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Microplastics in the natural environment
Original title: Mikroplastik w środowisku naturalnym
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This Polish-language review covers microplastic pollution in natural environments, explaining the sources, spread, and risks of microplastics to ecosystems and human health. The paper highlights microplastics as a serious emerging environmental hazard.
Ze wzrostem produkcji tworzyw polimerowych gwałtownie zwiększyła się ilość odpadów plastikowych. Problem dotyczy nie tylko akwenów, gdzie odpady z tworzyw tworzą dryfujące wyspy śmieci, ale także plaż i niekontrolowanych wysypisk. Realnym niebezpieczeństwem dla środowiska naturalnego oraz zdrowia ludzi i zwierząt jest tzw. mikroplastik.
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