Oceans The Mystery of the Missing Plastic

Oceans The Mystery of the Missing Plastic

52 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 2016

As most plastic never deteriorates, it simply breaks down into smaller and smaller particles that are invisible to the human eye, what happens to this missing ocean plastic is a mystery. In this investigation, scientists embark in search of the micro-plastics. Small, mostly invisible, toxic, they are home to the new ecosystem: the plastisphere. But where are they? Ingested by organisms? Buried under the ocean floor? Degraded by bacteria? And what is the impact of them entering the food chain?

Oceans The Mystery of the Missing Plastic

52 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 2016

Oceans The Mystery of the Missing Plastic
As most plastic never deteriorates, it simply breaks down into smaller and smaller particles that are invisible to the human eye, what happens to this missing ocean plastic is a mystery. In this investigation, scientists embark in search of the micro-plastics. Small, mostly invisible, toxic, they are home to the new ecosystem: the plastisphere. But where are they? Ingested by organisms? Buried under the ocean floor? Degraded by bacteria? And what is the impact of them entering the food chain?
Producers Via Découvertes
Original title Oceans The Mystery of the Missing Plastic
Directors Vincent Perazio
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