Slideshow - Plastics in the (Ocean) Environment

This 12 page 'slideshow' provides a wonderful introduction to the issues of plastic marine debris:

• Plastics Debris Washed Ashore
• Plastic Debris on the Move
• North Pacific Gyre Study Site
• Plastic Deburs in the Ocean Water Column
• Sources of Pollution in our watershed
• Nurdles
• Chemical Pollutants from Plastic
• Pollutants from Plastic Incineration
• Peril of the Albatross
• Plastic Debris Pollutes the Food Chain
• Stopping Pollution in our Watershed
• Changing How We Think About Plastic

Source: Algalita Marine Research Foundation