POLLUTION PRESENTATION

by Amandine, Margot and Louise

Pollution Presentation

- Birds

- Marin population

07. Conclusion

06. Map

05. Solutions

04. Further information

03. Consequences

02. Micro plastics

01. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP)

Index

01

charles moore :I was confronted as far as the eye could see with the sight of plastic.

In all the world, a lot of rubbish are produce each year. That represents around 320 million metric tons of plastic.

Not one but two garbage patches in the ocean !!!(near japan and between california hawaii)

GPGP "myths"

79.000 metric tons

1.8 trillion piece

1.6 million square kilometeres

3 times size of france

02

micro plastic

we need to be careful

animal plastic

Micro plastic are becoming as small as rice

sad fact about micro plastic!!!

03)

consequences

population

a)

Marin

Population of certain fish are affected

33 %

fish are eating plastic thinking that it's food

It ends in our plates !!

Transmission !

b)

Birds

Birds are also tuched because they are also eating the plastic and it's harmless !

Further information

17% of wildlife harmed by ocean plastic bags and plastic

sea turtles are eating plastic bag thinking that it is jellyfish

U.S. used 380 billions plastic bag each year

How can YOU help !!!!!!!!!

YOU can stop it by

Exemples of recycling

map

Plastics are every where but we can change that together.

Conclusion

...and now the quizz !!!

Who discovered the GPGP?

Charle Moore !!!

And what did he see?

only plastic, everywhere

What’s the name of the universal marine pollution who is as tiny as a grain of rice?

microplastic

Why are animals eating plastics?

because they are thinking that it’s food (jellyfish for example)

What can you do it to change the situation?

examples above-don't use plastic and use reusable things (cup, straw...) ...

THANKS!