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GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH [1 record]

Record 1 2020-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pollution (General)
  • Waste Management
CONT

The great Pacific garbage patch (GPGP) is the largest of the five offshore plastic accumulation zones in the world's oceans. It is located halfway between Hawaii and California.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution (Généralités)
  • Gestion des déchets
CONT

Le «vortex de déchets du Pacifique nord» [...] correspond à une énorme masse d'ordures située dans l'océan Pacifique entre Hawaï et la Californie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contaminación (Generalidades)
  • Gestión de los desechos
CONT

La mayor concentración de materia plástica y otros desechos en el mar se sitúa en la parte central del Pacífico Norte, arrastrados por las corrientes marinas. Llamada la Zona del Gran Basurero, se estima que cubre una zona dos veces más grande que el Estado de Texas en los Estados Unidos.

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