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A Perspective on Marine Pollution

This essay reviews major categories of marine pollution — including plastics, sewage, heavy metals, and oil spills — and their sources and effects on coastal and ocean ecosystems. It frames plastic pollution as one of the most visible and persistent threats to marine environments and human communities that depend on them.

2018 7 citations
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A Review on the Impact of Plastic Debris on Marine Environment

This review summarizes the types, sources, and impacts of plastic debris in marine environments, covering both macro- and microplastics and their effects on marine biodiversity. The paper also discusses global initiatives and policy frameworks aimed at reducing marine plastic pollution.

2021 Modern Concepts in Material Science 6 citations
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The Contribution of Microplastics to Marine Pollution

This review examines the contribution of microplastics to marine pollution, covering the pathways by which plastic particles enter ocean systems, their distribution across ocean basins, effects on marine life, and the challenges of reducing the flow of plastic into the sea.

2025 International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology
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Microplastics as contaminants in the marine environment: A review

This review synthesized the state of knowledge on microplastics as marine contaminants, covering their sources, pathways, distribution, biological uptake, and potential ecological and toxicological effects.

2011 Marine Pollution Bulletin 5709 citations
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Pollution in the Marine Environment: Plastics, Microplastics and Organic Pollutants

This study characterizes marine debris collected from coastal waters, analyzing the types and origins of plastic and organic pollutants found in the marine environment. It combines debris characterization with organic pollutant analysis to understand the compound contamination burden faced by marine ecosystems.

2019 Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Alicante (Universidad de Alicante)
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Plastic pollution in the marine environment

This review provides a comprehensive overview of plastic pollution in coastal and marine environments, covering everything from how plastics enter the ocean to their effects on marine life. Researchers compiled global data showing microplastic concentrations ranging widely across different water bodies and sediments, with marine organisms accumulating significant amounts. The study underscores that plastic pollution causes ecological damage through entanglement, ingestion toxicity, and the transport of invasive species.

2020 Heliyon 939 citations
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Evaluation of Microplastic Pollution in Marine Environments Sources, Distribution, and Impact

This review synthesizes evidence on microplastic contamination across all marine compartments — surface waters, sediments, and biota — analyzing major sources, distribution patterns, and ecological and human health impacts. The authors emphasize the pervasive and often irreversible nature of marine microplastic pollution.

2025 International Journal of Environmental Sciences
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Distribution and importance of microplastics in the marine environment: A review of the sources, fate, effects, and potential solutions

This review synthesized research on the distribution and significance of microplastics across the marine environment, covering sources, transport pathways, ecological interactions, and the state of knowledge on biological and chemical effects.

2017 Environment International 2517 citations
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Micro Plastics in The Marine Environment: A Review of Their Effects on Marine Organisms and Ecosystems

This review examines the effects of microplastics on marine organisms and ecosystems, summarizing evidence for MP ingestion across trophic levels, physical and chemical harm to marine life, and the pathways through which marine MP pollution threatens biodiversity and fisheries.

2025 International Journal of Latest Technology in Engineering Management & Applied Science
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Oceanic pollution; A threat to life

This brief overview discusses multiple forms of ocean pollution, including plastic debris, and their threats to marine ecosystems. The author calls for urgent global action to prevent further degradation of ocean health.

2021 Pure and Applied Biology 1 citations
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Microplastics pollution in the marine environment: A review of sources, impacts and mitigation

This review summarizes how millions of tons of plastic waste enter the oceans each year and break into microplastics that absorb pollutants, heavy metals, and chemical additives. These contaminated particles pose risks to human health when they enter the food chain through seafood consumption.

2024 Marine Pollution Bulletin 69 citations
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Overview of Coastal and Marine Pollution

This chapter provides a broad overview of coastal and marine pollution, covering major sources including industrial discharge, agricultural runoff, and emerging contaminants like microplastics. Researchers highlight that microplastics can cause physical harm to organisms and leach chemical additives, though their full effects on ecosystems and human health are still not completely understood. The work underscores the need for better monitoring and management of pollution flowing from land into the ocean.

