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Ocean Pollutants Guide: Toxic Threats to Human Health and Marine Life

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Topics

Animals, Health, Microplastics, Ocean Pollution, Oceans, Toxic Chemicals

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Activists, Educators, Health Professionals, NGO Professionals, Policy Makers, Researchers, Students, Teachers

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Guide

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The comprehensive report, Ocean Pollutants Guide: Toxic Threats to Human and Marine Life, recently released by IPEN and the National Toxics Network (NTN), provides an up to date synthesis of data on toxic chemical ocean pollution, including hazardous pesticides, pharmaceuticals, persistent organic pollutants (POPs) like PCBs, plastics, microplastics, and heavy metals and exposes their sweeping impacts on marine and human life.

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Additional Links

https://www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org/blog/2018/10/31/ipen-releases-ocean-pollutants-guide-threat-of-toxic-chemicals-in-plastic-to-human-health-and-marine-life

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