TOKYO, Mar 07 (News On Japan) –
Plastic waste, mixing into the darkness of the deep sea, continues to extend and should quickly have a major impression on our lives.
At a depth of two,400 meters in Suruga Bay, a white object fluttering within the water is a plastic bag.
Similar sightings have been confirmed worldwide, even at depths exceeding 10,000 meters within the Mariana Trench.
While plastic waste within the ocean is usually imagined as being washed up on seashores or floating on the floor, most of it sinks to the deep sea, changing into everlasting trash and resulting in extreme environmental air pollution.
The seas round Japan, influenced by ocean currents, have turn out to be a gathering place for trash. The quantity of microplastics damaged down into tiny particles is claimed to be 27 occasions the worldwide common.
Research is ongoing, and in January 2024, it was demonstrated that plastics within the deep sea will also be decomposed by microorganisms.
Ryota Nakajima, a senior researcher on the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, says, “Japan uses a lot of plastic. Efforts to reduce single-use plastics are definitely necessary. It’s an issue that requires everyone in the world to cooperate and establish measures to prevent trash from leaking into the sea.”
Source: ANN