Ahead of the Curve: GRID-Arendal Annual Report 2016
Selected publications
Fabres, J., Savelli, H., Schoolmeester, T., Rucevska, I. and Baker, E. 2016. Marine Litter Vital Graphics. United Nations Environment Programme and GRID- Arendal. Nairobi and Arendal. www.grida.no/publications/vg/marine-litter
Neumann, C., T. Bryan, L. Pendleton, A. Kaup, J. Glavan (eds). 2015. The Ocean and Us . AGEDI Abu Dhabi, UAE/GRID-Arendal, Arendal, Norway. www.grida.no/publications/the-ocean-and-us
Are most of the plastics produced still around?
ca 70 years
Average human life expectancy
2 nd generation
3 rd generation
4 th generation
few minutes to few days
Use lifespan of single use plastic products
few weeks to few years
Use lifespan of short-lived plastic products
ca 30 years
Use lifespan of long-lived plastic products
Estimated time range for plastic degradation in the marine environment
Hundreds to thousands of years
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Source: Barnes, D. K., et al., Accumulation and fragmentation of plastic debris in global environments, Biological Sciences
Graphic from the Marine Litter Vital Graphics
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