The Mediterranean suffers more pollution from discarded plastics than any other sea, especially the north-west sector that washes up on holiday resorts in Spain, France and Italy, an ecological study has found.
Around 6.5million tons of rubbish lie below the surface of the world's oceans. The highest concentration by far - including almost 2,000 pieces of plastic per square kilometre - is in the Mediterranean, according to the study. It was carried out by Greenpeace, the environmental group, for the University of Exeter.
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Our perception that the Mediterranean is clean is false, campaigners say. "During the holiday season the beaches are cleaned constantly. But, if you stroll along a beach between September and May, you find plastic rubbish all over the place," Mr Rodriguez said.
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With about 2000 pieces of discarded plastic per square kilometer, the Mediterranean is thought to have a higher concentration of plastic trash than any other sea. Plastic bottles and plastic bags make up the bulk of this waste. The real problem is that this trash accumulates and does not degrade so the concentration will grow higher over time.
