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Types and Classifiction of Plastic Pollutants,ations that are produced from approximately 50 different basic types of polymers. Out of these, only six types of polymers (polypropylene, low-density polyethylene, high-density polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene terephthalate, polyurethane, polyester, and polystyrene) are commonly produ

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Weathering of Plastics,uced into the environment. Once released into the environment, the plastic particles degrade under the influence of several natural and artificial factors and consequently get fragmented into smaller pieces, comprising a very heterogeneous group of particles that vary in size, shape, color, specific

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Factors and Zones of Accumulation,tions. While the gravitational forces act to deposit the particles at their nearest point of source/delivery, the density dependent buoyancy controls the transport-accumulation characteristic of the plastics in aquatic media. Microplastics accumulate within freshwater bodies from surface runoff, dis