alarming facts!!!
- 74% of the emitted plastic is microplastics
- 22% of the waste water passing into our inland water is UNPURIFIED
- A person, in average, eats, drinks, and inhales FROM 74,000 TO 121,000 MICROPLASTIC PARTICLES each year
- Plastic production is forecasted to rise from 0,3 in 2014 to 1,1 BILLION TONS in 2050
- INTELLIGENT MANAGEMENT reduces plastic emissions
- MAIN CAUSES: traffic, infrastructure, construction industry
- Inland and coastal waters significantly MORE POLLUTED than offshore
MICROPLASTICS - A LESS-known dANGER
Microplastics:
- ABSORB the TOXIC chemicals easily & become the HOST of HARMFUL bacteria
- POSE direct threats to aquatic life
- PENETRATES into human’s food chains, potentially threatening our health
- … & MORE IMPACTS are being researched