The Effects of Ocean Plastic Pollution on Marine Ecology
, 2023 The significant role of plastic in advancing human civilization is indisputable. Plastic products have become an essential part of human lives. On the other hand, discarded plastic products pollute the environment. Most of the plastic products are eventually returned to the environment as plastic wastes.
M. S. Zaman +3 more
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From Macroplastic to Microplastic Litter: Occurrence, Composition, Source Identification and Interaction with Aquatic Organisms. Experiences from the Adriatic Sea [PDF]
, 2018 Marine litter is human-created waste that has been discharged into the coastal or marine environment. “Marine debris” is defined as anthropogenic, manufactured, or processed solid material discarded, disposed of, or abandoned in the environment ...
Fabi, Gianna +2 more
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The evolution of life cycle assessment in the food and beverage industry: A review
Cambridge Prisms: Plastics, 2023 Life cycle assessment (LCA) has been progressively used as an tool to quantify and compare environmental impacts in the food and beverage industry. This paper reviews LCAs on single-use food and beverage plastic products from January 2000 to June 2022 ...
Takunda Y. Chitaka, Taahira Goga
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Environmental Impacts of Personal Protective Clothing Used to Combat COVID-19 [PDF]
arXiv, 2021 Personal protective clothing is critical to shield users from highly infectious diseases including COVID-19. Such clothing is predominantly single-use, made of plastic-based synthetic fibres such as polypropylene and polyester, low cost and able to provide protection against pathogens.
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A framework for inland cities to prevent marine debris: A case study from Durham, North Carolina
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 Land-based sources of litter are increasingly recognized as significant contributors to marine debris, and rivers can carry debris to the coast from far-inland sources. In this paper, we demonstrate the important role inland cities can play in the marine
Nancy E. Lauer, Michelle B. Nowlin
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Legacy oceanic plastic pollution must be addressed to mitigate possible long-term ecological impacts
Microplastics and Nanoplastics, 2023 Scientific research over the past decade has demonstrated that plastic in our oceans has detrimental consequences for marine life at all trophic levels. As countries negotiate an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, the focus is
Camille Richon +3 more
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Biodegradable polymers: A real opportunity to solve marine plastic pollution?
Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 Plastic is a ubiquitous material in our life, and its durability represents a great problem for the environment. Several studies reported the occurrence of plastic litter in different environmental compartments and, consequently, numerous efforts are currently focused on how improving its recycling process and produce environmentally friendly solutions.
Loredana Manfra +5 more
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Synthetic undulation: improving the marine life quality on the Indonesian island of Seleyar [PDF]
, 2021 Beginning with a study on the properties and properties of plastic, this thesis examines perspectives and experiences of coastal communities forced to deal with overwhelming quantities of plastic pollution in their waters.
Shah, Shreeyaa
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Relationship between Submerged Marine Debris and Macrobenthic Fauna in Jeju Island, South Korea
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023 Pollution associated with marine debris is of global ecological concern, as it threatens wildlife and local economies. Submerged marine debris alters local benthic species composition and community characteristics.
Sang Lyeol Kim +3 more
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Are there gaps in our understanding of marine plastic pollution?
South African Journal of Science, 2020 Article is published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence; copyright is retained by the authors. Readers are welcome to reproduce, share and adapt the content without permission provided the source is attributed.
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