Xa bembalwa abantu, umntu unokucinga ukuba i-arctic iya kuba yindawo engenaklasinsi, kodwa isifundo esitsha sibonisa ukuba asikude kakhulu nenyaniso. Abaphandi abafunda uLwandle lweArctic bafumana inkunzi yeplastiki kuyo yonke indawo. NgokukaTatiana Schlossberg we-New York Times, amanzi e-Arctic abonakala ngathi ngumhlaba wokulahla inkunkuma edadayo ngeplastiki edadayo kunye nemijelo yolwandle.
Iplastiki yafunyanwa ngo-2013 liqela labaphandi bamanye amazwe ngexesha lohambo lweenyanga ezintlanu kwihlabathi liphela kuhambo lophando. Endleleni, bathatha iisampulu zamanzi zolwandle ukubeka iliso kungcoliseko lweplastiki. Nangona uxinzelelo lweplastiki lwalusezantsi, babekwe kwindawo enye eGreenland nasemantla eelwandlekazi apho kugxininiso bekuphakama ngendlela engaqhelekanga. Bapapasha iziphumo zabo kwiNzululwazi yeNzululwazi iSwazisa.
Iplastiki ibonakala ihamba i-polearch kwi-thermohatiline gyre, i-banic "yolwandle" ephatheni amanzi ukusuka kuLwandle olungaphantsi lweAtlantiki ukuya kwizibonda. "I-Greenland kunye nee-balela zolwandle zifihliwe ngu-Andrés Cozar Cazar Cambañas, umphandi kwiYunivesithi yaseCadiz, utshilo ukukhululwa kweendaba.
Abaphandi baqikelela ukuba inani lilonke leplastiki kulo mmandla likhulu leetoni, eliquka amakhulu amawaka amaqhekeza amancinci ngekhilomitha nganye nganye kwikhilomitha nganye nganye kwikhilomitha nganye nganye kwikhilomitha nganye nganye kwikhilomitha nganye nganye kwikhilomitha nganye nganye kwikhilomitha nganye nganye kwikhilomitha nganye nganye kwikhilomitha nganye nganye kwikhilomitha nganye nganye kwikhilotho. Isikali sinokuba sikhulu, abaphandi bathi, njengoko iplastiki inokuba iqokelele kwi-soriloor kule ndawo.
U-Eric van Sebille, ongumbhali wesifundo, waxelela uRakeli Van Sebille e-verge: "Ngelixa uninzi lwe-Arctic lilungile, kukho i-bullssee, kukho i-hotspot engcolisekileyo, i-hotspot ene-hotspot engcolise kakhulu, inongcoliseko olungcolise kakhulu."
Nangona kulindelekile ukuba iplastiki iya kulahlwa ngqo kwiibhanti zolwandle
"Iziqwenga zeplastiki ezinokuthi ziyi-intshi okanye iinyawo ngobukhulu ziba brittle xa zibhengeziwe kumasuntswana amancinci, kwaye emva koko waqhekeza amasuntswana amancinci, ekugqibeleni siyibiza ngokuba yi-microplastik." - UCarlos Duarte, utshilo uChris Chris chris money money ye-Washington Post. "Le nkqubo ithatha iminyaka emininzi ukuya kumashumi eminyaka. Ke uhlobo lwezinto ezibonakalayo esibonayo zibonisa ukuba kungeniswe ulwandle amashumi eminyaka edlulileyo. "
Ngokuka-Schlossberg, iitoni ezisi-8 ezizigidi zeplastiki ingena kwiilwandle minyaka le, kwaye namhlanje malunga neetoni ezili-110 eziqokelelene zamanzi ehlabathi. Ngelixa inkunkuma yeplastiki yama-Arctic amanzi ingaphantsi kwepesenti enye, i-Duarte ixelele i-Mui ukuba ukuqokelelwa kweplastiki kwi-Arctic kuqalile kuphela. Ishumi leminyaka leplastiki evela kwiMpuma yaseMelika naseYurophu isendleleni kwaye ekugqibeleni iphele kwi-Arctic.
Abaphandi bachonge i-goyrailical ye-birtrapical ye-odans zehlabathi apho i-microplatics ithande ukuqokelela. Eyona nto ixhalabisayo kukuba iArctic iya kujoyina olu luhlu. "Le ndawo sisiphelo esifileyo, imijikelezo yolwandle ishiya i-curritor kumhlaba," u-Aria-Lunger Pedrotti uthe kwi-contaction ekhutshiweyo. "Sisenokuba nokunikela ubungqina sokwenziwa kokunye umhlaba wokugcwalisa umhlaba emhlabeni ngaphandle kokuqonda ngokupheleleyo umngcipheko kwi-florks yendawo nezabucala."
Nangona eminye imibono-ye-pie-sk yokucoca ubugqwirha i-windows kwiplastiki ngoku, ngakumbi iprojekthi yokucoca i-Ocean, abaphandi baqukumbela ukuba esona sisombululo sesona sisonke senziwa iplastiki kuqala. Elwandle.
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