Ocean pollution articles 2019

    • Effects of pollution on marine organisms - Wiley Online Library

      This review covers selected 2019 articles on the biological effects of pollutants, in-cluding human physical disturbances, on marine and estuarine plants, animals, eco-systems, and habitats. The review, based largely on journal articles, covers field, and laboratory measurement activities (bioaccumulation of contaminants, field assess-

    • [PDF File]Amazonia: the new frontier for plastic pollution - Texas A&M University

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      et al. 2019). Once ingested by a fish, these microplastics may then be transported to muscle or other tissues, where the parti-cles may be retained for the fish’s entire lifespan (Karami et al. 2017). The effects of human consumption of microplastics are largely unknown, but evidence of immu-notoxic responses has been reported

    • [PDF File]Working Paper Series - ESCAP

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      • marine pollution (target 14.1) • management, conservation, protection shared future and common humanity in all its and use of marine and coastal ecosystems (14.2), coastal and marine areas (14.5) and oceans and their resources (14.c) the rise in ocea • ocean acidification (14.3) • fishing and science-based management plans

    • [PDF File]Factsheet: Marine pollution - Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform

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      Factsheet: Marine pollution Marine debris More than 8 million tonnes of plastic enter the oceans each year, equal to dumping a garbage truck of plastic every minute. As much as 80 per cent of all litter in our oceans is made of plastic. As many as 51 trillion microplastic particles — 500 times more than the stars in our galaxy — litter

    • [PDF File]Blue Economy & Marine Pollution - World Bank

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      The Ocean Economy is Thriving • Globally, 1 in 10livelihoods dependson fisheries (FAO) • The Ocean Economy will double to$3 trillion by 2030 • 80% of all goods traded internationally are shipped across oceans • The oceanic tourism industry is growing fast (added value to double between 2010 and 2030, OECD)

    • [PDF File]PLASTICS POLCYI PLAYBOOK - Ocean Conservancy

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      Acronym/Term Definition Ring-fence Refers to ensuring that a certain sum of money is used only for the specified purpose rPET Recycled polyethylene terephthalate RVM Reverse vending machine R&D Research and development SME Small and medium enterprise SUP Single-use plastics – see also problematic and unnecessary single-use plastics SWM Solid waste management ...

    • Ethical Problems with Plastic in the Ocean - Dominican University of ...

      the human eye but contaminate the ocean like "pepper floating in a bowl of soup" according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 2. These elements are consumed by every form of animal life that relies upon the ocean or other water sources such as lakes and rivers.

    • [PDF File]Breaking the Plastic Wave

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      pathway to greatly reduce plastic pollution entering our ocean. The findings of our analysis were published in the peer-reviewed journal, Science. on 23 July 2020. The speed at which ocean plastic pollution has climbed up . the public agenda has been surprising. Yet, even as the world starts to comprehend the enormity of the challenge, major

    • [PDF File]THE PHILIPPINES - OECD

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      Millions of tonnes of plastics enter the ocean every year, with tremendous environmental, economic and social costs that are difficult to quantify. However, the marine plastics pollution problem cannot be solved just by cleaning up the ocean. Most marine plastics are not discarded directly into the sea but derive from land-based sources.

    • Plastic Pollution in the Pacific Ocean - California State University ...

      Writing Waves Volume 1 Issue 1 Article 19 2019 Plastic Pollution in the Pacific Ocean Sarah Van Nes California State University, Monterey Bay

    • [PDF File]Ocean Plastic Pollution - SeaBOS

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      Ocean Plastic Pollution Ocean plastic pollution has recently become a key focus of public attention and concern. Large ... In March 2019, the European Union joined a growing number of governments and companies by voting to ban some of the most common single-use plastic items like straws (by 2021), and to aim for 90% collection of ...

    • [PDF File]Plastic Pollution in the Coastal Oceans: Characterization and Modeling

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      locating the sources of plastic pollution [e.g. 35, 34, 2, 39]. For such efforts, high-resolution regional modeling is needed to better identify the main sources and best mitigate pollution. There are many pathways through which plastics end up in the coastal ocean. The prominent sources are river and sewage 978-0-578-57618-3 ©2019 MTS

    • [PDF File]MARINE POLLUTION - One Ocean

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      September 2019 MARINE POLLUTION The world [s marine pollution comes in many forms – from toxic chemicals, sewage and fertilisers to plastics, discarded fishing nets and even the noise from shipping and drilling. Over 80% of it originates from land-based activities (WWF, n.d.), whether due to accidental spills, deliberate

    • [PDF File]What’s harming our oceans? - Science

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      Ocean covers 70% of our planet. More than a third of the world’s population lives close to the ocean. But the ocean impacts all of us! Marine and coastal habitats provide us with many things such as food, transport, protection from floods, and the chance for some fun activities. Yet, these human uses can harm ocean habitats and put them at risk.

    • Marine Plastic Pollution: Sources, Impacts, and Policy Issues

      1Abbott and Sumaila (2019) focus on how economics can be used to inform effective policies for addressing MPP. 2The average concentration of plastics on the ocean surface is 0.7 kg/km2, but it is 80 kg/km2 in the GPGP. The average concentration of plastics on the sea floor is 70 kg/km 2, while on beaches it is 2,000 kg/km (Lebreton et al. 2018).

    • [PDF File]THE DEADLY IMPACTS OF PLASTIC POLLUTION ON MARINE LIFE - NRDC

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      For more information, please contact: Kari Birdseye kbirdseye@nrdc.org For more information on plastic’s impact on ocean life, as well as some solutions to the issue, please

    • [PDF File]BRIEF #8 Confronting the Plastic Pollution Pandemic

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      and in the deepest parts of the ocean. Because we can see it, we are more keenly aware of it, unlike some other forms of pollution. In 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) called for further studies on the impacts of microplastics on human health. An initial study, hampered by a lack of adequate data, concluded microplastics pose no danger at

    • [PDF File]Ocean Action Newsletter: Vol. 10 - Sustainable Development Knowledge ...

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      The 2019 World Oceans Day theme, “Gender and oceans,” strives to build greater ocean and gender literacy and discover possible ways to promote gender equality in ocean-related activities such as marine scientific research, fisheries, labour at sea, migration by sea and human trafficking, policy-

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