Parte da poluição por plásticos permanece na superfície do oceano por mais de um século.
- Professor of Environmental Geochemistry, Queen Mary University of London
Some plastic pollution lingers at the ocean’s surface for more than a century.
As floods get more severe and more frequent as a result of climate change, the risk of toxic pollutants being released from old landfills rises.
Killer whales among the animals at risk from a ‘second wave’ of pollutants, as coasts erode and sea levels rise.
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