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
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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
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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
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Sông Sài Gòn: Extreme Plastic Pollution Pathways in Riparian Waterways [PDF]
SensorsPlastic pollution in waterways poses a significant global challenge, largely stemming from land-based sources and subsequently transported by rivers to marine environments. With a substantial percentage of marine plastic waste originating from land-based
Peter Cleveland, Ann Morrison
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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
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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
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Environment education: A first step in solving plastic pollution
Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2023 Plastic pollution has been today’s most highly visible environmental problem in the world. How to responsibly manage plastic waste to control and eliminate plastic pollution has been a global challenge. We have begun to address these issues and developed
Jianli Liu +8 more
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Reducing plastic waste for the competitiveness of Vietnamese tourist attractions [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2020 Plastic usage in tourism activities has increased significantly in Vietnam over the past decades, leading to the burden of plastic pollution and the threat to sustainable tourism development.
Tran Minh Tuan +2 more
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Plastic Pulse of the Public: A review of survey-based research on how people use plastic
Cambridge Prisms: Plastics, 2023 Plastics pollute all environmental compartments because of human activities and mismanagement. Public perceptions and knowledge about plastic pollution differ among individuals and across different jurisdictions.
Tony R. Walker +10 more
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Problemi pravne (ne)reguliranosti (mikro)plastike u morskom i riječnom okolišu
Poredbeno Pomorsko Pravo, 2022 The durability of plastics, plastic litter’s ability to “travel” on rivers and across long distances as well as to accumulate in the seas and remain in the environment for a long period pose a great danger, the solution to which raises a challenge at the
Biljana Činčurak Erceg
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