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Plastic pollution in the ocean is a type of marine pollution by plastics, ranging in size from large original material such as bottles and bags, down to microplastics formed from the fragmentation of plastic material. Marine debris is mainly discarded human rubbish which floats on, or is suspended in the ocean.
The United States National Academy of Sciences estimated in 2022 that the worldwide entry of plastic into the ocean was 8 million metric tons of plastic per year. [63] A 2021 study by The Ocean Cleanup estimated that rivers convey between 0.8 and 2.7 million metric tons of plastic into the ocean, and ranked these river's countries. The top ten ...
STAUNTON — Earth Day Staunton’s theme of 2024, “STOP the Plastic Tidal Wave!,” aims to raise awareness about the role of plastic in ocean pollution, human health and climate change ...
The largest ocean-based source of plastic pollution is discarded fishing gear (including traps and nets), estimated to be up to 90% of plastic debris in some areas. [56] [57] Continental plastic litter enters the ocean largely through storm-water runoff, flowing into watercourses or directly discharged into coastal waters. [58]
BUSAN, South Korea (Reuters) -Countries negotiating a global treaty to curb plastic pollution failed to reach agreement on Monday with over 100 nations wanting to cap production while a handful of ...
Districts of Madras in 1956 with 2009 boundaries in gray. During the British Raj, the Madras Presidency was made up of 26 districts, 12 of which were part of the boundaries of the present-day Tamil Nadu, namely, Chingleput, Coimbatore, Nilgiris, North Arcot, Madras, Madura, Ramnad, Salem, South Arcot, Tanjore, Tinnevely, and Trichinopoly.
Map of the Tamil Nadu districts by HDI in 2017. The average Human Development Index (HDI) for the state of Tamil Nadu in 1996 calculated by the government's State Planning Commission was 0.636. [1] By 2001, the average HDI for the state calculated by the State Planning Commission had risen to 0.657.
This is a List of newspapers in Chennai that are based and headquartered in the city. The availability of multimedia news platforms has accelerated in the 21st century, and by the close of 2017, no Chennai newspaper had a monthly circulation [clarification needed] below two million readership, making the city one of the most widest newspaper reading city in the world along with the likes of ...