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Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… to avoid unintended releases into the environment and food chain, and increase public awareness and international … recovery of waste, including through recycling 50. Reduce food waste throughout value chains, including at the consumer …
31 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Primary microplastics in the oceans: a global evaluation of sources

… a worldwide human health risk as plastic enters our food and water supplies. Despite a growing body of work on … suspected through the accumulation of microplastics in the food chain and/or sorption of toxicants to plastic while traveling …
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Marine plastic debris and microplastics – Global lessons and research to inspire action and guide policy change

… Research Organisation DFG Discarded Fishing Gear FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations GEF … 101 Human health and food safety … (PFOA) and simi- lar compounds and Alkanes C10-13 (Short Chain Chlorinated Paraffins SCCP) are both proposed to be …
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Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 1 - Review of Impacts, Priority Areas and Mitigation Measures

… requires further exploration. The effects of noise on the food web and on fisheries also need to be investigated. It … into consideration the ecological effects on the whole food web and on fisheries. In particular, research is needed … on the dimensions and type of the anchor used and on chain size and length, which in turn depend on the size of …
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Marine litter legislation: a toolkit for policy makers

… produced in every year finds its way into our oceans, food chains and ecosys- tems, damaging our health in the … (U.S.) EPS expanded polystyrene EU European Union FAO Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations GATT … tissue13 as well as concentrate toxins across the food chain, leading to a biomagnification effect.14 Marine litter …
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Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter Management for the wider Caribbean Region 2014

… ringed by coral reefs and mangrove forests which provide food and shelter for marine life as well as food and livelihoods for humans. The islands in the WCR face … and the potential for toxic leaching into the marine food chain has sounded the alarm for further investigation into …
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Promoting regional approaches to tackle the global problem of marine debris (litter)

… health from microplastics entering waterways and marine food chains; and FURTHER NOTING that Fish Aggregation Devices …
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