1 Introduction Marine plastic pollution is a growing global environmental concern as a result of the exponential increase in plastic production.[1-4] The global annual output of plastics surpassed 300 million tons as of 2016.[5] Plastic usage has increased 20-fold over the last 50 years,[4] which has unfortunately been accompanied by an increase in global plastic pollution caused by the uncontrolled release of tons of plastic waste not only on land but also in water.[6] It was estimated in...
