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LesPalenik

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Microplastics in Arctic Ocean
« on: April 24, 2018, 02:45:55 pm »

Actually, in all oceans by now. Ice cores gathered across the Arctic Ocean reveal microplastics at concentrations two to three times higher than previously recorded.
As sea ice melts with climate change, the plastic will be released back into the water, with unknown effects on wildlife. Traces of 17 different types of plastic were found in frozen seawater.
Estimates suggest about eight million tonnes of plastic move from the land into the ocean every year, with some finding its way into remote areas, such as the Polar Regions and the deep ocean floor.

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-43879389
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Re: Microplastics in Arctic Ocean
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2018, 02:50:15 pm »

Oh dear! It means the end of the world is upon us.
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Re: Microplastics in Arctic Ocean
« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2018, 03:33:53 pm »

now we all understand why people who were delivering newspapers around 1939/1940 do not care ... just like people can't vote till certain age, they shall lose the right after certain age too...
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Re: Microplastics in Arctic Ocean
« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2018, 05:48:55 pm »

Oh dear! It means the end of the world is upon us.
Florida is better off than the Arctic ocean. In the warmer waters it takes less time for plastics to completely disintegrate. Mere 50 years for a styrofoam cup and 450 years for a "disposable" plastic water bottle.
 
here is a frightening NBC video from Lake Michigan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBuqlQpDa8A
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Re: Microplastics in Arctic Ocean
« Reply #4 on: April 24, 2018, 06:30:48 pm »

Russ has plenty of space at his place based on his photos - I'm sure he'll be fine to have it all stored there since he clearly doesn't perceive it to be a problem.
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Re: Microplastics in Arctic Ocean
« Reply #5 on: April 24, 2018, 07:46:04 pm »

Phil, I'm old enough to have seen this kind of doomsday crap over and over and over. We're still here. We'll probably still be here for a long time to come. A much more serious threat is something like an asteroid strike. But that's not a concern of left-wing politics, so nobody's hiding under the bed because of it.
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Re: Microplastics in Arctic Ocean
« Reply #6 on: April 24, 2018, 07:59:58 pm »

Phil, I'm old enough to have seen this kind of doomsday crap over and over and over. We're still here. We'll probably still be here for a long time to come. A much more serious threat is something like an asteroid strike. But that's not a concern of left-wing politics, so nobody's hiding under the bed because of it.

Sigh.
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Microplastics in Arctic Ocean
« Reply #7 on: April 24, 2018, 08:06:32 pm »

Sigh.
Double sigh


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Re: Microplastics in Arctic Ocean
« Reply #8 on: April 24, 2018, 10:15:18 pm »

Double sigh
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Triple sigh. Another fact denier.
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Re: Microplastics in Arctic Ocean
« Reply #9 on: April 24, 2018, 10:18:17 pm »

Phil, I'm old enough to have seen this kind of doomsday crap over and over and over. We're still here. We'll probably still be here for a long time to come. A much more serious threat is something like an asteroid strike. But that's not a concern of left-wing politics, so nobody's hiding under the bed because of it.

I'd wager that the probability of the human race being smothered by plastics (micro or larger variety) is higher than by an asteroid strike.
Although most lakes and rivers in Canada are still relatively clean, they are not quite as pristine as in the past. And when it comes to Florida public beaches, they are mostly very clean, but that's due mainly to the cleaning crews every morning.
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Re: Microplastics in Arctic Ocean
« Reply #10 on: April 24, 2018, 10:41:42 pm »

Phil, I'm old enough to have seen this kind of doomsday crap over and over and over. We're still here. We'll probably still be here for a long time to come. A much more serious threat is something like an asteroid strike. But that's not a concern of left-wing politics, so nobody's hiding under the bed because of it.

And I'm old enough to recognise people talking crap over and over and over.

Let's be clear.  Being old isn't a qualification.  It's an opportunity.  Squandering it by ignoring things that don't fit your paradigm just adds to the crap.

I'm also young enough to realise that I need somewhere to live for the next 4 decades, and my neices and nephews for another couple beyond that.  Do you want to live in a pile of crap?  Go right ahead.  I don't.
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Re: Microplastics in Arctic Ocean
« Reply #11 on: April 25, 2018, 12:27:17 am »

« Last Edit: April 25, 2018, 12:30:30 am by Peter McLennan »
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Re: Microplastics in Arctic Ocean
« Reply #12 on: April 25, 2018, 01:20:57 am »

Your image, Peter?  One picture worth thousands words.
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Re: Microplastics in Arctic Ocean
« Reply #13 on: April 25, 2018, 03:36:16 am »

Hard to know where to begin really.
It's all very well for we elderly privileged to sneer at that which won't affect them, but meanwhile in the rest of the world many folks wish to exercise a little caution and avoid feeding plastic to their children or to pregnant women. And not just because of endocrine disruptors.
Even sea salt is now full of the bloody stuff, for heaven's sake.
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Re: Microplastics in Arctic Ocean
« Reply #14 on: April 25, 2018, 05:03:33 am »

Not to worry, when the ice melts we'll have plastic bottle islands for the penguins to live on.

Cheers,
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Re: Microplastics in Arctic Ocean
« Reply #15 on: April 25, 2018, 05:50:47 am »

My camera club used to provide free water in plastic bottles at the meetings. With over 100 members at the meetings, the annual consumption ran in excess of 1,000 bottles. 
After two of our members came back from Antarctica, they asked the club management to stop this practice. Now it's been a year since that change, and nobody is missing the bottles.
 
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Re: Microplastics in Arctic Ocean
« Reply #16 on: April 25, 2018, 07:15:05 am »

I'm ROTFL at the predictability of what I see here.
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Re: Microplastics in Arctic Ocean
« Reply #17 on: April 25, 2018, 07:28:39 am »

I'm ROTFL at the predictability of what I see here.

ROTFL, you calling others predictable?

Come on Russ, there must be someone caring about future generations hiding behind your pose.
In your lifetime, you haven't had enough exposure to microplastics to drastically affect your health, but younger generations will.
It's in their food, their water, and in their air (think sea salt, particulate matter).
Breathing frequency is also much higher in younger people.

Cheers,
Bart
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Re: Microplastics in Arctic Ocean
« Reply #18 on: April 25, 2018, 07:44:19 am »

I'm ROTFL at the predictability of what I see here.

Yes, I will predictably call BS when I see it.

I think you need to take a selfie, actually, Russ.
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Re: Microplastics in Arctic Ocean
« Reply #19 on: April 25, 2018, 07:50:57 am »

Keep making my day, guys.
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