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Tracing macroplastics redistribution and fragmentation by tillage translocation

Journal of Hazardous Materials
Soil is polluted with plastic waste from macro to submicron level. Our understanding of macroplastics (> 5 mm) occurrence and behavior has remained comparatively elusive, mainly due to a lack of a tracing mechanism. This study set up a methodology to trace macroplastic displacement, which combined magnetic iron oxide-tagged soil and macroplastic pieces
Maqbool, Ahsan, Guzmán, Gema, Fiener, Peter, Wilken, Florian, Soriano, María-Auxiliadora, Gómez, José A.   +5 more
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Spatiotemporal variation in macroplastic abundances along a subtropical Austral river system

Plastic pollution is a ubiquitous problem that poses a threat to society and the environment. The issue is especially pervasive in the aquatic environment, where large amounts of plastic debris accumulate from numerous anthropogenic pathways.
Munyai, Linton F., Mashamba, Ronald, Dalu, Tatenda, Cuthbert, Ross N.; id_orcid, Dondofema, Farai, Wu, Naicheng   +5 more
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Estimating Macroplastic Mass Transport from Urban Runoff in a Data-Scarce Watershed: A Case Study from Cordoba, Argentina

Urban growth has intensified the generation of solid waste, particularly in densely populated and vulnerable neighborhoods, leading to environmental degradation and public health risks.
Teresa María Reyna, Sebastián López, María Fernanda Funes, Ingrid Strusberg, Susana Vanoni, Carlos Marcelo García, María Lábaque   +6 more
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Diet and Feeding Behavior of the South Polar Skuas Stercorarius maccormicki in the Haswell Islands, East Antarctica

Birds
The diet and feeding behavior of South Polar Skuas (Stercorarius maccormicki) are well studied within the species’ breeding range but are poorly understood on the Haswell Islands. The aim of this study was to determine how South Polar Skuas use available
Sergey Golubev
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Prevention through policy: Urban macroplastic leakages to the marine environment during extreme rainfall events. [PDF]

, 2017
The leakage of large plastic litter (macroplastics) into the ocean is a major environmental problem. A significant fraction of this leakage originates from coastal cities, particularly during extreme rainfall events.
Axelsson, Charles, Sub Physical Oceanography, Axelsson, C, Erik van Sebille, van Sebille, Erik, van Sebille, E, Marine and Atmospheric Research, Charles Axelsson   +7 more
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The impact of floods on plastic pollution

Global Sustainability
Non-Technical Summary Plastic harms ecosystem health and human livelihood on land, in rivers, and in the sea. To prevent and reduce plastic pollution, we must know how plastics move through the environment.
Tim H. M. van Emmerik
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Lost in transportation - macroplastic retention in rivers

Rivers are dynamic systems disrupted by numerous physical structures such as dams, locks, bridges, and reservoirs. These discontinuities hinder hydrological connectivity and lead to the retention of water-borne materials. While such retention is well-documented for sediment, nutrients, and large wood, its role in macroplastic transport has only ...
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Micro- and macroplastic accumulation in a newly formed Spartina alterniflora colonized estuarine saltmarsh in southeast China [PDF]

, 2019
In recent years, there is great concern about plastic pollution due to the identification of several environmental risks associated with microplastics (<5 mm).
Yao, Weimin, Wang, Zhenfeng, Dahlgren, Randy A, Liao, Zhonglu, Mei, Kun, Zhang, Minghua, Di, Di, Shang, Xu, Huang, Hong   +8 more
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Dataset. Watershed Land Cover Predicts the Abundance of Macroplastic and Other Anthropogenic Litter in Streams

These data are for a manuscript in review, titled "Watershed Land Cover Predicts the Abundance of Macroplastic and Other Anthropogenic Litter in Streams" by lead author Bailey Schwenk.
Hoellein, Timothy
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Quantifying Sources, Sinks and Mitigation of Macroplastic and Other River Debris: A Trash Balance Model

Earth's Future
Mismanaged consumer plastics and other waste that enters a river system, known as riverine debris, is a pervasive problem in urban rivers with consequences for ecosystem health and human livelihood. A better understanding of the loading pathways, fluxes,
Todd Palmer, Trent Biggs, Ryoko Araki, Kian Bagheri, Hassan Davani, Rachel Downing, Sarah Hutmacher, Hilary K. McMillan   +7 more
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