Plastics in the Marine Environment
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“If all the plastic had been made with oxo-biodegradable technology there would be no ocean plastic garbage patches. ” In the 2012 study published in the Marine Pollution Bulletin “Occurrence of micro-plastics in gastrointestinal tracts of pelagic and demersal fish from the English Channel” it was shown that the majority of plastic particles consumed by the fish were rayon (57.8%) and polyester fibres. These are derived from clothes, hygiene products and nappies.
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تاریخ انتشار 2013