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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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Jurnal Ekologi, Masyarakat dan Sains, 2021 The sea is considered a waste disposal place because of its large volume of water and the ability to dilute all kinds of foreign substances. The community has ignored marine pollution for many years and gradually causes pollution effects from waste ...
Aulia'fi Jalatami +2 more
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Understanding individual and population-level effects of plastic pollution on marine megafauna
Endangered Species Research, 2020 Plastic pollution is increasing rapidly throughout the world’s oceans and is considered a major threat to marine wildlife and ecosystems. Although known to cause lethal or sub-lethal effects to vulnerable marine megafauna, population-level impacts of ...
Senko, JF +5 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Marine plastic pollution is projected to increase globally in the next few decades. This holds true for South America where the number of species that interacts with plastics is increasing.
Victoria González Carman +7 more
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Yuridika, 2019 The ocean and its marine resources play an important role in providing sources of livelihood to the Indonesian people. Indonesia is currently dealing with a major plastic waste problem, and this, in turn, also impacts the marine environment since the ...
Ulya Yasmine Prisandani +1 more
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Impacts of microplastics on marine organisms: Present perspectives and the way forward
Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research, 2022 The present review is detailed on the microplastics occurrences and their size, types besides impacts of microplastics from phytoplankton to marine mammals.
K. Nanthini devi +3 more
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The Impact of Marine Plastic Pollution in Asia-Pacific on Small-Scale Fisher’s Rights
Human Rights in the Global South, 2023 This paper examines the impact of marine plastic pollution on small-scale fishers in Asia-Pacific countries and how the existing international law accommodates this problem. The research method used is doctrinal legal research with a statute approach and
Ida Bagus Ayodya Maheswara
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Quantifying Transboundary Plastic Pollution in Marine Protected Areas Across the Mediterranean Sea
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 Micro- and macro-plastics pollution is a growing threat for marine biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, and consequently human wellbeing. Numerical models that consider main sources of plastics and simulate their dispersal characteristics are unique ...
Yannis Hatzonikolakis +8 more
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