Plastisphere
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The plastisphere is a human-made ecosystem consisting of organisms able to live on plastic waste. Plastic marine debris, most notably microplastics, accumulates in aquatic environments and serves as a
A colony of limpets attached to a diving mask, found washed ashore on a beach
Microbes interacting with the surface of plastics.
Plastic household items
Plastic objects
Great Pacific Garbage Patch
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a garbage patch, a gyre of marine debris particles, in the central North Pacific Ocean. It is located roughly from 135°W to 155°W and 35°N to 42°N. The collection of
The patch is created in the gyre of the North Pacific Subtropical Convergence Zone.
Debris from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, washed ashore in Hawaii