References:

Cumulative shares of plastic input from rivers

https://oceanmaterial.com/where-does-the-plastic-in-our-oceans-come-from/

Microplastics Abundance in Eastern Tropical Pacific

https://www.cleanfuture.co.in/2021/01/02/microplastics-in-human-placenta/microplastics-abundance-eastern-tropical-pacific-1140x640-1/

Plastic does not go away

https://www.boomerangalliance.org.au/plastic_pollution_resources?__cf_chl_tk=Gd5o89fbpvhZAosuS.HT0K0Cx8q8P4XKO606K5qDwkI-1759151731-1.0.1.1-9EvtQ8lkuNNLTvt6T4ukTrwOKCxSs5Nj_OgyQGqQlcM/

Study finds microplastics in 93% of bottled water

https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2018/03/16/study-finds-microplastics-in-93-percent-of-bottled-water-infographic/

The concentration of the chemical 1,3,5-Triphenylbenzene (TPB) across different locations

Islam, M. R., Welker, J., Salam, A., & Stone, E. A. (2022). Plastic burning impacts on atmospheric fine particulate matter at urban and rural sites in the USA and Bangladesh. ACS Environmental Au, 2(5), 409–417. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenvironau.1c00054

Recycling Efforts Not Enough To Solve Plastic Waste Problem

https://www.statista.com/chart/27756/global-waste-management-projections/?srsltid=AfmBOoos6gFLLZWQLKIaaoClg0z7_56SvBpvy1bktaMoDejKBoozeGYr

The Problem -- Graphics Sources

https://im.indiatimes.in/content/2019/Jul/shark_plastic_great_white_shark_plastic_sea_creatures_plastic_turtle_marine_life_plastic_plasti_1562561225_725x725.jpg?w=725&h=483&cc=1&webp=1&q=75
https://cdn.unenvironment.org/2022-02/Plastic_beach.jpeg
https://www.treehugger.com/thmb/J4TUigReGL-0we3Y1JOTPkOglD8=/750x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/plastic-in-food-1326551743-9f76d9b33c384ca4aef0a287f1eab5fc.jpg
https://wordpress.wbur.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/0611_plastics-turtle.jpg

Graphics – Canva

https://www.canva.com/