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Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter Management for the wider Caribbean Region 2014
… it is exposed to solar UVB radiation from the sun, chemical interaction with saltwater, wave energy, and other … As these plastics disintegrate, they release their chemical binders such as Bisphenol A (BPA) which causes … depends on if it is hydrophobic or hydrophilic, pore size, chemical size, particle size of the microplastic, pH and …
Candidate POPs - Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), its salts and PFHxS-related compounds
… health and the environment: PFHxS are very resistant to chemical, thermal and biological degradation due to their … properties with a high resistance to friction, heat, chemical agents, low surface energy and used as water, …
Mapping the linkages between oceans and other Sustainable Development Goals: A preliminary exploration
… to microbial contamination, predominantly anthro- pogenic chemical contamination of marine waters has led to high … observed and projected impacts of climate change on the chemical, physical and biological processes in the oceans. …