Lake Erie's Great Garbage Patch is even denser than the one in the Atlantic

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Lake Erie's Great Garbage Patch is even denser than the one in the Atlantic

Oceans aren’t the only bodies of water where tiny bits of plastic are collecting into huge, polluting concentrations. Atlantic Cities reports that scientists have started looking at the same problem in the Great Lakes — and they’re finding that, in some cases, the problem is even worse there than out in the oceans: [Lorena Rios-Mendoza, an oceanographer at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, and] her team recently sampled sections of Lake Erie … and discovered that the water’s been invaded by great quantities of microplastics mostly smaller than grains of rice. Specifically, they measured concentrations between 1,500 and 1.7 million particles per square mile, which is 24 percent greater than what they found in the Atlantic Ocean’s debris field. The garbage patch we hear the most about is the one in the Pacific, but wherever these are found, they’re causing problems. (The...

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@RuinsOfAmerica » 15 Apr '13, 12am
Oceans aren't the only bodies of water where tiny bits of plastic are collecting into huge, polluting concentrations. [link]
@samphillips21 » 13 Apr '13, 2pm
another great job done by the great system of capitalism.. [link]
@aagaardfarms » 13 Apr '13, 1pm
Have you heard about the dangerous piles of floating garbage in the oceans? Well, they're in our lakes, too! [link]
@mzfrizzlepeci » 13 Apr '13, 1pm
#EnviroQuest : “@grist: Lake Erie's Great Garbage Patch is even denser than the one in the Atlantic [link]”
@shawncmcd » 13 Apr '13, 4am
Troubling news. RT @grist: Lake Erie's Great Garbage Patch is even denser than the one in the Atlantic [link]
@lauraetam » 13 Apr '13, 2am
Sad. RT @grist Lake Erie's Great Garbage Patch is even denser than the one in the Atlantic [link]
@Houshinto » 13 Apr '13, 1am
"@grist: Lake Erie's Great Garbage Patch is even denser than the one in the Atlantic [link]"-Fact there's one is terrible.
@shelleyshell4 » 13 Apr '13, 1am
"@grist: Lake Erie's Great Garbage Patch is even denser than the one in the Atlantic [link]" @TorontoStar
@StacyDVanDeveer » 13 Apr '13, 1am
Grim. “@grist: Lake Erie's Great Garbage Patch is even denser than the one in the Atlantic [link]”
@etsie_ » 13 Apr '13, 1am
for real? #letsgetittogether “@grist: Lake Erie's Great Garbage Patch is even denser than the one in the Atlantic [link]”
@SPeteDave » 11 Apr '13, 7pm
RT @gardencatlady: Lake Erie’s Great Garbage Patch is even denser than the one in the Atlantic | Grist [link]
@nature_ny » 11 Apr '13, 3pm
trash troubles in the Great Lakes! [link] via @grist
@RegisDudley » 11 Apr '13, 1pm
RT @SarahZielinski: Like the oceans, Lake Erie has a garbage patch. [link]
@SarahZielinski » 11 Apr '13, 1pm
Like the oceans, Lake Erie has a garbage patch. [link]
@AnimalsWildlife » 11 Apr '13, 12pm
Where does your #trash go? Lake Erie's Great Garbage Patch is even denser than the one in the #Atlantic [link] via @grist
@JuneauTek » 11 Apr '13, 5am
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@ChrisOfCleve » 11 Apr '13, 4am
RT @Etheostomatt: MT @ecoscigeek: Lake Erie's Great Garbage Patch is even denser than the one in the Atlantic [link] & [link]
@cmusician » 11 Apr '13, 4am
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@GCCCanada » 11 Apr '13, 3am
Yummy fish fed delicious plastic! [link]
@Etheostomatt » 11 Apr '13, 3am
MT @ecoscigeek: Lake Erie's Great Garbage Patch is even denser than the one in the Atlantic [link] & [link]
» 11 Apr '13, 3am
Lake Erie’s Great Garbage Patch is even denser than the one in the Atlantic [link] @grist #environment #cdnpoli #ONpoli
@garyglx5 » 11 Apr '13, 2am
How will $300M in federal #GLRI money deal with Lake Erie's plastic garbage patch, huh? #GreatLakes [link]
@missymolenda » 11 Apr '13, 2am
"@ecoscigeek: RT @grist: Lake Erie's Great Garbage Patch is even denser than the one in the Atlantic [link]" Gross.
@cheryldamian » 11 Apr '13, 2am
First: river burned. Now: Lake Erie's Great Garbage Patch denser than one in Atlantic. @grist [link] [link]
@Snowgoggles » 11 Apr '13, 2am
We have fucked this planet. @grist: Lake Erie's Great Garbage Patch is even denser than the one in the Atlantic [link]"”
@jaidzz » 11 Apr '13, 2am
"@grist: Lake Erie's Great Garbage Patch is even denser than the one in the Atlantic [link]" #cndpoli
@ArcticFrank » 11 Apr '13, 2am
Interested in all great lakes RT @grist: Lake Erie's Great Garbage Patch is even denser than the one in the Atlantic [link]"
@DEdwardBeck » 11 Apr '13, 2am
“refreshing swim” in Lake Erie? HA RT @grist Lake Erie's Great Garbage Patch even denser than the one in the Atlantic [link]
@akmakansi » 11 Apr '13, 2am
RT @grist: Lake Erie's Great Garbage Patch is even denser than the one in the Atlantic [link]
@loriandwhillie » 10 Apr '13, 5pm
RT @gristlist: Lake Erie’s Great Garbage Patch is even denser than the one in the Atlantic [link]
@gristlist » 10 Apr '13, 5pm
Lake Erie’s Great Garbage Patch is even denser than the one in the Atlantic [link]
@LakeErieWater » 10 Apr '13, 5pm
#Pollution isn't just a problem in the ocean, it's a problem for the #GreatLakes as well- including #LakeErie: [link]
@TimElmer » 11 Apr '13, 2am
RT @grist: Lake Erie's Great Garbage Patch is even denser than the one in the Atlantic [link]
@JAVeale » 11 Apr '13, 2am
RT @grist: Lake Erie's Great Garbage Patch is even denser than the one in the Atlantic [link]
@michaelWvans » 11 Apr '13, 2am
RT @grist: Lake Erie's Great Garbage Patch is even denser than the one in the Atlantic [link]
@grist » 11 Apr '13, 2am
Lake Erie's Great Garbage Patch is even denser than the one in the Atlantic [link]