Oceans and Human HealthMarine threatsMarine plastic pollution is caused by humans and has become ubiquitous in the marine environment. Despite the widely acknowledged ecological consequences, the scientific evidence regarding detrimental human health impacts is currently debated, and there is no substantive...
While extensive research has explored the effects of plastic pollution, ecosystem responses remain poorly quantified, especially in field experiments. In this study, we investigated the impact of polyester pollution, a prevalent plastic type, on coastal
Pollution of the Ocean by Plastic and Trash Garbage has been discarded into the oceans for as long as humans have sailed the seven seas or lived on seashores or near waterways flowing into the sea. Since the 1940s, plastic use has increased dramatically, resulting in a huge quantity of ...
Plastic pollution Human pathogens Plastisphere Climate change Marine environment Southern California 1. Introduction Plastic, both macroplastic (>5 mm) and microplastic (<5 mm), is one of the most ubiquitous forms of pollution in the environment, particularly in the ocean (Villarrubia-Gómez et al....
Plastic Pollution Our waste such as plastic and contaminated water makes its way to the ocean. There, it has a devastating effect on marine life. “5.25 trillion plastic particles weighing some 269,000 tons are floating on the surface of the sea” (Seltenrich). In Seltenrich’s article, “...
Since the 1950s the number of plastics in the marine environment has increased dramatically. It is estimated that between 4.8 and 12.7 million tons of land-based plastic waste end up in the ocean every year. The total negative impact on oceans has been estimated at approx. $8 billion per ...
2014). Another study estimated that more than five trillion pieces of plastic and >250,000 t are currently floating in the oceans (Eriksen et al. 2014). Once in the sea microplastics are transported around the globe by ocean currents where they persist and accumulate. Microplastics are ...
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Global oceans receive a certain portion of this plastic (Barnes et al., 2009; Law, 2017). It is largely unknown how much plastic enters and is retained in the ocean because the behavior and fate of plastics in the marine environment is still unclear. A large portion of marine plastic ...
This work has been supported by RITMARE (Ricerca Italiana per il MARE) Flagship Project, a National Research Program funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MIUR) and by EPHEMARE (Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics in marine ecosystems) Project, a JPI Oceans.References...