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...

Plastic pollution Plastic pollution is the accumulation of plastic objects and particles (e.g. plastic bottles, bags and microbeads) in the Earth's environment...

marine pollution can be grouped as pollution from marine debris, plastic pollution, including microplastics, ocean acidification, nutrient pollution,...

Plastic pellet pollution is a type of marine debris originating from the plastic particles that are universally used to manufacture large-scale plastics...

water pollution has caused serious negative effects such as discarded fishing nets capturing animals, concentration of plastic debris in massive marine garbage...

Mediterranean Sea has been defined as one of the seas most affected by marine plastic pollution.[excessive citations] It has concentrations of microplastics which...

phenomenon and an unintentional case study in ocean currents and marine plastic pollution. On 13 February 1997, the Tokio Express, en route from Rotterdam...

activities affect marine life and marine habitats through overfishing, habitat loss, the introduction of invasive species, ocean pollution, ocean acidification...

by the Marine Plastic Pollution Research and Control Act of 1987 Derraik, José G.B (2002). "The pollution of the marine environment by plastic debris:...

concern focuses on microplastics. Marine plastic pollution, for example, creates garbage patches. Of all the plastic discarded so far, some 14% has been...

Plastic Soup Foundation is a non-profit marine conservation organisation that aims to reduce plastic pollution, specifically marine plastic pollution...

legislation to phase out lightweight plastic bags, because plastic never fully breaks down, causing everlasting pollution of plastics and environmental impacts...

climate change implications such as sea level rise, pollution (especially marine plastic pollution), and invasive species. The waters surrounding the Hawaiian...

marine pollution can be grouped as pollution from marine debris, plastic pollution, including microplastics, ocean acidification, nutrient pollution,...

marine plastic pollution. According to the 2020 report on progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, "current efforts to protect key marine environments...

The Plastic Pollution Coalition (PPC) is an advocacy group and social movement organization which seeks to reduce plastic pollution. PPC operates under...

Water pollution (or aquatic pollution) is the contamination of water bodies, with a negative impact on their uses.: 6  It is usually a result of human...

New York Times, ABC News, and CNN, highlighted the dangers of plastic pollution on marine wildlife and was a catalyst for the global anti-straw movement...

Proietti, Maira; Thums, Michele; Pattiaratchi, Charitha (2013). "Marine plastic pollution in waters around Australia: characteristics, concentrations, and...

address plastic pollution as a result of plastic cargo losses at sea. For example, marine insurance policies should factor in liability for marine plastic pollution...

Parley for the Oceans, on their #BackourOceans initiative to combat marine plastic pollution. She also joined Ocean Unite's 30x30 mission to protect at least...

marine pollution can be grouped as pollution from marine debris, plastic pollution, including microplastics, ocean acidification, nutrient pollution,...

committee (INC) developing an international instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment" (PDF). United Nations Environment Programme...

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Approximately 80 percent of marine plastic pollution is generated from single-use polymer products that originate from...

pollution, plastic pollution, soil contamination, radioactive contamination, thermal pollution, light pollution, and visual pollution. Pollution has widespread...

plastic pollution and citizen science. Liboiron directs the Civic Laboratory for Environmental Action Research (CLEAR), an interdisciplinary plastic pollution...

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

An ecobrick is a plastic bottle densely packed with used plastic to create a reusable building block that achieves plastic sequestration.The concept behind...

"International policies to reduce plastic marine pollution from single-use plastics (plastic bags and microbeads): A review". Marine Pollution Bulletin. 118 (1–2):...

exceptional example of marine pollution. The JUNK Raft Project was a 2008 trans-Pacific sailing voyage made to highlight the plastic in the patch, organized...