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The act of removing trash or harmful substances from a place to make it clean and safe.
Cleanup
Plastic Leaking
Degradation
Riverine
The process of something breaking down or becoming worse over time, often due to natural or environmental factors.
Riverine
Degradation
Dispose
Plastic Leaking
Related to or found near a river.
Plastic Production
Dispose
Riverine
Plastic Leaking
To get rid of something, usually by throwing it away.
Plastic Production
Dispose
Hydrosphere
Plastic Leaking
The release of plastic particles or waste into the environment, especially into water bodies.
Plastic Production
Hydrosphere
Plastic Leaking
Plastic Emission Hotspot
The process of making plastic materials and products.
Plastic Emission Hotspot
Hydrosphere
Plastic Production
Gyres
All the water on Earth, including oceans, rivers, lakes, and even water in the air.
Plastic Emission
Gyres
Hydrosphere
Nurdles
A place where large amounts of plastic waste are released into the environment.
Nurdles
Plastic Emission Hotspot
Gyres
Cosmetic Microbeads
Large, circular ocean currents that can trap floating debris like plastic.
Gyres
Bioaccumulation
Cosmetic Microbeads
Nurdles
Small plastic pellets that are the raw material used to make plastic products.
Cosmetic Microbeads
Gyres
Bioaccumulation
Nurdles
Tiny plastic particles used in products like face scrubs and toothpaste, which can end up polluting water bodies.
Gyres
Cosmetic Microbeads
Nurdles
Bioaccumulation
The build-up of harmful substances, like chemicals or plastics, in the bodies of living organisms over time.
Bioaccumulation
Gyres
Cosmetic Microbeads
Nurdles
Which of the following is a major source of ocean pollution?
Wind Erosion
Fishing Gear
Forest Fires
How long does it take for a plastic bottle to decompose in the ocean?
100 years
450 years
50 years
What percentage of marine debris is plastic?
50%
20%
80%
Which marine animal is most threatened by ocean pollution?
Dolphins
Sharks
Sea turtles
