Oceans The Mystery of the Missing Plastic

99% of the plastic that should be floating in the oceans is missing. Even accounting for the plastic that washes up on beaches or is trapped in arctic ice, millions of tonnes has simply disappeared.

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Documentary

Overview

99% of the plastic that should be floating in the oceans is missing. Even accounting for the plastic that washes up on beaches or is trapped in arctic ice, millions of tonnes has simply disappeared. As most plastic never deteriorates, it simply breaks down into smaller and smaller particles that are invisible to the human eye, what happens to this missing ocean plastic is a mystery. In this investigation, scientists embark in search of the micro-plastics. Small, mostly invisible, toxic, they are home to the new ecosystem: the plastisphere. But where are they? Ingested by organisms? Buried under the ocean floor? Degraded by bacteria? And what is the impact of them entering the food chain?

Keywords

oceans
ocean floor
scientific study
scientific research
threatened ecosystem
plastic
ecosystems
plastic contamination
oceans rescue
microplastics
plastic pollution

Details

Status: Released
Release date: September 17, 2016
Original language: English
Countries: France
Production: CNRS Images,Via Découvertes,Tara Expéditions,Via Découvertes, CNRS Images, Tara Expéditions
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
Homepage: Official site
IMDb: tt6073768