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