Editorial: Plastic Pollution [PDF]
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2017 International ...
François Galgani +2 more
doaj +4 more sources
Plastic Pollution and Potential Solutions [PDF]
Science Progress, 2018 A review is presented of the manufacture and use of different types of plastic, and the effects of pollution by these materials on animal, human and environmental health, insofar as this is known. Since 2004, the world has made as much plastic as it did in the previous half century, and it has been reckoned that the total mass of virgin plastics ever ...
Christopher J. Rhodes
openalex +4 more sources
Global perspective of ecological risk of plastic pollution on soil microbial communities [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyIntroductionThe impacts of plastic pollution on soil ecosystems have emerged as a significant global environmental concern. The progress in understanding how plastic pollution affects soil microbial communities and ecological functions is essential for ...
Bing Yang, Lin Wu, Wanju Feng, Qi Lin
doaj +2 more sources
Are bioplastics the solution to the plastic pollution problem? [PDF]
PLoS Biol, 2023 We live our lives immersed in plastic pollution: a problem that is becoming more acute. Viable alternatives that can reduce plastic pollution are being sought. Could bioplastics be the hoped-for solution to this problem?
Pascoe Ortiz S.
europepmc +5 more sources
Uncoupled: investigating the lack of correlation between the transcription of putative plastic-degrading genes in the global ocean microbiome and marine plastic pollution [PDF]
Environmental MicrobiomeBackground Plastic pollution is a severe threat to marine ecosystems. While some microbial enzymes can degrade certain plastics, the ability of the global ocean microbiome to break down diverse environmental plastics remains limited.
Victor Gambarini +6 more
doaj +2 more sources
Sea of plastic: representations of the sea and pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors regarding marine plastic pollution in Peru and Chile [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 Marine plastic pollution remains one of the greatest problems worldwide. Hence, this study explores the attitudes and pro-environmental behaviors of Peruvian and Chilean citizens regarding marine pollution, with an emphasis on plastic pollution. For this,
Fernanda Saavedra +7 more
doaj +2 more sources
Unfolding the science behind policy initiatives targeting plastic pollution [PDF]
Microplastics and Nanoplastics, 2023 The intensive global plastic production, use and associated plastic pollution have caused concern for the potential risks to human health and the environment.
Maria Bille Nielsen +5 more
doaj +2 more sources
Plastic pollution solutions: emerging technologies to prevent and collect marine plastic pollution
Environment International, 2020 As plastic waste accumulates in the ocean at alarming rates, the need for efficient and sustainable remediation solutions is urgent. One solution is the development and mobilization of technologies that either 1) prevent plastics from entering waterways ...
Emma Schmaltz +7 more
doaj +4 more sources
The impact of floods on plastic pollution
Global SustainabilityNon-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
doaj +3 more sources
A catchment‐scale perspective of plastic pollution [PDF]
Global Change Biology, 2019 AbstractPlastic pollution is distributed across the globe, but compared with marine environments, there is only rudimentary understanding of the distribution and effects of plastics in other ecosystems. Here, we review the transport and effects of plastics across terrestrial, freshwater and marine environments.
Richard C Thompson +2 more
exaly +7 more sources