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Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity83 CBD Technical Series No. 83 MARINE DEBRIS: understanding , PREVENTING AND MITIGATING THE SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE IMPACTS ON MARINE AND COASTAL BIODIVERSITYM arine Debris: understanding , PREVENTING and Mitigating the Significant Adverse Impacts on MARINE and Coastal Biodiversity CBD Technical Series No. 83 2 MARINE Debris: understanding , PREVENTING and Mitigating the SigniThcant Adverse Impacts on MARINE and Coastal BiodiversityPublished by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity ISBN: 9789292256258 Copyright 2016, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological DiversityThe designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological
debris can be a health and safety hazard and can also affect commercially significant resources. The vast majority of marine debris is made up of various forms of plastic that are highly persistent and often contain toxic chemicals or acquire them from the surrounding seawater. The fragmentation of plastics produces large numbers of microplastic
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