Review Article
A Review on the Impact of Plastic Debris on Marine Environment
Romana A Meem1, Arif Ahmed1, Kazi M Maraz2, Md Shamim Hossain3 and Ruhul A Khan2*
1Department of Environmental Science, Stamford University Bangladesh, Bangladesh
2Institute of Radiation and Polymer Technology, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Bangladesh
3Department of Geography and Environmental Science, Begum Rokeya University, Bangladesh
Ruhul A Khan, Institute of Radiation and Polymer Technology, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Received Date: September 24, 2021; Published Date: November 23, 2021
Abstract
Marine plastic debris is increasing day by day resulting negative impacts on the marine biodiversity. Therefore, this review article summarizes the types of marine debris, sources of marine debris, impacts of marine plastics, and global initiatives for reducing plastic pollution in the marine environment. Both macro and micro plastics are coming from two sources including land (e.g. home, industry) and ocean (e.g. fishing). Plastics pose a great threat to organisms in the marine environment, for example, through ingestion or entanglement in the plastic. For addressing the issue of plastic pollution in the marine environment governments have formulated several laws and legislation and taken different approaches as well.
Keywords: Plastic debris; Marine environment; Ingestion; Entanglement; Government
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Romana A Meem, Arif Ahmed, Kazi M Maraz, Md Shamim Hossain, Ruhul A Khan. A Review on the Impact of Plastic Debris on Marine Environment. Mod Concept Material Sci. 4(5): 2021. MCMS. MS.ID.000591. DOI: 10.33552/MCMS.2021.04.000591.
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Plastic debris, Marine environment, Ingestion, Entanglement, Government, Plastic pollution, Micro plastics, Macro plastics, Temperature, Plastic ingestion, Entanglement
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