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Overall, Geyer and his team estimated that a small number of nations accounted for the most plastic trash found in the oceans. In fact, 20 countries were responsible for 83 percent of all of the world's mismanaged plastic waste going into the deep blue sea. China was deemed the big bad wolf of plastic waste, generating up to 3.5 million tons of marine junk per year. The United States ranked 20th, dumping about 110,000 metric tons per year.

According to the study: "For five metals (arsenic, cadmium, lead, manganese and zinc), strong correlations of concentrations in uncultivated soils indicate a common source, suggesting that emissions from the complex may be a major contributor to elevated concentrations of these five metals in uncultivated soils in this area.