This statistic displays the amount of time it takes for various materials to degrade in water. For styrofoam, it takes up to 80 years for degradation. In some of the most polluted parts of the ocean, the mass of plastic can be more than six times the mass of plankton.
Time taken for waste to degrade in water, by material type
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Dive.in. (March 1, 2016). Time taken for waste to degrade in water, by material type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/523978/time-required-for-waste-to-degrade-in-water-by-type/
Dive.in. "Time taken for waste to degrade in water, by material type ." Chart. March 1, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/523978/time-required-for-waste-to-degrade-in-water-by-type/
Dive.in. (2016). Time taken for waste to degrade in water, by material type . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/523978/time-required-for-waste-to-degrade-in-water-by-type/
Dive.in. "Time Taken for Waste to Degrade in Water, by Material Type ." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/523978/time-required-for-waste-to-degrade-in-water-by-type/
Dive.in, Time taken for waste to degrade in water, by material type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/523978/time-required-for-waste-to-degrade-in-water-by-type/ (last visited April 18, 2024)
Time taken for waste to degrade in water, by material type [Graph], Dive.in, March 1, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/523978/time-required-for-waste-to-degrade-in-water-by-type/