海洋里的塑料垃圾正在失踪，但这并不是好事
<p><span word="You">You</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="oceans">oceans</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="soup">soup</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="enters">enters</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="oceans">oceans</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="just">just</span> 1 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="observed">observed</span> <span word="floating">floating</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surface">surface</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>?</p><p>你可能已经听说了，我们的海洋里遍布塑料。但其实，每年进入海洋的塑料里，只有1%被看到漂浮在海面上。那剩下的去哪儿了？</p><p><span word="This">This</span> "<span word="missing">missing</span>" <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="longstanding">longstanding</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="question">question</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="date">date</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="oceanic">oceanic</span> <span word="gyres">gyres</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Garbage">Garbage</span> <span word="Patch">Patch</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="column">column</span> (<span word="the">the</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>), <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stomachs">stomachs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="marine">marine</span> <span word="wildlife">wildlife</span>.</p><p>“消失的”塑料是一个长期存在的科学问题。截至目前，搜寻的重点是海洋环流，比如大太平洋垃圾带、水柱（海洋表面和海床之间的部分）、海底和海洋动物的胃。</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="transported">transported</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="onshore">onshore</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="permanently">permanently</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="edge">edge</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="trapped">trapped</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="vegetation">vegetation</span>.</p><p>但新的研究显示海洋塑料正在被运回岸上，被永远推到远离水边的陆地上，通常被困在植被中。</p><p><span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="beaches">beaches</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="environments">environments</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sink">sink</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="marine">marine</span> <span word="debris">debris</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="findings">findings</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="implications">implications</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="tackle">tackle</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span>.</p>
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