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The state of Sikkim has restricted the usage of plastic water bottles (in government functions and meetings) and styrofoam products. [239] The state of Bihar has banned the usage of plastic water bottles in governmental meetings. [240] The 2015 National Games of India, organised in Thiruvananthapuram, was associated with green protocols. [241]
The oceans end up taking up chemicals, but also the small pieces of plastic that were not fully broken down. This causes dirty marine water and affects the ecosystems living in the oceans. [155] The incineration of plastic products pushes black carbon into the air. [156] Black carbon comes from emissions and is a lead contributor to climate ...
Plastics accounts for 80% of waste dispersed in the marine and coastal environment of the Mediterranean Sea. [24] Recent studies focus on the types of plastics found and primarily on the issue of microplastics, both at a global but also at a regional level, as in the case of the Mediterranean Sea, which was identified as a "target hotspot of the world" due to its amounts of microplastics ...
Plastic pollution in the ocean is a type of marine pollution by plastics, ranging in size from large original material such as bottles and bags, down to microplastics formed from the fragmentation of plastic material. Marine debris is mainly discarded human rubbish which floats on, or is suspended in the ocean.
Although some of the bottled water contained in glass were found polluted with chemicals as well, the researchers believe some of the contamination of water in the plastic containers may have come from the plastic containers. [93] Leaching of chemicals into the water is related to the plastic bottles being exposed to either low or high ...
Studies have shown that drinking water from plastic bottles has significantly greater detectable plastic content than tap water. [40] These findings suggest that breastfeeding may inadvertently expose infants to endocrine-disrupting plastics, which could have lasting effects on growth and development.
In a study of 259 plastic water bottles at the State University of New York at Fredonia, scientists found that 93% of the surveyed bottles had some form of microplastic contamination.
Such sources of secondary microplastics include water and soda bottles, fishing nets, plastic bags, microwave containers, tea bags and tire wear. [ 11 ] [ 10 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] Both types are recognized to persist in the environment at high levels, particularly in aquatic and marine ecosystems , where they cause water pollution .