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50°NE 40°N 2 cm s- 30°N plastic pieces per km2 -100,000 20°N 50,000 25,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 2,500 10°N 90°W 80°W 70°W 60°W 50°W Plastic pieces in the North Atlantic gyre. The estimated total amount of plastic in the area shown (most of which consists of particles about 1 millimeter-%6 of an inch- in size) is 1,100 metric tons (1,210 tons). b A clump of plastic debris near the center of the North Pacific gyre. Figure 9.16 Waste plastic accumulates at the centers of gyres. Saipps Institution of Oceanograph y, UC San Diego From Sdence 3 September 2010: Val. 329 na 5986 pp. 1185-1168 Reprinted with permissicn from AAAS.

50°NE 40°N 2 cm s- 30°N plastic pieces per km2 -100,000 20°N 50,000 25,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 2,500 10°N 90°W 80°W 70°W 60°W 50°W Plastic pieces in the North Atlantic gyre. The estimated total amount of plastic in the area shown (most of which consists of particles about 1 millimeter-%6 of an inch- in size) is 1,100 metric tons (1,210 tons). b A clump of plastic debris near the center of the North Pacific gyre. Figure 9.16 Waste plastic accumulates at the centers of gyres. Saipps Institution of Oceanograph y, UC San Diego From Sdence 3 September 2010: Val. 329 na 5986 pp. 1185-1168 Reprinted with permissicn from AAAS.

Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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Author:Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
Publisher:Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
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50°NE 40°N 2 cm s- 30°N plastic pieces per km2 -100,000 20°N 50,000 25,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 2,500 10°N 90°W 80°W 70°W 60°W 50°W Plastic pieces in the North Atlantic gyre. The estimated total amount of plastic in the area shown (most of which consists of particles about 1 millimeter-%6 of an inch- in size) is 1,100 metric tons (1,210 tons). b A clump of plastic debris near the center of the North Pacific gyre. Figure 9.16 Waste plastic accumulates at the centers of gyres. Saipps Institution of Oceanograph y, UC San Diego From Sdence 3 September 2010: Val. 329 na 5986 pp. 1185-1168 Reprinted with permissicn from AAAS.
Transcribed Image Text:50°NE 40°N 2 cm s- 30°N plastic pieces per km2 -100,000 20°N 50,000 25,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 2,500 10°N 90°W 80°W 70°W 60°W 50°W Plastic pieces in the North Atlantic gyre. The estimated total amount of plastic in the area shown (most of which consists of particles about 1 millimeter-%6 of an inch- in size) is 1,100 metric tons (1,210 tons). b A clump of plastic debris near the center of the North Pacific gyre. Figure 9.16 Waste plastic accumulates at the centers of gyres. Saipps Institution of Oceanograph y, UC San Diego From Sdence 3 September 2010: Val. 329 na 5986 pp. 1185-1168 Reprinted with permissicn from AAAS.
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