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Original research — experimental, observational, or case-control study. Direct primary evidence.
Environmental Sources
Marine & Wildlife
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Current Problems of the World Ocean Pollution by Microplastic
Springer oceanography
2020
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Konstantin Pokazeev,
Elena Sovga,
T. O. Chaplina
Summary
Researchers reviewed the scale and sources of microplastic contamination in the world's oceans, finding that the particles' durability and the lack of effective recycling infrastructure have allowed them to accumulate globally with no clear mechanism for natural removal.
Study Type
Environmental
A review of information on the causes, sources and current volumes of microplastics contamination of the World Ocean (plastic particles smaller than 5 mm) is given. It is shown that the longevity of microplastics, combined with the lack of effective recycling...