The problem of marine debris, especially plastics, should not be underestimated. A large amount of plastic waste such as plastic bottles and plastic bags is a great disaster for marine life. In 20 17, scientists had a stranded kiss weighing about 2 tons. 30 plastic bags were found in the whale. When the whale was found, it was dying and eventually died.
Harm of garbage
1, air pollution
Garbage is a complex mixture. In the process of transportation and open storage, organic matter decomposes to produce stench, releasing a large number of pollutants such as ammonia and sulfide into the atmosphere, among which volatile organic gases exceed 100, and these releases contain a variety of carcinogenic and teratogenic substances. Things. Plastic film, scraps of paper and dust fluttered with the wind, forming "white pollution".
2. Polluted water bodies
Harmful components in garbage are easily washed into groundwater by rainwater, and a large number of acidic and alkaline organic pollutants will be produced during garbage stacking or pit filling, and so will heavy metals in garbage. Seepage generated by garbage pollution source seeps into underground water body through soil; Garbage is directly discharged into rivers, lakes or oceans, causing more serious pollution.