Trash Talk: Biological Impacts of Marine Debris

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Trash Talk Biological Impacts of Marine Debris
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Composition

• Persistent
• Solid
• Manufactured or processed
• Disposed of or abandoned
• Lake, ocean, or waterway

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New York
Los Angeles
Hawaii
Unknown
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Plagued by plastic

• Synthetic
• Persistent
• Buoyant

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Empty calories
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Dangerous diet
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Entangles and traps wildlife
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Harmful hitchhikers
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Review of impacts

1. Ingestion
2. Concentration and delivery of pollutants
3. Entanglement
4. Transport of invasive species