2025 2 citations
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Microplastic pollution in the marine environment: Sources, impacts, and degradation.

This review summarizes existing research on microplastic pollution in the ocean, covering sources, effects on marine life, and degradation. Microplastics harm marine organisms across the food chain, from plankton to fish, affecting their growth, reproduction, immune systems, and behavior. Since humans consume many of these marine species, the widespread contamination raises concerns about microplastic exposure through seafood.

2025 Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research 7 citations
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Marine Microplastic Pollution

This review examines microplastic pollution in marine ecosystems, summarizing the sources, distribution, and ecological effects of plastic particles in ocean environments and reviewing evidence for harm to marine organisms from physical ingestion and chemical exposure.

2025
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Assessment of Microplastic Impacts in the Marine Environment: A Review

This review summarizes the sources, environmental fate, and ecological impacts of microplastics in marine environments, covering impacts across food webs from phytoplankton to marine mammals. The authors identify key knowledge gaps and emphasize that biodiversity loss and food chain contamination are the most well-documented marine impacts. The review calls for integrated monitoring programs and international policy action to reduce plastic inputs to the ocean.

2021 Preprints.org 3 citations
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A review of plastic and microplastic pollution towards the Malaysian marine environment

This review examined plastic and microplastic pollution in the Malaysian marine environment, documenting contamination sources, distribution patterns, and ecological impacts on marine organisms while identifying research gaps and policy recommendations.

2022 IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science 24 citations
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Understanding microplastic pollution of marine ecosystem: a review

This review summarizes the current understanding of microplastic pollution in oceans, covering where they come from, how they spread, and their harmful effects on marine life and potentially human health. Microplastics are found throughout the ocean -- from surface waters to deep sediments -- and can transfer toxic chemicals to organisms that consume them. The authors highlight that significant gaps remain in detection methods and understanding the full scope of how marine microplastics affect the food chain that leads to our plates.

2023 Environmental Science and Pollution Research 113 citations
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Microplastics in the marine environment

This early review introduced and contextualized microplastics as an emerging class of marine contaminants, summarizing what was then known about their sources, distribution, and potential effects on marine organisms.

2011 Marine Pollution Bulletin 7511 citations
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Marine Pollution - Recent Developments

This book examines recent developments in marine pollution across 10 chapters, covering topics including microplastics, oil dispersion in the sea, contamination by potentially toxic elements, and emerging strategies for reducing marine pollution and improving ocean water quality.

2022 Environmental sciences 8 citations
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Plastic Pollution in Oceans: a Review

This review examines plastic pollution in the world's oceans, covering sources, distribution pathways, ecological impacts, and the current state of scientific understanding of marine plastic contamination.

2024 Indian Journal of Scientific Research 1 citations
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Microplastic in the Marine Environment

This review examines the presence, sources, distribution, and ecological effects of microplastics in marine environments, arguing that the pervasive use of plastics in modern society and poor waste management have made ocean microplastic pollution a critical global issue.

2023 5 citations
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Microplastics Pollution

This review summarizes the current state of knowledge about microplastic pollution in marine ecosystems, covering sources, distribution, and ecological impacts. The study emphasizes that plastics are virtually indestructible in the environment and that microplastics are now ubiquitous in ocean food chains.

2020 BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS eBooks
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Microplastic Pollution in Oceans

This review provides an overview of microplastic pollution in the world's oceans, covering sources, distribution patterns, ecological impacts, and the challenges of monitoring and remediation at global scale. The authors emphasize the urgent need for international policy coordination and improved waste management.

2024 Practice, progress, and proficiency in sustainability
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Microplastics in marine ecosystems: Sources, effects, and mitigation strategies

This review examines the sources, environmental pathways, ecological impacts across trophic levels, and mitigation strategies for microplastic pollution in marine ecosystems, synthesizing current evidence on biological harm and evaluating policy frameworks, technological solutions, and individual behavioral changes aimed at reducing marine microplastic loads.

2022 International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies 1 citations