Describe the composition of water found in the Eastern Pacific garbage patch

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Biology

Adison Hicks

31 May, 21:57

Describe the composition of water found in the Eastern Pacific garbage patch

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Darien Cole · Answer 1

40% plastic

Lauryn Steele · Answer 2

Contains about 40% plastic

Explanation:

The composition of water in the Eastern Pacific garbage patch is predominantly made up of plastic.

In fact, the phrase Plastic soup has been used anonymously to describe this messy situation.

The pacific garbage path is a hub of debris in the north-central pacific ocean. China and Indonesia are by far the largest contributor to the production of the plastic pollutants in this ocean. Plastic in the ocean often gets into the tissues of the the fishes and this can exterminate them.