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Toxic Currents and Marine Microdebris
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. Sunlight-driven breakdown of polymer pollutants
  • 2. Cyanobacterial toxins contaminating coastal waters
  • 3. Nutrient overload causing algal bloom suffocation
  • 4. Nickname for massive ocean plastic accumulation zone
  • 5. Paint chemicals preventing marine organism settlement
  • 9. Waterway channel introducing pollutants to seas
  • 10. Settling process that buries contaminants below
  • 17. Mercury and lead, silent marine poisons
  • 18. Chemical agents breaking oil slicks into droplets
  • 19. Science uncovering currents spreading pollution
Down
  • 6. Toxin concentration increasing up food chains
  • 7. Gradual internal buildup of poisonous substances
  • 8. Middle ocean zone where pollutants mix invisibly
  • 11. Coral symbionts harmed by toxins and acidification
  • 12. Polycyclic hydrocarbons, often from oil combustion
  • 13. Ultrafine plastic fragments invisible to naked eye
  • 14. Causing developmental malformations in marine embryos
  • 15. Photosynthetic base affected by chemical runoff
  • 16. Organic compounds fueling petroleum pollution

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