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Filtration-equipped ballast water management systems as practical infrastructure for marine microplastic mitigation
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Filtration-equipped ballast water management systems as practical infrastructure for marine microplastic mitigation

Marine microplastic pollution poses a significant threat to ocean ecosystems and human health, with ships acting as vectors for their dispersal. Recent research from the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology demonstrates the potential of existing filtration-equipped ballast water management systems (BWMSs) to mitigate this issue. Testing revealed an 83.5% retention efficiency of microplastics, concentrating them within the backwash stream.