POLLUTION PRESENTATION

Pollution Presentation

by Amandine, Margot and Louise

Index

01. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP)

02. Micro plastics

03. Consequences

- Marin population

- Birds

04. Further information

05. Solutions

06. Map

07. Conclusion

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.

GPGP "myths"

3 times size of france

1.6 million square kilometeres

1.8 trillion piece

79.000 metric tons

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

02

micro plastic

animal plastic

we need to be careful

sad fact about micro plastic!!!

Micro plastic are becoming as small as rice

03)

consequences

Marin

a)

population

33 %

Population of certain fish are affected

fish are eating plastic thinking that it's food

Transmission !

It ends in our plates !!

Birds

b)

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

Further information

U.S. used 380 billions plastic bag each year

sea turtles are eating plastic bag thinking that it is jellyfish

17% of wildlife harmed by ocean plastic bags and plastic

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

YOU can stop it by

Exemples of recycling

map

Conclusion

Plastics are every where but we can change that together.

...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!