Along the way, it infiltrates ecosystems and causes untold harm to marine life. Yet despite the scale of this problem, global plastic production continues, placing the ocean at ever-increasing risk. What makes the ocean so vulnerable to plastic pollution – and what can we do to limit the ...
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It is clear that plastic pollution in the ocean is one of the most pressing environmental issues we are currently facing. Its consequences affect the whole planet and its inhabitants: it threatens ocean health, the health of marine species, food safety and quality, human health and coastal ...
Plastic bags tend to disrupt the environment in a serious way. They get into soil and slowly release toxic chemicals. They eventually break down into the soil, with the unfortunate consequence being that animals eat them and often choke and die.
interest in this critical, worldwide issue. However, relatively few studies have considered how marine plastic pollution may affect the smallest life in our oceans, marine microbes (Fig.1). Such microorganisms are critical to the marine food web, photosynthetic primary production and biogeochemical ...
Plastic has become indispensable for human life. When plastic debris is discarded into waterways, these items can interact with organisms. Of particular concern are microscopic plastic particles (microplastics) which are subject to ingestion by several t
Scientists have been ramping up efforts to examine the precise impacts of ocean pollution on marine life, now that plastic has been found to affect 700 different marine species according to the newstudy's lead researcher Britta Denise Hardesty. ...