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Plastic Pollution from Ships
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This review examines shipping as a source of marine plastic pollution, noting that despite international bans on plastic disposal at sea, monitoring data confirm that ships continue to contribute plastic litter, and discusses mitigation measures and outstanding questions regarding human health risks.
The environmental impact of shipping on marine environment includes discharge of garbage. Plastic litter is of particular concern due to abundance, resistance to degradation and detrimental effect on marine biota. According to recently published studies, a further research is required to assess human health risk. Monitoring data indicate that despite banning plastic disposal at sea, shipping is still a source of plastic pollution. Some of the measures to combat the problem are discussed.
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