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2/2: …most of its colour & shine, & the balloon would have become just a large grubby sheet of plastic breaking apart in the environment.
Photo Zoe Lucas. #balloonpollution #stopballoonreleases #beacheddebris #beachedplastics 
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1/5🧵: Beached Balloon Debris 🌎 #SableIsland #NorthAtlantic #beacheddebris #beachedplastics
During the last #beachsurvey, a glimpse of white ribbon & edges of a plastic balloon in the sand indicated more beneath the surface - a dozen foil &/or Mylar balloons & about 30 latex balloons, all deflated..

Masks and Worms (1/5🧵) 🌎
Beginning in early 2020, it was expected that lost & discarded single-use #facemasks would be as abundant among the #beacheddebris on #SableIsland as they are in coastal areas worldwide. However, to date <25 have been recorded in the #beachsurvey program. Why so few?…