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Marine microplastics

Current Biology 2017 38 citations

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This review discusses the devastating effects of marine microplastics on ocean ecosystems, covering physical harm to organisms, chemical contamination, and ecological disruption across trophic levels. It serves as an accessible summary for communicating the scale and severity of the marine microplastic pollution problem.

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Galloway and Lewis discuss marine microplastics and their devastating effects on ocean ecosystems.

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