According to a new study, the world’s oceans are polluted by “plastic smog,” made up of an estimated 171 trillion plastic particles weighing approximately 2.3 million tons. Global data collected between 1979 & 2019 from nearly 12,000 sampling points in the Atlantic, Pacific & Indian oceans & the Mediterranean Sea were analyzed by a team of international scientists. A “rapid & unprecedented” increase in ocean plastic pollution was found since 2015. The waste management systems have not kept pace with the soaring plastic production in the last few decades, especially single use plastics. Each year, only around 9% of global … Continue reading Oceans Engulfed by a Rapidly Increasing Plastic Smog Threatening Marine Life and Human Health