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Impact of Plastic Waste on the Coral Reefs: An Overview

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Impact of Plastic Waste on the Marine Biota

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Plastic is highly used polymer, with 330 million metric tons annual global production. The extensive use of plastic from kitchen to industry level leads to accumulation of around 50–90 million metric tons plastic litter per year. Plastic is nondegradable and needs various centuries to get mineralized. Most of the plastic waste gets transported via different water bodies, and wind and enters in to the oceans. After reaching the marine environment, plastic waste reported deaths of billions of marine flora and fauna annually. Coral reef is one the diverse ecosystem of the marine environment and represents around 25% of all the marine inhabitants. Plastic wastes in all forms are reported to impact the coral reefs significantly. So, in the current chapter, it was attempted to overview the trend and impact of marine plastic litter on ecology, economic value, geographical distribution, and health of the coral reefs. At the end a set of strategies were also enlisted to minimize the emission of inland plastic litter into the oceans.

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RA acknowledges Prof. MK Jyoti and Prof. Kadambari Gupta for their support and guidance. MYS is thankful to his research guide (Prof. KK Kapoor) and teachers (Dr. HN Sheikh, Prof. Satya Paul, Prof. Sunil Uppal, Prof. PK Sharma) for their support and guidance. RA and MYS also acknowledge the support, valuable time, and encouragement of their respective parents, spouse, and kids. KH is thankful to Department of Biotechnology (DBT), GoI for financial assistance, and his elder brother Dr. Tasadoq Hussain Jaweed for his kind support and encouragement. MAD acknowledges the grants received from Jiangsu University, China (5363000606), and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31900367). MS is thankful to the authorities of the Jiangsu University for providing an opportunity to work as an Associate Professor under Invited Talent Programme. MS and ZD are highly indebted to the financial support of the National Key R&D Program of China (Grant No.2018YFE0107100) and the Primary Research and Development Plan of Jiangsu Province.

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Akhtar, R., Sirwal, M.Y., Hussain, K., Dar, M.A., Shahnawaz, M., Daochen, Z. (2022). Impact of Plastic Waste on the Coral Reefs: An Overview. In: Shahnawaz, M., Sangale, M.K., Daochen, Z., Ade, A.B. (eds) Impact of Plastic Waste on the Marine Biota. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5403-9_13

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