Table of ContentsIntroduction1. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch1.1. Distribution of plastic objects in the Pacific Ocean1.2. Features of Great Pacific Garbage Patch1.3. The discovery of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch2. Effects on wildlife2.1. Characteristics of plastics2.2. Plastic with birds and sea animals3. Examples of reducing plastic waste3.1. Clean3.2. Law to solve plastic pollution4. Recommendations5. ConclusionReferences1. IntroductionThe oceans make up seventy percent of the Earth's surface and are the largest place where various species live and accumulate. However, human waste, such as oil spills, toxic industrial wastewater and garbage dumping, is becoming increasingly deadly and harming the ocean ecosystem after rapid progress in industrial and technological development. The most destructive are plastic waste, which cannot be biodegraded, and becomes the most serious for the health of the ocean ecosystem. Scientists have already begun to face this problem and are trying to find a way to solve it. The purpose of this research paper is to present the characteristics of plastic pollution in the Pacific Ocean. First, the report presents the causes of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Then, it demonstrates the effects on marine ecosystems and on humans. Finally, it will make a recommendation on what humans can do to improve and save the Pacific Ocean.2. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a giant plastic field located in the northwest Pacific Ocean. This section will discuss how plastic debris enters the Pacific Ocean and introduce the character of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch...... middle of paper ......ic-decomposes-oceans-seas.htmlDay, RH (1988). The quantitative distribution and characteristics of Neuston plastic in the North Pacific Ocean. Alaska: University of Alaska. Gorman, S. (August 4, 2009). Scientists study a huge patch of plastic in the Pacific. Retrieved from Recters: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5730ET20090804Moorel, CJ (nd). A comparison of plastic and plankton in the central gyre of the North Pacific. Retrieved from http://www.alguita.com/gyre.pdfOwen, R. (January 10, 2010). Welcome to the Gyre Cleanup project. Retrieved from http://gyrecleanup.org/: http://gyrecleanup.org/Sohn, E. (August 29, 2009). Plastic in the oceans releases chemicals. Retrieved from Discovery News: http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/08/20/plastic-ocean-decompose.htmlU.S. law. (2002, January 24). Retrieved from Justia.com: http://law.justia.com/us/codes/title33/33usc1915.html