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Rapid Assessment of Floating Macroplastic Transport in the Rhine [PDF]
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020 Most marine litter pollution is assumed to originate from land-based sources, entering the marine environment through rivers. To better understand and quantify the risk that plastic pollution poses on aquatic ecosystems, and to develop effective ...
Paul Vriend +2 more
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Macroplastic fragmentation in rivers
Environment International, 2023 The process of macroplastic (>0.5 cm) fragmentation results in the production of smaller plastic particles, which threaten biota and human health and are difficult to remove from the environment.
Maciej Liro +2 more
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Wind- and rain-driven macroplastic mobilization and transport on land [PDF]
Scientific ReportsWind and rain are considered main drivers for mobilization and transport of macroplastics on land, yet there is a lack of empirical data that quantifies this. We present lab experiment results on land-based macroplastic mobilization and transport.
Yvette A. M. Mellink +2 more
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First attempt to measure macroplastic fragmentation in rivers
Environment InternationalDirect field measurements of macroplastic fragmentation during its transport in rivers are currently unavailable, and there is no established method to perform them.
Maciej Liro +2 more
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Macroplastic Fragment Contamination of Agricultural Soils Supports a Distinct Microbial Hotspot
Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022 Agricultural plastics support crop production and quality by reducing weeds, improving irrigation efficiency, and regulating soil conditions, but can also become a soil pollutant.
Grace Pold
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Estimating floating macroplastic flux in the Santa Ana River, California
Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 2022 Study region: The Santa Ana River middle reach, a small coastal urban catchment in Southern California, USA experiences a Mediterranean climate and lowflows dominated by wastewater effluent.
Win Cowger +5 more
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Remote Sensing, 2021 Despite recent advances in remote sensing of large accumulations of floating plastic debris, mainly in coastal regions, the quantification of individual macroplastic objects (>50 cm) remains challenging.
Robin de Vries +3 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Plastic waste dumped in the marine environment has severe ecological, social and economic impacts. In recent years, a series of scientific studies documented the contamination by macroplastic and its impact on marine organisms through the accidental ...
Simone Franceschini +9 more
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Revealing the risk of macroplastic ingestion to marine wildlife. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S ASavoca MS.
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Seasonality of riverine macroplastic transport [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2019 AbstractMarine plastic pollution is an increasing environmental threat. Although it is assumed that most marine plastics are transported from land to the ocean through rivers, only limited data on riverine plastic transport exists. Recently, new methods have been introduced to characterize riverine plastics consistently through time and space.
van Emmerik, Tim +4 more
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