Microplastic in Marine Environment and Its Impact

Yudha Gusti Wibowo (Postgraduate Program of Environmental Science, Universitas Jambi)
Anis Tatik Maryani (Postgraduate Program of Environmental Science, Universitas Jambi)
Dewi Rosanti (Universitas PGRI Palembang)
Desy Rosarina (Universitas Muhammadiyah Tangerang)

Sainmatika: Jurnal Ilmiah Matematika dan Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam
Vol. 16 No. 1 (2019): Sainmatika : Jurnal Ilmiah Matematika dan Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam

This article  was the result of  a research of literature study sources and impact of microplastic in the marine environment. Plastic debris could make microplasric caused by ultraviolet and give some negative impact for marine environment.   Plastic debris in marine environment has come from industrial and fishing activities (human activities). All of marine environment in the world has contaminated by microplastic, microplastic will give negative impact for marine biota, recent study inform that turtle and fish have high microplastic content in both them.plastics industries should take responsibility for the end-of-life oftheir products by introducing plastic recycling or upgrading programmers.