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Marine debris. --- Marine pollution. --- Marine environment pollution --- Marine water pollution --- Ocean pollution --- Offshore water pollution --- Sea pollution --- Seawater --- Coastal zone management --- Oceanography --- Pollution --- Water --- Marine resources conservation --- Beach debris --- Debris, Beach --- Debris, Marine --- Marine garbage --- Marine litter --- Marine refuse --- Marine trash --- Ocean trash --- Litter (Trash) --- Marine pollution

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This book describes how man-made litter, primarily plastic, has spread into the remotest parts of the oceans and covers all aspects of this pollution problem from the impacts on wildlife and human health to socio-economic and political issues. Marine litter is a prime threat to marine wildlife, habitats and food webs worldwide. The book illustrates how advanced technologies from deep-sea research, microbiology and mathematic modelling as well as classic beach litter counts by volunteers contributed to the broad awareness of marine litter as a problem of global significance. The authors summarise more than five decades of marine litter research, which receives growing attention after the recent discovery of great oceanic garbage patches and the ubiquity of microscopic plastic particles in marine organisms and habitats. In 16 chapters, authors from all over the world have created a universal view on the diverse field of marine litter pollution, the biological  impacts, dedicated research activities,  and the various national and international legislative efforts to combat this environmental problem.  They recommend future research directions necessary for a comprehensive understanding of this environmental issue and the development of efficient management strategies. This book addresses scientists, and it provides a solid knowledge base for policy makers, NGOs, and  the broader public.

Life Sciences. --- Freshwater & Marine Ecology. --- Life sciences. --- Aquatic biology. --- Sciences de la vie --- Hydrobiologie --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Ecology --- Marine debris. --- Plastic marine debris. --- Debris, Marine plastic --- Debris, Plastic marine --- Marine plastic debris --- Beach debris --- Debris, Beach --- Debris, Marine --- Marine garbage --- Marine litter --- Marine refuse --- Marine trash --- Ocean trash --- Aquatic ecology. --- Aquatic biology --- Biosciences --- Sciences, Life --- Science --- Marine debris --- Plastic scrap --- Litter (Trash) --- Marine pollution --- Hydrobiology --- Water biology --- Aquatic sciences --- Biology --- Aquatic ecology . --- Freshwater & Marine Ecology