Microplastics - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

This is a study conducted in a city in the Philippines that is know for its seafood market. This study talks about the occurrence of microplastics in bivalves/sea shells.

Table of Contents Introduction 3 Microplastics 4 Causes of microplastic pollution 5 Consequences on marine life 6 Consequences on mankind 7 Conclusion 8 Bibliography 9 Annex 10 Article 1 10 Article 2 13 Article 3 17 Around 2000 words excluding the articles

NRM 451- Exam 1 Terms in this set (38) NEPA v. MEPA NEPA- informational; educates lawmakers. Includes environmental impact statement MEPA-citizen suits to protect environement What natural resources are associated with the lords of yesterday? (5) hardrock mining, public rangeland, U.S. Forestland, damming of rivers, western water law Preservation v Conservation Preservation- John Muir; wilderness preserved for wilderness sake, for future generations to enjoy Conservation- Gifford Pi...

By the end of 2015, out of 8.3 billion tons of plastic produced,6.3 billion tons were wasted. The utmost of this plastic waste is still there, either filling up empty lands or contaminating our terrain. Plastic patches are set up in Antarctic Ocean ice, in the guts of deep-ocean creatures, and in drinking water around the world. Plastic waste has become so abundant that experimenters have suggested it could be used as a geological index of the' Anthropocene'. But what if we gestured a magic wa...

GGH2604_ SUMMARY NOTES. GGH2604 - People And The Environment. Geography offers a unique perspective on how human activities affect and influence ecological processes at different scales - The ANTHROPOCENE – the age of man - Evidenced by the widespread pollution & presence of artificial radioactive particles - Zalasiewicz (2016) -: sufficient evidence exists to suggest that the Anthropocene is a real ecological phenomenon with potential to be formalized within the Geological Time Scale” ...

Learning Theme 1 – Geography in the Anthropocene 1.1 Introduction - Geography offers a unique perspective on how human activities affect and influence ecological processes at different scales - The ANTHROPOCENE – the age of man - Evidenced by the widespread pollution & presence of artificial radioactive particles - Zalasiewicz (2016) -: sufficient evidence exists to suggest that the Anthropocene is a real ecological phenomenon with potential to be formalized within the Geological Time...