ABPmer to help shape EU marine litter policy

摘要

ABP Marine Environmental Research (ABPmer), a leading UK marine environmental consultancy, is to provide specialist advice to Risk & Policy Analysts (RPA) to help the European Commission identify mechanisms for preventing and managing marine litter. Marine litter is a growing problem that imposes an increasingly serious threat to the environment. Some of the most problematic marine litter is composed of plastic, which has a very slow rate of decomposition, leading to a gradual build up in the environment. Marine litter may also have a direct impact on human health, as contact with chemicals leaching from the waste, as well as decomposing elements, can have adverse , health consequences.