Search Results for: Aquatic invertebrates includes pellets
. % of the mass in the patch comes from objects larger than centimeters, while % of the total objects are represented by microplastics . [ ] some of the plastic in the patch has been found to be over years old, and includes fragments of and items such as "plastic lighters, toothbrushes, water bottles
plastics (e.g., littering, illegal dumping) ... debris is generated on land at marinas, ports, rivers, harbors, docks, and storm drains. debris is generated at sea from fishing vessels, stationary platforms, and cargo ships." [ ] constituents range in size from miles-long abandoned fishing nets to micro-pellets...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_garbage_patch