Microplastics have emerged as one of

Position 1: Consequently, scientists now regard microplastic contamination not merely as an aesthetic problem but as a fundamental threat to ocean biodiversity and human food security.

Position 2: Once dispersed in ocean water, they are ingested by a wide range of marine organisms, from zooplankton to large fish, disrupting feeding behaviour and reproductive cycles.

Position 3: Microplastics have emerged as one of the most pervasive pollutants in marine ecosystems worldwide.

Position 4: Furthermore, microplastics act as vectors for toxic chemicals, concentrating pollutants that then accumulate through the food chain in a process known as biomagnification.

Position 5: These tiny particles, measuring less than five millimetres in diameter, originate from the breakdown of larger plastic debris as well as from industrial manufacturing processes.