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14 billion pounds (6B Kg.) of garbage are dumped into the ocean every year. Most of it is plastic.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE -
Americans make up 5% of the world's population, and yet, produce 30% of the world's waste and use 25% of the world's resources.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Human pollution has caused the average length of polar bears' penises to shrink.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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For every 1 million tons of oil shipped, about 1 ton is spilled.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Almost a third of San Francisco's air pollution comes from China.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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A child diesevery 8 secondsfromcontaminated water.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Breathing the air of Beijing has the same health risks as smoking 21 cigarettes a day.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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1 in every 8 deaths on earth are linked to air pollution, a study says.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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3.4 million peopledieeach year fromwater-related causes.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Nearly 700 million Chinese peopledrink contaminated water.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Breathing the air in Mumbai, India, for just one day is equivalent to smoking 100 cigarettes.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Lake Karachay in Russia is the most radioactive and polluted lake in the world.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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In 2012, Humans generated over 49 million tons of electronic waste.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Thousands of marine creatures die by mistakenly swallowing plastic bags that resemble jellyfish.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Americans throw away 2.5 million plastic bottles per hour. Each one takes 500 years to decompose.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The Great Wall of China is not visible from space, but China's air pollution is.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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While Beijing's pollution problem is more famous, the world's most polluted city is New Delhi, India.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Fish in polluted lakes lose their sense of smell.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The groundwater of 90% of Chinese cities is polluted.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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About a third of male fish in British rivers are changing sex due to pollution, especially from contraceptive pills, a research found.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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When we account for the pollution costs associated with gasoline, it costs an extra US$3.80 per gallon.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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During London's "Great Smog" of 1952, between 4,000 and 12,000 people died in a few days due to air pollution.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Air pollution causes lung cancer and is also linked to an increased risk for bladder cancer.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Pollution kills more than 1 million seabirds and 100 million mammals every year.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Air pollution in China increases snowfall in California.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The five worst cities in the U.S. for air pollution are all in California.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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In the early years of the 20th century, horses were causing so much pollution with their poop that cars were seen as the "green" alternative.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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40% of Americans are breathing unhealthy air, according to a report by the American Lung Association.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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A study found that nearly 16,000 American babies are born premature each year at least in part because of air pollution.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Scientists dip tampons in rivers to test for pollution.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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A third of humanity, including 60% of Europeans and 80% of North Americans, live in such light polluted areas that the Milky Way is not visible at night.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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Polluted water kills children at a rate equivalent to a fully laden jumbo jet crashing every four hours.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
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The Taj Mahal's white marble exterior is gradually turning yellow due to high levels of air pollution.♦ SOURCE♺ SHARE
