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Primary microplastics
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Specific personal care products containing microplastics as exfoliants/abrasives
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Specific medical applications (e.g. dentist tooth polish)
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Drilling fluids for oil and gas exploration
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Industrial abrasives
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Pre-production plastics, production scrap, plastic regranulate: accidental losses, run-off from processing facilities
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Secondary microplastics
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General littering, dumping of plastic waste
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Losses of waste during waste collection, from landfill sites and recycling facilities
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Losses of plastic materials during natural disasters
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Plastic mulching
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Synthetic polymer particles used to improve soil quality and as composting additive
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Abrasion/release of fibres from synthetic textiles
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Release of fibres from hygiene products
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Abrasion from car tyres
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Paints based on synthetic polymers (ship paints, other protective paints, house paint, road paint): abrasion during use and paint removal, spills, illegal dumping
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Abrasion from other plastic materials (e.g. household plastics)
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Plastic items in organic waste
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Plastic coated or laminated paper: losses in paper recycling facilities
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Material lost or discarded from fishing vessels and aquaculture facilities
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Material lost or discarded from merchant ships (including lost cargo), recreational boats, oil and gas platforms
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