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Marine birds and plastic pollution
Marine Ecology Progress Series, 1987 The intrinsic properties and widespread presence of plastic particles in the marine environment have profound effects on birds inhabiting the world's oceans. Industrial and user-plastics composed of polystyrene, polypropylene, polyethylene, styrofoam, and polyvinyl chloride are the most prevalent forms of plastic marine pollution.
MY Azzarello, ES Van Vleet
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Jurnal Media Hukum, 2022 The predominance of irresponsible and unsustainable plastic usage in Indonesia poses an urgent and alarming danger to the ecosystem. This paper discussed the legislative and regulatory mechanism in place in Indonesia to manage marine plastic pollution ...
David Tan
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Environmental status of marine plastic pollution in Spain
Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2021 The excessive use of plastic in our society is causing a massive accumulation, since it is a non-biodegradable product and with still poor recycling rates. This effect can be observed in the seas, which more and more plastic waste are accumulating.
Martín Lara, María Ángeles +4 more
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Plastic pollution impacts on marine carbon biogeochemistry
Environmental Pollution, 2021 One of the major challenges in understanding the dynamics of the ocean's health and functioning is the potential impact of the increasing presence of plastic. Besides the verified and macroscopic effects on marine wildlife and habitats, micro and macroplastics offer potential sites for microbial activity and chemical leaching.
Galgani, Luisa, Loiselle, Steven A.
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 Marine plastic waste is one of the most difficult global ocean governance issues at present, and is also the focus of marine waste governance in the Yellow Sea and East China Sea region surrounded by China, Japan, and Republic of Korea (ROK).
Huijuan Hao, Chenfan Jiang
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Enhancing consumption responsibility to address global plastic pollution.
, 2022 Plastic pollution is a global crisis, especially in the marine environment. Excessive consumption and unsound disposal are responsible for the constant accumulation of plastic waste, resulting in plastic litter and microplastic contamination on a global ...
An, Lihui +2 more
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Impact of Plastic Debris on the Gut Microbiota of Caretta caretta From Northwestern Adriatic Sea
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Plastic pollution is nowadays a relevant threat for the ecological balance in marine ecosystems. Small plastic debris (PD) can enter food webs through various marine organisms, with possible consequences on their physiology and health. The loggerhead sea
Elena Biagi +16 more
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Advances in the Prevention and Management of Marine Plastic Waste Pollution in China [PDF]
中国工程科学In recent years, global marine plastic waste pollution has become increasingly severe, posing a serious threat to marine ecosystems and human health, and it has become one of the urgent environmental issues of great concern.
Wenchao Ma +10 more
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Plastic Marine Pollution in the Gulf of Maine
Maine Policy Review, 2023 Plastic pollution is a leading environmental issue because of its demonstrated and potential harms to wildlife, as well as to ecosystem and human health. The Gulf of Maine has already suffered ecological shifts due to recent unprecedented warming of ocean waters, with consequences to coastal economies that rely on ecosystem services.
Lavender Law, Kara +2 more
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Valuation of marine plastic pollution in the European Arctic: Applying an integrated choice and latent variable model to contingent valuation [PDF]
, 2019 Despite its remoteness, marine plastic pollution is a significant environmental problem in the Arctic. In Svalbard, for example, plastics are found on the shorelines, in the water column, on the ocean floor and in the ice. Organisms have been observed to
Falk-Andersson, J +13 more
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