Sources, Fate and Effects of Microplastics in the Marine Environment: A Global Assessment

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dc.contributor.authorJoint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Pollution
dc.contributor.otherAnderson, Alison
dc.contributor.otherAndrady, Anthony
dc.contributor.otherArthur, Courtney
dc.contributor.otherBaker, Joel
dc.contributor.otherBouwman, Henk
dc.contributor.otherGall, Sarah
dc.contributor.otherHidalgo-Ruz, Valeria
dc.contributor.otherKöhler, Angela
dc.contributor.otherLaw, Kara
dc.contributor.otherLeslie, Heather
dc.contributor.otherKershaw, Peter
dc.contributor.otherPahl, Sabine
dc.contributor.otherPotemra, Jim
dc.contributor.otherRyan, Peter
dc.contributor.otherShim, Won Joon
dc.contributor.otherThompson, Richard
dc.contributor.otherTakada, Hideshige
dc.contributor.otherTurra, Alexander
dc.contributor.otherVethaak, Dick
dc.contributor.otherWyles, Kayleigh
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-11T20:14:07Z
dc.date.available2016-10-11T20:14:07Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionThis report provides a global scientific assessment of microplastics in the marine environment, focusing on small plastic particles that either enter the ocean directly or are produced through the fragmentation of larger plastic items under environmental processes such as ultraviolet radiation. It introduces the issue of microplastics, outlines the rationale for undertaking the assessment, and reviews the growing international concern regarding plastic debris in marine ecosystems. The report examines the sources, distribution, environmental behaviour and potential effects of microplastics on marine organisms and ecosystems using available scientific studies, monitoring approaches and analytical methods. It also contributes to a structured assessment approach based on the Driver–Pressure–State–Impact–Response framework, providing an improved evidence base intended to support policy and management decisions aimed at reducing microplastic inputs to the oceans.
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/9545
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number98 p.
dc.publisherInternational Maritime Organization
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectenvironmental management
dc.subject.sdgSDG 14 - Life below Water
dc.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being
dc.titleSources, Fate and Effects of Microplastics in the Marine Environment: A Global Assessment
dc.typeCommunication or other resource
wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000048
wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000037

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