plastic pollution: References & Edit History
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- Charles Moore
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Questions and answers added. | Jul 03, 2025 | ||
| Media added. | Jan 22, 2025 | ||
| Media added. | Sep 04, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | Aug 13, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Plastic Pollution: A Perspective on Matters Arising: Challenges and Opportunities. | Apr 19, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: IUCN - The plastic pollution crisis. | Jan 05, 2023 | ||
| Noted that microplastic fibres had been detected worldwide, including in the snow falling on Antarctica. | Aug 26, 2022 | ||
| Noted that microplastics have been discovered on the tops of mountains and in the Arctic. | Jan 21, 2022 | ||
| Removed media. | Nov 17, 2021 | ||
| Noted that 44 percent of plastic debris in rivers and oceans, and on shorelines, was made up of bags, bottles, and items related to takeout meals. | Jun 18, 2021 | ||
| Noted that scientists have estimated that at least 14 million metric tons of microplastics reside on the ocean floor. | Oct 15, 2020 | ||
| New media added. | Jun 01, 2020 | ||
| Described the presence of microplastic hot spots on the floor of the Tyrrhenian Sea. | May 08, 2020 | ||
| Changed “and 381 million tonnes (420 million tons) by 2015” to “and 359 million tonnes (nearly 396 million tons) by 2018.” | Feb 13, 2020 | ||
| Added a diagram of plastic debris breaking down in the ocean. | Feb 13, 2020 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Mar 12, 2019 | ||
| Media added. | Dec 15, 2017 | ||
| Media added. | Mar 20, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Conserve Energy Future - What is Plastic Pollution? | Nov 25, 2016 | ||
| Amount of plastic debris entering the oceans annually changed from "6.4 million tons" to "between 4.8 million and 12.7 million tonnes (between 5.3 million and 14 million tons)." | Aug 19, 2016 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 21, 2016 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 15, 2016 | ||
| Added video that describes the potential problems caused by microplastics in Earth's oceans. | Dec 02, 2015 | ||
| Text added noting that some 4 million to 12 million tons of plastic are discarded into the world's oceans on an annual basis. | Feb 13, 2015 | ||
| Text noting the results of the first-ever plastic pollution study of the world's oceans added. | Dec 11, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Plastic Pollution. | Aug 31, 2011 | ||
| Added image of Captain Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation. | Feb 16, 2010 | ||
| New article added. | Dec 31, 2009 |
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