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verstohlen t1_j69il6d wrote

Reply to comment by CompromisedCEO in UV light from the sun slowly breaks down plastics on the ocean’s surfaces: researchers calculate that about two percent of visibly floating plastic may disappear from the ocean surface in this way each year by giuliomagnifico

Mercury and plastics in fish, and the Fukishima incident, Japan dumping radioactive water into the ocean have me questioning my decision to eat a tuna sandwich for lunch.

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zypofaeser t1_j6bdbbm wrote

Less than what's already in the ocean in terms of radioactivity.

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Partykongen t1_j69oru3 wrote

It will be so diluted that it's not an issue for you.

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