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Coastal waterways are threatened by new classes of pollutants. These include microplastics and nanoparticles, which are largely unregulated and whose effects are poorly understood.
2016 Key Finding... are threatened by new classes of pollutants. These include microplastics and nanoparticles, which are largely unregulated and whose ... are threatened by new classes of pollutants. These include microplastics and nanoparticles, which are largely unregulated and whose ...
Overview of effectiveness of management of coasts
2016 Report Content2016 Coasts Effectiveness of management Great Barrier Reef Coastal management in Australia uses a range of approaches by multiple levels of government. The majority of management is done by...
Coasts: 2011– 16 in context
2016 Report Content... threats from new classes of pollutants. These include microplastics and nanoparticles used in consumer products such as clothing and ...
Overview of state and trends of coasts
2016 Report Content... are threatened by new classes of pollutants. These include microplastics and nanoparticles, which are largely unregulated and whose ... ( Canesi & Corsi 2016 ). Of emerging concern are microplastics, which are small particles that are micrometres in size ( Browne ...
Risks to the coastal environment 2016
2016 At a glance... consequences but are very difficult to safeguard against. Microplastics are a significant unknown risk, as their introduction to, and ... commercial fishing, but more data are needed to test this. Microplastics are a major unknown risk, as their use and introduction to the ...
Pressures on the marine environment
2016 Report Content... than 5 millimetres in diameter) and 11 per cent involved microplastics (pieces of plastic less than 5 millimetres in diameter) ( ... can harm, and often kill, wildlife. But the effects of microplastics tend to be less obvious. Because microplastics are very small, ...
Outlook for the coastal environment 2016
2016 At a glance... Exceptions to this are emerging contaminants, such as microplastics and nanoparticles. These have only recently received public ...
Marine debris
2016 Report Content... as small as plankton is affected by debris in the form of ‘microplastics’ (less than 5 millimetres in diameter), which are a widespread ... and appendages of exposed zooplankton ( Cole et al. 2013 ). Microplastics have also been linked to the degradation of molecular, cellular, ...
Pressures affecting Antarctic marine species
2016, 2011 Assessment summary... increase the risk of exposure to marine debris for seabirds. Microplastics are of particular concern and may be more widespread in the ... C. and Engwall, M., 2016,
Exposure and Effects of Microplastics on Wildlife.
, Ãrebro University, Sweden, MTM Research ...
Coastal land
2016 Report Content... consolidates the volume of landfill or the area affected. Microplastics are an increasing source of contamination in soils to which ...
Coastal waters
2016 Report Content... better information is available. Of emerging concern are microplastics , which are small particles that are micrometres in size ( Browne ... fragmentation of larger plastics. The ecological effects of microplastics are largely unknown ( Vegter et al. 2014 ), but pathways of ...
Sustainability and sector management
2016 Report Content2016 Marine environment Effectiveness of management Marine South West Great Barrier Reef Marine North Marine North West...
