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marine debris
- Subject Category
- P Natural Resources, Earth and Environmental Sciences
- Definition
- Marine debris is defined as any persistent solid material that is manufactured or processed and directly or indirectly, intentionally or unintentionally, disposed of or abandoned into the marine environment or the Great Lakes.
- Definition Source
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service
- RDF/XML Format:
- http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/322562.rdf
- Persistent URI:
- http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/322562
- Used For
- coastal debris
- marine litter
- Broader Term
- solid wastes
- Related Term
- marine pollution
- pollutants
- waste disposal
- water pollution
- Spanish
- desechos marinos
- Term Number
- 322562