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Latex balloons are the most common type found in the stomach of dead animals. They are made from rubber treated with various chemicals to aid manufacturing and prevent their decomposition. Latex balloons are NOT considered eco-friendly and pose a serious risk to marine animals.
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“Once in the ocean, the deflated balloons – just like plastic bags and other floating plastic garbage – look like food (mainly jellyfish) to some sea creatures. When marine animals, particularly sea turtles, eat the floating plastic, their digestive systems become blocked and the animals die.”
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Deliberate releases of tens, hundreds or sometimes thousands of balloons are common sights at weddings, graduations, memorials, sporting eventsand other celebrations. These fleeting feel-good acts inflict long-lasting and potentially deadly consequences on the environment and wildlife. Balloons filled with helium – a finite and rapidly dwindling re...
Unlike Mylar balloons, latex balloons burst in the atmosphere, shredding into small pieces that, when floating on the surface of water, resemble jellyfish or squid. Plastic debris in the ocean can also become coated with algae and other marine microbes that produce a chemical scent, which sea turtles, seabirds, fishand other marine life associate w...
Environmental organizations are working to both clean up and record data on plastic pollution and marine debris, including balloons. Between 2016 and 2018, volunteers with the Alliance for the Great Lakes picked up and recorded more than 18,000 pieces of balloon debris. In 2019 the International Coastal Cleanup, an annual event organized by the Oce...
Thanks to research like this and work by organizations such as Balloons Blow, the Alliance for the Great Lakes and the NOAA Marine Debris Program, awareness of balloon pollution is growing. More people are choosing to use alternatives and urging schools, businesses and other organizations to stop balloon releases. A growing movement across the Unit...
Information on balloons (or parts of them) brought aboard our research vessel includes: • Date and location of retrieved debris • Number and material of balloons • Ocean conditions • Presence of injured wildlife. The database on balloon debris will be correlated to our large OCS database.
Jan 6, 2016 · They are made of a urethane-coated nylon, which is the same material used to haul shipwrecks from lake and sea floors—a fabric that can withstand a good deal of force from air deep...
Balloons in the marine environment harm and kill animals in the ocean and on land. Whales, turtles, and other marine life often mistake balloons for their natural prey, such as jellyfish and squid. Once eaten, balloons can block the digestive systems of animals, causing a long and painful death through starvation.
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Nov 22, 2018 · Meet the woman who is on a mission to save marine life by using the big screen to expose the dangers of helium balloons and their impact on the oceans.
