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The expression 'Great Pacific Garbage Patch', often seen in discussions on marine pollution, refers primarily to an accumulation of:
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- 1Harmful algal formations in nutrient-rich waters
- 2Microplastics and other floating plastic debris concentrated by oceanic gyres✓
- 3Petroleum residues originating from offshore spills
- 4Wreckage and metallic debris from abandoned vessels
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Microplastics and other floating plastic debris concentrated by oceanic gyres
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