polymers in the ocean should be regarded as hazardo ...
Currents
... sections loop back to the South Atlantic Ocean and finally back to the North Atlantic Ocean, where the cycle starts again. ...
... sections loop back to the South Atlantic Ocean and finally back to the North Atlantic Ocean, where the cycle starts again. ...
Oceans 11 – Exam Review
... structure, as we did in the “Sticky Molecule” lab. Why would 2 molecules “stick” together? Why is the temperature of coastal areas less likely to have dramatic changes than inland areas? Discuss specific heat and currents. How does the ocean affect the climate of an area on land? Discuss current ...
... structure, as we did in the “Sticky Molecule” lab. Why would 2 molecules “stick” together? Why is the temperature of coastal areas less likely to have dramatic changes than inland areas? Discuss specific heat and currents. How does the ocean affect the climate of an area on land? Discuss current ...
Understanding the Fragmentation Pattern of
... the “Plastisphere”, on the oligotrophic open ocean has not been estimated so far. Plastic also transports potentially toxic compounds into the ocean.26 Some preliminary studies suggest that there is transfer of chemicals from ingested plastic debris to the tissues of sea birds.18,19 The transfer of ...
... the “Plastisphere”, on the oligotrophic open ocean has not been estimated so far. Plastic also transports potentially toxic compounds into the ocean.26 Some preliminary studies suggest that there is transfer of chemicals from ingested plastic debris to the tissues of sea birds.18,19 The transfer of ...
Chapter 16 The Dynamic Ocean
... ▶ Brings greater concentrations of dissolved nutrients to the ocean surfaces ...
... ▶ Brings greater concentrations of dissolved nutrients to the ocean surfaces ...
IPRC Meetings
... into the atmosphere the day after the tsunami and was blown northwest over Japan. Release of radioactive water into the ocean was the largest in history, but the earliest release occurred on March 28, i.e., 17 days after the tsunami. Given this sequence of events, radioactivity of the debris should ...
... into the atmosphere the day after the tsunami and was blown northwest over Japan. Release of radioactive water into the ocean was the largest in history, but the earliest release occurred on March 28, i.e., 17 days after the tsunami. Given this sequence of events, radioactivity of the debris should ...
Attachment 1
... b) Do certain sizes of plastic pieces get systematically cut out of our analysis that could be important? We don’t catch plastic pieces smaller than 0.33mm, but that doesn’t mean they’re not there. What’s the smallest size we can see with our naked eye? c) Could our methods actually interfere with o ...
... b) Do certain sizes of plastic pieces get systematically cut out of our analysis that could be important? We don’t catch plastic pieces smaller than 0.33mm, but that doesn’t mean they’re not there. What’s the smallest size we can see with our naked eye? c) Could our methods actually interfere with o ...
The Effects of Plastic Pollution on Aquatic Wildlife
... Stephanis et al. 2013; Baulch and Perry 2014). However, these examples show that plastic marine debris can cause direct mortality of cetaceans or even create debilitating scenarios that make the mammals more prone to predation or disease. 2.2.3 Birds Small plastics such as bottle caps are often mist ...
... Stephanis et al. 2013; Baulch and Perry 2014). However, these examples show that plastic marine debris can cause direct mortality of cetaceans or even create debilitating scenarios that make the mammals more prone to predation or disease. 2.2.3 Birds Small plastics such as bottle caps are often mist ...
Currents
... • is a cold current in the North Atlantic Ocean • it flows from the Arctic Ocean south along the coast of Labrador and passes around Newfoundland, continuing south along the east coast of Nova Scotia • It meets the warm Gulf Stream at the Grand Banks southeast of Newfoundland and again north of the ...
... • is a cold current in the North Atlantic Ocean • it flows from the Arctic Ocean south along the coast of Labrador and passes around Newfoundland, continuing south along the east coast of Nova Scotia • It meets the warm Gulf Stream at the Grand Banks southeast of Newfoundland and again north of the ...
Marine Debris
... plastic dissolve? This could account for the puzzling results of our recent Science study with Kara Lavender Law on the North Atlantic Patch, which found no increase in plastic density over the decades, even though plastic production increased a lot during that time. If plastic dissolves, does it re ...
... plastic dissolve? This could account for the puzzling results of our recent Science study with Kara Lavender Law on the North Atlantic Patch, which found no increase in plastic density over the decades, even though plastic production increased a lot during that time. If plastic dissolves, does it re ...
Meetings
... observed and modeled marine debris and discussed efforts needed to determine the global inventory of marine debris and how it changes over time. Doug Woodring (Kaisei) reported how trash and refuse are collected in rivers, making rivers the main source of land rubbish that ends up in the ocean. How ...
... observed and modeled marine debris and discussed efforts needed to determine the global inventory of marine debris and how it changes over time. Doug Woodring (Kaisei) reported how trash and refuse are collected in rivers, making rivers the main source of land rubbish that ends up in the ocean. How ...
Important Oceanography Information Seafloor Features: A
... Important Oceanography Information Seafloor Features: A: Continental Shelf B: Abyssal Plain C: Abyssal Hills D: Mid Ocean Ridge E: Continental Slope F: Trench ...
... Important Oceanography Information Seafloor Features: A: Continental Shelf B: Abyssal Plain C: Abyssal Hills D: Mid Ocean Ridge E: Continental Slope F: Trench ...
Powerpoint slides
... - 1-2 million tons of tsunami debris are still floating at the ocean surface - density of debris is very low – two objects can hardly be seen at the same time - only 1-5% percent of this amount will affect the coast line in the next 2-3 years, majority of the debris will drift to the Garbage Patch, ...
... - 1-2 million tons of tsunami debris are still floating at the ocean surface - density of debris is very low – two objects can hardly be seen at the same time - only 1-5% percent of this amount will affect the coast line in the next 2-3 years, majority of the debris will drift to the Garbage Patch, ...
Plastic Debris in the Ocean
... Plastic is increasingly found in the world’s marine ecosystems. Every part of the ocean examined so far has revealed its presence. Microplastics were recently discovered in Arctic sea ice. Since sea ice is thinning, these small particles will likely be shed back into the water where they can be inge ...
... Plastic is increasingly found in the world’s marine ecosystems. Every part of the ocean examined so far has revealed its presence. Microplastics were recently discovered in Arctic sea ice. Since sea ice is thinning, these small particles will likely be shed back into the water where they can be inge ...
Great Pacific garbage patch
The Great Pacific garbage patch, also described as the Pacific trash vortex, is a gyre of marine debris particles in the central North Pacific Ocean located roughly between 135°W to 155°W and 35°N and 42°N. The patch extends over an indeterminate area, with estimates ranging very widely depending on the degree of plastic concentration used to define the affected area.The patch is characterized by exceptionally high relative concentrations of pelagic plastics, chemical sludge and other debris that have been trapped by the currents of the North Pacific Gyre. Despite its enormous size and density (4 particles per cubic meter), the patch is not visible from satellite photography, nor is it necessarily detectable to casual boaters or divers in the area, as it consists primarily of a small increase in suspended, often microscopic particles in the upper water column.