A poluição plástica
Example: A poluição plástica prejudica a vida dos peixes no mar.
Definition
"A poluição plástica" refers to the contamination of the natural environment by plastic materials, which negatively impacts ecosystems, wildlife, and human health. It involves the accumulation of plastic waste in oceans, rivers, and landscapes, causing harm to animals such as fish and disrupting ecological balance.
Etymology
The term "a poluição plástica" combines "poluição," meaning pollution, derived from the Latin 'pollutio,' indicating the act of making dirty or impure, and "plástica," relating to plastic, borrowed from the Greek 'plastikos,' meaning capable of being shaped. Together, they describe pollution caused specifically by plastic substances.
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