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Plastic pollution in marine and freshwater biota
Water Biology and SecurityPlastic pollution is now recognised as a growing concern for both the environment and associated biota. Consequently, a plethora of scientific reports are being produced regarding the occurrence, distribution, and transfer pathways of litter particles ...
Gabriella Caruso +5 more
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Marine birds and plastic pollution [PDF]
Marine Ecology Progress Series, 1987 The intrinsic properties and widespread presence of plastic particles in the marine environment have profound effects on birds inhabiting the world's oceans. Industrial and user-plastics composed of polystyrene, polypropylene, polyethylene, styrofoam, and polyvinyl chloride are the most prevalent forms of plastic marine pollution.
MY Azzarello, E. Van Vleet
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Liability and Compensation for Marine Plastic Pollution: Conceptual Issues and Possible Ways Forward [PDF]
AJIL Unbound, 2020 The UN General Assembly and the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) have expressed concerns about the pollution of the sea by plastics, which adversely impacts ecosystems, some economic activities (e.g., tourism and fishing), and possibly public health (e.g.,
Sandrine Maljean-Dubois, Benoît Mayer
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A Review of the Production, Recycling and Management of Marine Plastic Pollution [PDF]
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2020 The human attachment to plastic has intensified recently due to its lightweight, versatility, low-cost and durability and so has the damage to the marine environment as marine plastic pollution has correspondingly increased.
Ibrahim Issifu, U. Rashid Sumaila
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On advances, challenges and potentials of remote sensing image analysis in marine debris and suspected plastics monitoring [PDF]
Frontiers in Remote Sensing, 2023 Marine plastic pollution is an emerging environmental problem since it pollutes the ocean, air and food whilst endangering the ocean wildlife via the ingestion and entanglements.
Oktay Karakuş
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Plastic pollution in the marine environment [PDF]
Heliyon, 2020 Plastic pollution is recognized as a severe anthropogenic issue in the coastal and marine ecosystems across the world. Unprecedented and continuous accumulation of growing plastic contaminants into any respective aquatic ecosystem by the anthropogenic ...
G.G.N. Thushari, J.D.M. Senevirathna
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Impact of Plastic Pollution on Marine Biodiversity in Italy
Water, 2023 Abandoned, lost, or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) is a primary contributor to the entanglement of numerous marine species. Utilizing digital media platforms like Google, Facebook, and Instagram we conducted an assessment of the detrimental effects of ALDFG and plastic litter, on the biodiversity of Italy's marine ecosystem.
Teresa Bottari +3 more
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Laboratory experiments related to marine plastic pollution: a review of past work and future directions [PDF]
Comptes Rendus. PhysiquePlastic pollution is a very active research topic for a wide variety of scientific disciplines. While existing reviews of plastic pollution in the ocean cover the topic from different disciplinary and interdisciplinary viewpoints, this review addresses ...
Poulain-Zarcos, Marie +3 more
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Understanding individual and population-level effects of plastic pollution on marine megafauna [PDF]
Endangered Species Research, 2020 Plastic pollution is increasing rapidly throughout the world’s oceans and is considered a major threat to marine wildlife and ecosystems. Although known to cause lethal or sub-lethal effects to vulnerable marine megafauna, population-level impacts of ...
Senko, JF +5 more
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Chinese Journal of Population, Resources and Environment, 2021 As one of the top ten environmental problems to be solved in the world, marine plastic waste and microplastic pollution seriously affect the health of marine ecosystems and the sustainable development of Marine economies.
Yue Yang, Ling Chen, Lan Xue
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