This statistic shows the plastic pollution entering the Great Lakes annually in North America based on a study published in 2016. The annual amount of plastic that enters Lake Michigan amounted to approximately 5,000 metric tons as of this time.
Annual plastic pollution entering the Great Lakes in North America as of 2016
(in metric tons per year)
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ScienceDaily. (December 19, 2016). Annual plastic pollution entering the Great Lakes in North America as of 2016 (in metric tons per year) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/687369/great-lakes-plastic-pollution-north-america/
ScienceDaily. "Annual plastic pollution entering the Great Lakes in North America as of 2016 (in metric tons per year)." Chart. December 19, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/687369/great-lakes-plastic-pollution-north-america/
ScienceDaily. (2016). Annual plastic pollution entering the Great Lakes in North America as of 2016 (in metric tons per year). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/687369/great-lakes-plastic-pollution-north-america/
ScienceDaily. "Annual Plastic Pollution Entering The Great Lakes in North America as of 2016 (in Metric Tons per Year)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Dec 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/687369/great-lakes-plastic-pollution-north-america/
ScienceDaily, Annual plastic pollution entering the Great Lakes in North America as of 2016 (in metric tons per year) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/687369/great-lakes-plastic-pollution-north-america/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Annual plastic pollution entering the Great Lakes in North America as of 2016 (in metric tons per year) [Graph], ScienceDaily, December 19, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/687369/great-lakes-plastic-pollution-north-america/
