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Marine Litter [PDF]

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021
This short editorial aims to present the content of, summarize and draw conclusions from the six articles published in the Special Issue “Marine Litter” [...]
Renzi M., Guerranti C.
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Microfibers: Environmental Problems and Textile Solutions

Microplastics, 2022
Microplastics have become a topic of considerable concern and intensive study over the past decade. They have been found everywhere in the oceans, including the deepest trenches and remotest parts of the Arctic. They are ingested by many animals and some
Judith S. Weis, Francesca De Falco
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(Micro)Plastics Are Toxic Pollutants

Toxics, 2023
Plastics, including microplastics, have generally been regarded as harmful to organisms because of their physical characteristics. There has recently been a call to understand and regard them as persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic.
Judith S. Weis, Juan José Alava
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Increasing Levels of Physical Disturbance Affect Soil Nematode Community Composition in a Previously Undisturbed Ecosystem

Journal of Nematology, 2022
Soil is essential for the sustenance of life. Diverse soil organisms support several biological processes such as organic matter decomposition, mineralization, nutrient cycling, and controlling pests and diseases.
Pothula Satyendra Kumar, Phillips Gary, Bernard Ernest C.   +2 more
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Percentage of Parent Stock Chicken Eggs with Thin Shells in Battery Cage and Postal Cage Maintenance Methods at Farm Cariu Bogor

Journal of Applied Veterinary Science and Technology, 2022
Background: In the maintenance of parent stock chicken, egg production is the main thing to consider because this will produce quality DOC chickens.
Anggri Septiana, Miyayu Soneta Sofyan, Anwar Ma'ruf, M. Gandul Atik Yuliani   +3 more
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Modeling the Bioaccumulation and Biomagnification Potential of Microplastics in a Cetacean Foodweb of the Northeastern Pacific: A Prospective Tool to Assess the Risk Exposure to Plastic Particles

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020
Microplastics (MPs) can readily be ingested by marine organisms. Direct ingestion and trophic transfer are likely to be the main pathway for microplastics to bioaccumulate in upper trophic level organisms.
Juan José Alava, Juan José Alava
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Plastic litter in the sea [PDF]

Marine Environmental Research, 2013
On June 2013 a workshop at the University of Siena (Italy) was organized to review current knowledge and to clarify what is known, and what remains to be investigated, concerning plastic litter in the sea. The content of the workshop was designed to contribute further to the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) following an inaugural ...
Depledge, Michael H., Galgani, Francois, Panti, Cristina, Caliani, Ilaria, Casini, Silvia, Fossi, Maria Cristina   +5 more
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Community Science‐Informed Local Policy: A Case Study in Pinole Creek Litter Assessment

Community Science, 2023
California is one of the only states actively managing trash in its rivers. Several community groups in Pinole, CA, USA collaborated on a Thriving Earth Exchange community science project.
Win Cowger, Itzel Gomez, Norma Martinez‐Rubin, Ann Moriarty, Todd Harwell, Lisa Anich   +5 more
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Litter, Root, and Mycorrhiza Input Affected Soil Microbial Community Structure in Schima superba Pure Forest in Subtropical China

Diversity, 2023
During forest vegetation rehabilitation, changes in aboveground litter and underground root inputs affect soil microbial communities. Clarifying the effects of forest ecosystem carbon inputs on soil microbial community structure can provide a theoretical
Liqin Zhu, Rongzhen Huang, Jinping Wang, Guomin Huang, Hongzhi Guan, Lijing Lin, Mengjia Yang, Yanyan Li, Xianhua Zou   +8 more
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Hydrological Effects of Litter Layer of Five Different Forest Land Types at Public Welfare Forest Area of Qingshuihe County, Inner Mongolia

Shuitu baochi tongbao, 2022
[Objective] The hydrological effects of the litter layer under the main artificial forests in Qingshuihe County, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region were studied in order to provide a reference for the construction of water conservation forests and for the ...
Zhu Jiazheng, Qin Fucang, Li Long, Yang Zhenqi, Zhang Ruoxi   +4 more
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