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Facts about Styrofoam Litter (Expanded Polystyrene Foam)
www.cleanwater.org3 1 California Coastal Commission / Miriam Gordon (2006) “Eliminating Land-based Discharges of Marine Debris in California: A Plan of Action from The Plastic Debris Project,” at 2 and 15 www.plasticdebris.org 2 J.G.B. Derraik, “The pollution of the marine environment by plastic debris: a review” Marine Pollution Bulletin 44 (2002): 843;
Plastic Waste ManageMent - 164.100.228.143:8080
164.100.228.143plastic also causes soil pollution and have now started resulting in presence of micro plastics in soil. • Pollution in Oceans The increased presence of plastic on the ocean surface has resulted in more serious problems. Since most of the plastic debris that reaches the ocean remains floating for years as it does not decompose
Plastic Debris in the Ocean
portals.iucn.orgPlastic debris has now become the most serious problem af-fecting the marine environment, not only for coastal areas of developing countries that lack appropriate waste management infrastructures, but also for the world’s oceans as a whole because slowly degrading large plastic items generate mi-
Plastic waste release caused by COVID-19 and its fate in ...
www.pnas.orgThe plastic debris could also facilitate species invasion and transport of contaminants including the COVID-19 virus (21–23). Despite the potential impacts, the total amount of pandemic-associated plastic waste and its environmental and health impacts are largely unknown. Here, we estimate the amount of excess plas-