Microplastics in marine environments: Occurrence, distribution and effects

- This report reviews the current understanding of the occurrence, distribution and effects of microplastics on the marine environment. Most members of the public are aware of, or have seen the impacts of, litter pollution on the marine environment, so common are scenes of beaches covered in litter....

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Main Authors: Nerland, Inger Lise, Halsband, Claudia, Allan, Ian, Thomas, Kevin V
Other Authors: Thomas, Kevin V - Project manager
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Norsk institutt for vannforskning 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11250/283879
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spelling ftnorskinstvf:oai:niva.brage.unit.no:11250/283879 2023-05-15T18:29:51+02:00 Microplastics in marine environments: Occurrence, distribution and effects Mikroplast i marine miljøer. Forekomst, utbredelse og effekter Nerland, Inger Lise Halsband, Claudia Allan, Ian Thomas, Kevin V Thomas, Kevin V - Project manager 2015-05-18T12:00:33Z application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/11250/283879 eng eng Norsk institutt for vannforskning NIVA-rapport;6754 14338 6754 NIVA-rapport. 71 p. Norsk institutt for vannforskning, 2014 urn:isbn:978-82-577-6489-0 urn:issn:1894-7948 http://hdl.handle.net/11250/283879 cristin:1182007 Navngivelse-Ikkekommersiell-DelPåSammeVilkår 3.0 Norge http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/no/ Norsk institutt for vannforskning / Norwegian institute for water research CC-BY-NC-SA VDP::Matematikk og naturvitenskap: 400 VDP::Mathematics and natural scienses: 400 Marin forsøpling / Marin pollution Microplast / Microplastic Negativ miljøpåvirkning / Negative environmental impact Verdensomspennende / Worldwide Research report 2015 ftnorskinstvf 2023-02-21T08:45:50Z - This report reviews the current understanding of the occurrence, distribution and effects of microplastics on the marine environment. Most members of the public are aware of, or have seen the impacts of, litter pollution on the marine environment, so common are scenes of beaches covered in litter. The extent of this pollution is such that the amount of marine litter found along the Norwegian coast and the coast of Svalbard has been described as unacceptable. Much of this litter is in the form of plastic, with global use and production steadily increasing since mass production started in the 1940s, annual global production is now close to 300 million tonnes. What we don’t see is plastic in the form of very small particles, socalled ‘microplastics’ that pollutes much of the marine environment. This report reviews the current understanding of the occurrence, distribution and effects of microplastics on the marine environment. Plastbruk og produksjon har økt dramatisk de siste 65 årene. Plastprodukter er med på å bedre livskvaliteten til mennesker over hele verden, men rundt 50 % av plastproduktene er engangsprodukter som dermed genererer en betydelig mengde avfall. Plastsøppel, som følge av uheldig håndtering av plastprodukter, er et stort globalt miljøproblem. De fleste plasttypene er kjemisk inert materiale som er tungt nedbrytbart i det marine miljø. Tilstedeværelsen av søppel i det marine miljøet har en direkte negativ innvirkning på marine arter; det kan føre til drukning av marine pattedyr som vikler seg inn i det og også inntak av plastsøppelet (misoppfatter det for føde). Miljødirektoratet Report Svalbard Norwegian Institute for Water research: NIVA Open Access Archive (Brage) Føre ENVELOPE(14.465,14.465,68.663,68.663) Svalbard
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topic VDP::Matematikk og naturvitenskap: 400
VDP::Mathematics and natural scienses: 400
Marin forsøpling / Marin pollution
Microplast / Microplastic
Negativ miljøpåvirkning / Negative environmental impact
Verdensomspennende / Worldwide
spellingShingle VDP::Matematikk og naturvitenskap: 400
VDP::Mathematics and natural scienses: 400
Marin forsøpling / Marin pollution
Microplast / Microplastic
Negativ miljøpåvirkning / Negative environmental impact
Verdensomspennende / Worldwide
Nerland, Inger Lise
Halsband, Claudia
Allan, Ian
Thomas, Kevin V
Microplastics in marine environments: Occurrence, distribution and effects
topic_facet VDP::Matematikk og naturvitenskap: 400
VDP::Mathematics and natural scienses: 400
Marin forsøpling / Marin pollution
Microplast / Microplastic
Negativ miljøpåvirkning / Negative environmental impact
Verdensomspennende / Worldwide
description - This report reviews the current understanding of the occurrence, distribution and effects of microplastics on the marine environment. Most members of the public are aware of, or have seen the impacts of, litter pollution on the marine environment, so common are scenes of beaches covered in litter. The extent of this pollution is such that the amount of marine litter found along the Norwegian coast and the coast of Svalbard has been described as unacceptable. Much of this litter is in the form of plastic, with global use and production steadily increasing since mass production started in the 1940s, annual global production is now close to 300 million tonnes. What we don’t see is plastic in the form of very small particles, socalled ‘microplastics’ that pollutes much of the marine environment. This report reviews the current understanding of the occurrence, distribution and effects of microplastics on the marine environment. Plastbruk og produksjon har økt dramatisk de siste 65 årene. Plastprodukter er med på å bedre livskvaliteten til mennesker over hele verden, men rundt 50 % av plastproduktene er engangsprodukter som dermed genererer en betydelig mengde avfall. Plastsøppel, som følge av uheldig håndtering av plastprodukter, er et stort globalt miljøproblem. De fleste plasttypene er kjemisk inert materiale som er tungt nedbrytbart i det marine miljø. Tilstedeværelsen av søppel i det marine miljøet har en direkte negativ innvirkning på marine arter; det kan føre til drukning av marine pattedyr som vikler seg inn i det og også inntak av plastsøppelet (misoppfatter det for føde). Miljødirektoratet
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Halsband, Claudia
Allan, Ian
Thomas, Kevin V
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Allan, Ian
Thomas, Kevin V
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title Microplastics in marine environments: Occurrence, distribution and effects
title_short Microplastics in marine environments: Occurrence, distribution and effects
title_full Microplastics in marine environments: Occurrence, distribution and effects
title_fullStr Microplastics in marine environments: Occurrence, distribution and effects
title_full_unstemmed Microplastics in marine environments: Occurrence, distribution and effects
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