Contextualizing and Determining the Amount of Plastics in Our Oceans

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Amaral, K. (n.d.). Plastics in Our Oceans. Retrieved April 10, 2018, from : /science/B/people/kamaral/plasticsarticle.html
Amaral has tried to contextualize the amount of plastics in our oceans by highlighting findings by several independent research groups and evidences of marine animals which have died from ingesting plastic. He describes how the plastic issue has ballooned and the process of how it gets from you to the ocean. He also discusses some adverse effects of these plastics and some efforts that have been drafted to cur the issue and what you as an individual can do to reduce your plastic footprint on the oceans.
Chen, A. (2015, February 12). Here’s how much plastic enters the ocean each year. Retrieved from : /news/2015/02/here-s-how-much-plastic-enters-ocean-each-year
Chen centers tries to statistically determine the amount of plastics which enters the oceans each year. There are several independent researches that have attempted to answer this question but they have arrived at inconsistent answers. Chen attempts to determine the most accurate information regarding ocean plastic. He points out that ‘about 4 million to 12 million metric tons of plastic washed offshore in 2010 alone’ and scientists still do not know where 99% of plastic ocean debris ends up.
The Ocean Cleanup Project. (2018, April). About Us. Retrieved from ...