Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Chaos_Space_Marines
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| gptkbp:affects |
marine life
|
| gptkbp:composed_of |
larger plastic items
|
| gptkbp:consists_of |
plastic debris
|
| gptkbp:discovered_by |
1970s
|
| gptkbp:has_connection_to |
gptkb:sustainable_development
marine biologists public health coastal communities marine conservation efforts fishermen oceanographers wildlife conservationists environmental education. marine conservationists environmental policy makers ocean cleanup initiatives |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Great Pacific Garbage Patch
|
| gptkbp:impact |
ocean currents
|
| gptkbp:ingredients |
1.8 trillion pieces of plastic
|
| gptkbp:is_approximately |
1.6 million square kilometers
|
| gptkbp:is_aresource_for |
global trade
littering ocean pollution shipping activities single-use plastics industrial waste disposal poor waste management consumer habits fishing gear loss inadequate recycling efforts ocean currents convergence |
| gptkbp:is_associated_with |
climate change
|
| gptkbp:is_atype_of |
marine ecosystems
|
| gptkbp:is_being_addressed_by |
gptkb:international_treaties
|
| gptkbp:is_being_investigated_for |
health impacts on marine species
|
| gptkbp:is_characterized_by |
high concentration of microplastics
|
| gptkbp:is_considered_aserious |
gptkb:sustainable_development
|
| gptkbp:is_considered_asource_of |
marine pollution
|
| gptkbp:is_documented_in |
gptkb:scientific_research
|
| gptkbp:is_home_to |
toxic chemicals
|
| gptkbp:is_influenced_by |
oceanic currents
|
| gptkbp:is_inhabited_by |
marine organisms
|
| gptkbp:is_linked_to |
urban runoff
plastic production consumer waste |
| gptkbp:is_monitored_by |
environmental organizations
|
| gptkbp:is_often_compared_to |
other oceanic garbage patches
|
| gptkbp:is_often_seen_in |
a solid island
|
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:Great_Pacific_Garbage_Patch_System
oceanic gyres |
| gptkbp:is_studied_in |
gptkb:scientists
|
| gptkbp:is_subject_to |
cleanup efforts
|
| gptkbp:is_visible_from |
satellite imagery
oceanographic studies |
| gptkbp:located_in |
gptkb:North_Pacific_Ocean
Hawaii and California |
| gptkbp:was_affecting |
biodiversity
fishing industries tourism industries |
| gptkbp:was_akey_figure_in |
environmental activism
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Pacific_Gyre
gptkb:The_Ocean_Cleanup gptkb:North_Pacific_Gyre |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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