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Europe and the Mediterranean
2,00,000 tons of plastic
is dumped in the Mediterranean Sea which is the most polluted in the European Sea
75 % to 96 %
of the European Ocean faces a severe contamination problem, with well-known contaminants, such as cadmium and mercury,
Concentrations of microplastics
at sea surface exceed
64 million floating particles
per square kilometer
in certain locations.
An estimated 730 tonnes
of plastic waste
is dumped every day
Plastics account for 95 to 100%
of total floating litter,
and more than 50% of
seabed litter
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
There is a continuous discharge of untreated wastewater and industrial waste which keeps the Mediterranean Sea contaminated.
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