Plastic is fantastic?

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Plastic is fantastic?
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Name one plastic object that is now near you!
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Which of these do you think generates microplastic?
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True or false?
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Answer:
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True or false?
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True or false?
True or false?

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What is microplastic?
What is microplastic?

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Types of microplastic
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What do you think is the microplastic impact on the environment?
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Impact on the environment
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A study by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) estimates that microplastics make up 15% to 31% of all oceanic plastic pollution. Notably, the majority of microplastics in the oceans are secondary, originating from the breakdown of larger items like plastic bottles and fishing nets.
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Microplastic impact on the
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969720374295
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What features of the Black Sea do you think increase the environmental impact of microplastics?
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Limited
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Impact on ecosystem health
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Impact of microplastic on human health
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What kind of seafood do you eat?
What kind of seafood do you eat?

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Can microplastic impact the quality of the seafood? How?
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Microplastic impact on fisheries and aquaculture
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Microplastic impact on tourism
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