Comments on: Marcus Eriksen describes ocean gyre of plastic garbage http://earthsky.org/water/pacific-ocean-gyre-filled-with-plastic-trash A Clear Voice for Science Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:32:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Glenn Braddon http://earthsky.org/water/pacific-ocean-gyre-filled-with-plastic-trash/comment-page-1#comment-609033 Glenn Braddon Sat, 05 Nov 2011 12:29:13 +0000 http://208.96.63.114/?p=1897#comment-609033 I have sailed extensively in the North Atlantic and Caribbean sea and early on I was shocked and disgusted when passing through the beautiful Bahamas and stopping off at several cays bordering the Atlantic I found that the sides of the cays that face the Atlantic are catch-alls for plastics that end up in the Atlantic. I couldn't believe my eyes as I hiked from my anchorage to the Atlantic side and found tons and tons of plastic trash of every sort you can think of. I have sailed extensively in the North Atlantic and Caribbean sea and early on I was shocked and disgusted when passing through the beautiful Bahamas and stopping off at several cays bordering the Atlantic I found that the sides of the cays that face the Atlantic are catch-alls for plastics that end up in the Atlantic. I couldn’t believe my eyes as I hiked from my anchorage to the Atlantic side and found tons and tons of plastic trash of every sort you can think of.

]]> By: carins urance http://earthsky.org/water/pacific-ocean-gyre-filled-with-plastic-trash/comment-page-1#comment-69694 carins urance Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:17:30 +0000 http://208.96.63.114/?p=1897#comment-69694 Thanks for the info, I need to bookmark your website for my reference Thanks for the info, I need to bookmark your website for my reference

]]> By: carins urance http://earthsky.org/water/pacific-ocean-gyre-filled-with-plastic-trash/comment-page-1#comment-69608 carins urance Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:28:27 +0000 http://208.96.63.114/?p=1897#comment-69608 Thanks for the sharing actually usefull. I would like to bookmark this site. Thanks for the sharing actually usefull. I would like to bookmark this site.

]]> By: carins urance http://earthsky.org/water/pacific-ocean-gyre-filled-with-plastic-trash/comment-page-1#comment-69604 carins urance Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:16:13 +0000 http://208.96.63.114/?p=1897#comment-69604 Thanks for the sharing really usefull. I want to bookmark this site. Thanks for the sharing really usefull. I want to bookmark this site.

]]> By: Nancy http://earthsky.org/water/pacific-ocean-gyre-filled-with-plastic-trash/comment-page-1#comment-14789 Nancy Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:58:53 +0000 http://208.96.63.114/?p=1897#comment-14789 What about all the plastic toxins that end up in the Arctic? You didn't mention this. Plastic toxins as well as mercury and others do not dissipate in such cold water. The animals and people there already carry these toxins in their systems. The health of the people is being compromised - underweight babies at birth, many ear infections and I don't know what else in particular. Mothers milk in the Inuit peoples of Canada and Greenland is more polluted than mothers milk in the large cities of Canada. Some of these pollutants do not come from floating plastics. The point is that none of these toxins break down very slowly or not at all in COLD water. What about all the plastic toxins that end up in the Arctic? You didn’t mention this. Plastic toxins as well as mercury and others do not dissipate in such cold water. The animals and people there already carry these toxins in their systems. The health of the people is being compromised – underweight babies at birth, many ear infections and I don’t know what else in particular. Mothers milk in the Inuit peoples of Canada and Greenland is more polluted than mothers milk in the large cities of Canada. Some of these pollutants do not come from floating plastics. The point is that none of these toxins break down very slowly or not at all in COLD water.

]]> By: rick http://earthsky.org/water/pacific-ocean-gyre-filled-with-plastic-trash/comment-page-1#comment-13167 rick Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:03:35 +0000 http://208.96.63.114/?p=1897#comment-13167 Chelsea- take a look at junkraft.blogspot.com These guys built a raft out of 50,000 plastic bottles and floated to Hawaii right through the Pacific gyre after leaving from L.A. They saw first hand what a mess is there. Chelsea- take a look at junkraft.blogspot.com These guys built a raft out of 50,000 plastic bottles and floated to Hawaii right through the Pacific gyre after leaving from L.A. They saw first hand what a mess is there.

]]> By: Ashleigh http://earthsky.org/water/pacific-ocean-gyre-filled-with-plastic-trash/comment-page-1#comment-13099 Ashleigh Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:05:54 +0000 http://208.96.63.114/?p=1897#comment-13099 I think this site is very resourceful and i also like reading all the information about the environment... It is sad to hear about all these pollutants... Humans might be good at keeping themselves clean but when it comes to keeping the environment clean most people just dont care and i think it is pretty sad...they are killing our planet...=[ I think this site is very resourceful and i also like reading all the information about the environment…
It is sad to hear about all these pollutants…
Humans might be good at keeping themselves clean but when it comes to keeping the environment clean most people just dont care and i think it is pretty sad…they are killing our planet…=[

]]> By: Beth http://earthsky.org/water/pacific-ocean-gyre-filled-with-plastic-trash/comment-page-1#comment-13093 Beth Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:22:25 +0000 http://208.96.63.114/?p=1897#comment-13093 woops, that link didn't light up. google 'algalita marine research', and you should be able to find what you're looking for. woops, that link didn’t light up. google ‘algalita marine research’, and you should be able to find what you’re looking for.

]]> By: Beth http://earthsky.org/water/pacific-ocean-gyre-filled-with-plastic-trash/comment-page-1#comment-13092 Beth Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:20:06 +0000 http://208.96.63.114/?p=1897#comment-13092 Thank you all for your comments. A great source of information (here\'s looking at you, Chelsea) is here: http://www.algalita.org/ Best, Beth Thank you all for your comments. A great source of information (here\’s looking at you, Chelsea) is here:

http://www.algalita.org/

Best,
Beth

]]> By: chelsea http://earthsky.org/water/pacific-ocean-gyre-filled-with-plastic-trash/comment-page-1#comment-13085 chelsea Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:21:23 +0000 http://208.96.63.114/?p=1897#comment-13085 Hi I am tring to wright a letter to the mayor . For a school thing and I need to find out how much trash and what kind of trash ends up in the ocean. So if you can find it out pleas reply so I can finsh my repoart. Hi I am tring to wright a letter to the mayor . For a school thing and I
need to find out how much trash and what kind of trash ends up in the ocean. So if you can find it out pleas reply so I can finsh my repoart.

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