Modeling microplastic mass in oceans (IMAGE)

Kyushu University

Modeling microplastic mass in oceans

Caption

The graph outlines multiple scenarios on what will happen to plastic waste in the oceans under different interventions, or lack thereof. If we do not intervene and keep littering at the current rate, the microplastic mass will continue to increase.

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Kyushu University/Isobe lab

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