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Welcome to our blog! We're a bunch of IB students, and part of this two year embarkment, we are required to complete a science research project. Our team members are part of the different sciences to provide diversity: chemistry, physics, and biology. Our Group Four project is basically on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and the effect it has on our environment. With our different background knowledge from the diverse areas of science, we are going to give you the full story on how the Great Pacific Garbage Patch affects the world, chemically, physically, and biologically as well.

We are going to discuss the various implications provided with the disposing of trash irresponsibly, and how we can make a difference by being a little more responsible with the way we approach garbage disposal and caring for the environment.

Also known as the "trash vortex," it is located in Pacific Ocean, and stretches from Hawaii to Japan. What happens is that garbage is trapped by the currents of the North Pacific Gyre, and that poses to be a problem for the environment and marine life. As plastic photodegrades, the small particles can be ingested by neustons or other aquatic organisms, therefore harming them.
Not only does this harm the aquatic life and marine organisms, it also has an effect on us. Throughout this project, we will be discussing the situation of the trash vortex, its effects on the environment and people, and how we can help to improve this dilemma.