Máscaras descartáveis usadas, a “pandemia” dos oceanos / Used disposable masks, the oceans pandemic
As máscaras descartáveis têm sido uma das soluções para combater a propagação da COVID-19, mas transformaram-se numa “pandemia” nos oceanos. Quando caem no chão acidental ou deliberadamente, e não são apanhadas e colocadas no lixo, são levadas pelo vento e pela chuva para as linhas de água e, daí, para os oceanos.
De acordo com o relatório “Mashs on the Beach: The Impact of COVID-19 on Marine Plastic Pollution” da organização de conservação marinha OceansAsia, in 2020, terão chegado aos oceanos 1,56 mil milhões de máscaras descartáveis. Estas máscaras vão degradar-se ao longo de 450 anos, transformando-se lentamente em microplásticos, enquanto prejudicam a vida marinha e os ecossistemas.
One of the solutions to fight COVID-19 has been the use of disposable masks, but they turned to be the oceans “pandemic”. When they fall accidentally or deliberately, and are placed in the garbage, they are taken by the wind and the rain to the water lines and from there to the oceans.
According with the report “Masks on the Beach “The Impact of COVID-19 on Marine Plastic Pollution” of marine conservation organization OceansAsia, in 2020, will have arrived to the oceans 1,56 billion of face masks. These masks will take as long as 450 years to break down, slowly turning into micro plastics, while negatively impacting marine wildlife and ecosystems.
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