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Marine Debris Monitoring and Data Collection Activities Conducted By the Ocean Conservancy
Since mankind set-sail upon the open oceans hundreds of years ago, the oceans have been a dumping ground for human generated trash and debris. Just as waste generated on land has been deposited into managed landfills, wastes generated at sea were simply discharged overboard. Prior to the 1960's, ocean-dumped materials provoked little concern as an environmental issue due to the fact that the majority of these materials were composed of natural fibers and other components that easily decayed and degraded. Since the 1950's however, the nature of the trash and debris began to take on a new character with the development of plastics. Over the last 50 years, society has embraced the benefits and applications of plastic materials. It's, strength, durability, light weight, versatility, ease of production and handling, and lower costs, were quickly utilized by industry for manufacturing and packaging, making plastic preferable over other materials.
Marine Debris Monitoring and Data Collection Activities Conducted By the Ocean Conservancy
Since mankind set-sail upon the open oceans hundreds of years ago, the oceans have been a dumping ground for human generated trash and debris. Just as waste generated on land has been deposited into managed landfills, wastes generated at sea were simply discharged overboard. Prior to the 1960's, ocean-dumped materials provoked little concern as an environmental issue due to the fact that the majority of these materials were composed of natural fibers and other components that easily decayed and degraded. Since the 1950's however, the nature of the trash and debris began to take on a new character with the development of plastics. Over the last 50 years, society has embraced the benefits and applications of plastic materials. It's, strength, durability, light weight, versatility, ease of production and handling, and lower costs, were quickly utilized by industry for manufacturing and packaging, making plastic preferable over other materials.
Marine Debris Monitoring and Data Collection Activities Conducted By the Ocean Conservancy
Barr, Charles G. (author) / Sheavly, Seba B. (author)
California and the World Ocean 2002 ; 2002 ; Santa Barbara, California, United States
California and the World Ocean '02 ; 914-927
2005-03-16
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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