Sentences with phrase «marine microplastic pollution»

The levels were so high that scientists are revising up their estimates for global marine microplastic pollution.

In fact, terrestrial microplastic pollution is much higher than marine microplastic pollution — an estimate of four to 23 times more, depending on the environment.

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Microplastics are small plastic fragments that have accumulated in the marine environment following decades of pollution.

This means they could spread microplastic pollution throughout the marine ecosystem, by carrying microplastics from the surface down to deeper waters, affecting deep - sea organisms.

This pollution, when broken down into tiny bits called microplastics, can damage the health of marine life.

Emphasizes that further urgent action is needed to address the challenges posed by marine plastic debris and microplastics, by addressing such materials at source, by reducing pollution through improved waste management practices and by cleaning up existing debris and litter;

Even the UN Environment Program has taken a strong stance against plastic pollution, and started a global campaign to reduce marine debris from microplastics and single use plastics by 2022.

Microplastics in the ocean are being consumed by corals in the Great Barrier Reef, but what impact could this pollution have on marine ecosystems?