5/21/2023 0 Comments Blue Mind by Wallace J. Nichols![]() They have also contributed to our health and safety (e.g., clean distribution of water and breakthrough medical devices), and have led to substantial energy savings in transportation. This versatility has revolutionised our life and not least made information technology and electrical goods far more readily available than would have been possible otherwise. Plastics have an array of unique properties: they are inexpensive, lightweight, strong, durable, corrosion resistant, and with high thermal and electrical insulation properties. Whilst approximately 10% of all solid waste is plastic (Heap 2009), up to 80% of the waste that accumulates on land, shorelines, the ocean surface, or seabed is plastic (Barnes et al. Environmental and health concerns associated with plastic pollution are a long recognised international problem (Carpenter & Smith 1972). ![]() ![]() The oceans have become one giant refuse bin for all manner of plastics. ![]()
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