The Emergence Machine

Plastic Pollution

abstract · Ecology · Level 7 · E9

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Emergence definition

Accumulation of plastic waste in environments, persisting for centuries and fragmenting into harmful microplastics.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “plastic pollution” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “plastic pollution”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
plastic pollution
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0Plastic PollutionPlasticHeatPollutionTemperatureBalanceMaterialPhysicsPolymerEnvironmentForceFormKinetic EnergyActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesPlastic PollutionL7BalanceL3PollutionL4PlasticL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Balance L3 (requires) Visual Arts sense
    plastic pollution requires understanding balance as a foundational concept
  • Pollution L4 (requires) Ecology sense
    Plastic pollution: The accumulation of plastic debris in the environment, resulting from human activities that disrupt the natural energy flows and cycles, causing harm to ecosystems and organisms.
  • Plastic L6 (requires)
    Plastic pollution: The accumulation of plastic debris in the environment, resulting from human activities that disrupt the natural energy flows and cycles, causing harm to ecosystems and organisms.