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There is a garbage patch of plastic in the Pacific Ocean.

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Is it true that there is a garbage patch of plastic in the Pacific Ocean?

Yes. Multiple reference and peer-reviewed sources describe the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a mass of plastic debris between California and Japan, as an existing accumulation in the North Pacific Ocean.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 9 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

Evidence for · 9
Garbage patch
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Garbage patch. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garbage_patch

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Pacific Ocean
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Pacific Ocean. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Ocean

Wikipedia: Indian Ocean garbage patch
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Wikipedia: Indian Ocean garbage patch. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Ocean_garbage_patch

Great Pacific Garbage Patch - Wikipedia
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Great Pacific Garbage Patch - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_Garbage_Patch

Reduce the Plastic Debris: A Model Research on the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch
2010
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Zhang, Y., Zhang, Y. B., Feng, Y., & Yang, X. J. (2010). Reduce the Plastic Debris: A Model Research on the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.113-116.59

Monitoring Methods Study on the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch
2010
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Monitoring Methods Study on the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch. (2010). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1109/icmss.2010.5577101

High concentrations of floating neustonic life in the plastic-rich North Pacific Garbage Patch
2023
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High concentrations of floating neustonic life in the plastic-rich North Pacific Garbage Patch. (2023). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001646

Distribution of floating inertial particles in the ocean by their density: formation and evolution of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
2026
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AC, E. & AHD, C. (2026). Distribution of floating inertial particles in the ocean by their density: formation and evolution of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-8554568/v1

Relative Abundance of Floating Plastic Debris and Neuston in the Eastern North Pacific Ocean
2021
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Egger, M., Quiros, L., Quiros, L., Leone, G., Ferrari, F., & Boerger, C. M. (2021). Relative Abundance of Floating Plastic Debris and Neuston in the Eastern North Pacific Ocean. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.626026

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