Israel’s Coast Is Most Polluted Part of Mediterranean Sea

According to Israeli Newspaper : http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.718184 

 Did you know  that Israel’s Coast Is Most Polluted Part of Mediterranean Sea?

One of the reasons we have started GAEA- Wood Frame EyeWear is that we are Israelis and we love diving .we dive mainly in the Red sea coral reef.

During the years  we have  seen the damage  pollution is inflicted on the  reef and marine habitat .most of it because petroleum and petroleum products/Plastic pollution .{even global warming that is considered as  the main cause  for  reefs destruction worldwide is caused because of petroleum product-oil  }

When we decided to start ours online store we were looking for a products that is not only Eco-Friendly and non plastic material  but also have presence  and can  stand out  and  raise awareness for green and sustainable way of living.

Wooden Sunglasses  was exactly the product for us . it is Eco friendly and  it is also used for sea and beaches activity for eyes protection .  perfect.{Read more about "why to wear Wooden sunglasses"}

according to the article: Plastic accounts for 90 percent of local garbage in the sea, posing a danger to marine life.

"Much of the prodigious amount of garbage on Israel’s beaches ends up in the sea, making our region of the Mediterranean Sea one of the most polluted, a new study shows. The most common polluter is plastic, with the concentration of its particles in the water 10 times the average in the western Mediterranean.
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Plastic is considered one of the greatest threats to the marine environment because over time it deteriorates into tiny “microplastic” particles that cannot be treated. Another doctoral candidate at the University of Haifa, Noam Van der Hal, examined the potential toxicity of these particles and his research shows that they are absorbed into the bodies of marine animals and could harm them.
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