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  2. Marine plastic pollution - Wikipedia

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    Marine plastic pollution is a type of marine pollution by plastics, ranging in size from large original material such as bottles and bags, down to microplastics formed from the fragmentation of plastic material.

  3. The Ocean Cleanup - Wikipedia

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    In June 2017, researchers published a paper in Nature Communications, with a model of the river plastic input into the ocean. Their model estimates that between 1.15 and 2.41 million metric tonnes of plastic enter the world's oceans every year, with 86% of the input stemming from rivers in Asia.

  4. Plastic pollution in the Mediterranean sea - Wikipedia

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    Research shows that marine plastic pollution has impacts on marine ecosystems and economic activities at various levels, but further studies are currently being conducted to thoroughly investigate the size of such impacts in the Mediterranean area, both on marine biota and on human health.

  5. Plastic degradation by marine bacteria - Wikipedia

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    Plastic degradation in marine bacteria describes when certain pelagic bacteria break down polymers and use them as a primary source of carbon for energy.

  6. Microplastics - Wikipedia

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    Microplastics are fragments of any type of plastic less than 5 mm (0.20 in) in length, [1] according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) [2] [3] and the European Chemicals Agency. [4] They cause pollution by entering natural ecosystems from a variety of sources, including cosmetics, clothing, food packaging, and ...

  7. Seaspiracy - Wikipedia

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    The film explores environmental issues affecting oceans, including plastic pollution, ghost nets and overfishing, and argues that commercial fisheries are the main driver of marine ecosystem destruction.