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Connecticut Water Trails

Basic Concepts

Paddling Resources 

Water Trails & Water Pollution

Causes Of Water Pollution

Types Of Water Pollution

Connecticut Water Trails Program

Water Trails & Water Pollution

Causes Of Water Pollution - Marine Dumping

 

 

Dumping of litter in the ocean can cause huge problems. Litter items such as 6-pack ring packaging can get caught in marine animals and may result in death. Different items take different lengths of time to degrade in water:

  • Cardboard – Takes 2 weeks to degrade.

  • Newspaper – Takes 6 weeks to degrade.

  • Photodegradable Packaging – Takes 6 weeks to degrade.

  • Foam – Takes 50 years to degrade.

  • Styrofoam – Takes 80 years to degrade.

  • Aluminum – Takes 200 years to degrade.

  • Plastic Packaging – Takes 400 years to degrade.

  • Glass – It takes so long to degrade that we don’t know the exact time

 

 

 


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