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This topic explores how plastic pollution—especially microplastics and nanoplastics—interferes with key processes in the marine carbon cycle, ultimately affecting the ocean’s ability to regulate Earth’s climate. Plastic particles alter carbon pathways by affecting phytoplankton productivity, zooplankton grazing, microbial degradation rates, and sinking particle dynamics. These disruptions weaken the biological carbon pump, reducing the efficiency with which carbon is transported from the ocean surface to deep waters. Plastics can adsorb organic carbon, host microbial communities, and change sedimentation processes, further modifying natural carbon storage mechanisms. Understanding the potential impacts of plastics on marine carbon cycling is crucial for evaluating long-term climate consequences, predicting ecosystem shifts, and developing better strategies for pollution mitigation and ocean conservation. This research integrates oceanography, marine ecology, biogeochemistry, and climate science to uncover how pervasive plastic pollution may compromise one of the planet’s most important carbon sinks.
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