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More and More Plastic in the Pacific // Steeds meer plastic in Grote Oceaan

While perusing today's newspapers, I came across a very interesting article. It describes research that talks about how polluted our oceans are.

Reading about the different sorts of plastic that sea birds ingest really made me stop and think about what humans are doing to the planet and it's oceans. It also made me want to share the article with my readers as the pollution of our oceans is something that should matter to all of us!

I've translated the Dutch article to English and posted it below. Please excuse any translation errors. No copyright infringement is intended which is why I'm only posting a part of the translation here.

More and more plastic in Pacific Ocean 
Vancouver - More and more plastic is adrift in the waters of the Pacific Ocean according to Canadian biologists. 
Researchers examining stomach contents of Northern Fulmar birds have found an alarming increase in plastic materials. The amount of plastic in the Pacific Ocean has almost reached the same levels as in the North Sea - one of the most polluted seas in the world. 
Biologists at the University of British Columbia ... have studied the bodies of 67 Northern Fulmars who were found stranded on the west coasts of Canada and the United States. They only eat at sea which means that their stomach contents come solely from the sea. 
Nearly all birds the researchers examined were found to have ingested plastic. Among others things, researchers found cords, Styrofoam and candy wrappers. One of the birds had a stunning 454 pieces of plastic in it's stomach."

Source: NU.nl Science
http://www.nu.nl/wetenschap/2851633/steeds-meer-plastic-in-grote-oceaan.html
Retrieved 04 July 2012
English translation by What Makes People Tick












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