{"id":79,"date":"2022-02-02T10:54:08","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T09:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2022.kyma-sea.org\/?page_id=79"},"modified":"2022-05-15T09:50:11","modified_gmt":"2022-05-15T07:50:11","slug":"plastic-pollution","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kyma-sea.org\/en\/knowledge\/plastic-pollution\/","title":{"rendered":"Plastic pollution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Header 1007&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/kyma-sea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Plastik_Desktop.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Delfinfluke in Plastik verheddert \/ \u00a9 Shutterstock&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Bild Desktop: 1920 x 700px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_image][et_pb_fullwidth_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/kyma-sea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Plastik_Mobile.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Delfinfluke in Plastik verheddert \/ \u00a9 Shutterstock&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Bild Mobile: 900 x 800px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_image][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Intro 1051&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Plastik im Meer: Gefahr f\u00fcr Tier und Umwelt&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Plastic at sea: a threat to animals and the environment<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Intro&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>It is estimated that around 150 million tons of plastic are currently floating in the world&#8217;s oceans, with up to 9 &#8211; 14 million tons being added annually and with disastrous consequences for the marine ecosystem.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text ul_type=&#8221;square&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; ul_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; ul_text_color=&#8221;#09428F&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#eigenschaften\">Properties of plastic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#konsequenzen\">Consequences of marine plastic pollution<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#verbreitung\">Distribution in the oceans<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#mikroplastik\">Microplastic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#arten\">Worth knowing: plastic classification according to size<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; module_id=&#8221;eigenschaften&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>\u200bProperties of plastic<\/h2>\n<p>Most types of plastic are made from crude oil or gas in a chemical process. Plastics can be used in a variety of areas and are extremely durable due to their robustness, with precisely this feature making them an acute environmental problem. Since plastic can endure in the environment for several hundred years, science assumes that every plastic product that has ever found its way into nature can still be found there. Especially with disposable plastics, which fulfil their product purpose within a few hours &#8211; often even a few seconds &#8211; the potential damage to the marine ecosystem is more than disproportionate. As much as 40% of the plastic produced in Europe is used for disposable products such as packaging.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_id=&#8221;konsequenzen&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Consequences of marine plastic pollution<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">According to the current state of research, more than 800 marine species worldwide are affected by the plastic waste problem. Animals mistake the plastic parts floating in the sea for food and swallow them. This can lead to internal injuries or death by starvation. Lost or improperly disposed fishing tackle, such as nets or lines are deadly traps, especially for whales, dolphins, seals and sea turtles when these animals become entangled in them.<\/p>\n<p>Not to be underestimated are the invisible consequences of the plastic flood. To some types of plastic harmful additives such as plasticizers (phthalates) are added during manufacturing. In addition, plastic particles absorb environmental toxins such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), which have been banned because of their harmful effect but are still detectable in the oceans. These pollutants accumulate on the surface of plastics and transform them into deadly poisonous cocktails. Once they land in the digestive tract of marine animals, the toxic substances can accumulate in their tissue.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; module_class=&#8221; et_pb_row_fullwidth&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_tablet=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/kyma-sea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/shutterstock_1261789855_web.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Toter Seevogel \/ \u00a9 Shutterstock&#8221; title_text=&#8221;shutterstock_1261789855_web&#8221; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;on&#8221; use_overlay=&#8221;on&#8221; overlay_icon_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; hover_overlay_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.22)&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; border_width_right=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_right=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/kyma-sea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/AdobeStock_240810340_web.jpeg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Meeresschildkr\u00f6te mit Plastik \/ \u00a9 Adobe Stock&#8221; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;on&#8221; use_overlay=&#8221;on&#8221; overlay_icon_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; hover_overlay_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.22)&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; border_width_right=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_right=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text module_id=&#8221;verbreitung&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Distribution in the oceans<\/h2>\n<p>It is known now that plastic pollution has reached even the most remote marine regions, such as the Arctic: During studies in 2014 and 2015, it was found that there are more than 12,000 micro plastic particles (plastic particles less than 5 millimeters in size), per one liter of sea ice. Plastic even reaches the depths of the oceans. Researchers assume that the deep sea serves as a landfill for anthropogenic plastic waste. For example, countless amounts of plastic waste have been found in the Mediterranean at a depth of more than 2,000 meters and micro plastics have been detected in various organisms living thousands of meters deep in the Atlantic and Pacific.<\/p>\n<p>Only 6% of the plastic in the oceans floats on the water surface or is washed up on beaches. The large remainder sinks to the seabed, where the long-term consequences for the organisms living there can hardly be estimated.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text module_id=&#8221;mikroplastik&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Microplastic<\/h2>\n<p>Pollution of the oceans by plastic\/plastic polymer types is not only contributed by riparian states, but also by landlocked countries such as Switzerland. Microplastics, microrubber and persistent dissolved polymers are carried into the oceans via rivers. The latest studies are alarming: every year, 1.5 million tonnes of microplastics enter the oceans via wastewater and rivers. With fatal consequences for their inhabitants. Marine animals become sick, poisoned or starve to death because of the microplastic. The plastic particles are so small that many of them pass through sewage treatment plants. Also in Switzerland: the Rhone and the Rhine, which both flow into the sea, are heavily polluted with microplastic.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone can make a contribution to curbing this invisible water pollution. KYMA&#8217;s Stop Microplastics &#8211; Save Marine Animals campaign provides information on the background to microplastic pollution in Switzerland and calls on the Federal Council and Parliament to enact the necessary measures to reduce the nationwide input of microplastics into our waters and the oceans to an absolute minimum.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_video src=&#8221;https:\/\/kyma-sea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/271650349_629838635025413_8602114067723160746_n.mp4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_video][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;CTA Box Desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#09428F&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|8px|8px|8px|8px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/kyma-sea.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Spenden_Uebersicht.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;\u00a9 Pixabay&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||28px|false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;CTA Titel&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;26px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||20px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>Donate for clean seas<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;CTA Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|45px|||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tab tab-0 tab-of-2\">Help us to continue our work for clean oceans. 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