Marine Pollution (IMAGE)

Incheon National University

Marine Pollution

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Plastic waste can contaminate water supply as it breaks down into microplastics and its additives leach out. These additives sometimes contain harmful chemicals which accumulate in the environment and in the food chain, leading to various ecological and public health risks

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Seung-Kyu Kim from Incheon National University

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