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Container ships loose more than 10,000 containers per year. There are hundreds of thousands of containers at the bottom of the world's oceans.

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It's estimated that over 700 million gallons of oil are dumped into the oceans each year.

The biggest garbage patch in the world is found in the Pacific Ocean. It's made up of tiny plastic particles which can't be seen, but pose danger to all marine life. By preventing reflecting sunlight the plastic starves the algae and plankton living below.

Studies show that traffic and air pollution are to blame for 12% of heart attacks worldwide.

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Of all water on Earth 97.5% is salt water and 1% is fresh accessible drinkable water. The remaining 1.5% of fresh water is part of ice, found in places like the Antarctic.

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