This statistic displays the distribution of the world's sources of ocean microplastics as of 2018. As of thattime, some 28 percent of the ocean's microplastics originated from car tires. It is estimated that microplastics account for 94 percent of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in the ocean.
Distribution of ocean microplastics sources worldwide as of 2018*
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Citi Research. (August 29, 2018). Distribution of ocean microplastics sources worldwide as of 2018* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/909561/sources-of-ocean-microplastics/
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Citi Research. (2018). Distribution of ocean microplastics sources worldwide as of 2018*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/909561/sources-of-ocean-microplastics/
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