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‘Plastic Pollution’ and Plastics as Pollution in Mumbai, India [PDF]

Ethnos, 2020
In the last decade, plastic pollution has emerged as a major global issue in public discourse. Nonetheless, there is little consensus on which aspects of plastics constitute the problem.
Gauri Pathak
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Global perspective of ecological risk of plastic pollution on soil microbial communities [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiology
IntroductionThe 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 Microbiome
Background 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, Cornelis J. Drost, Joanne M. Kingsbury, Louise Weaver, Olga Pantos, Kim M. Handley, Gavin Lear   +6 more
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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, Emily C. Melvin, Zoie Diana, Ella F. Gunady, Daniel Rittschof, Jason A. Somarelli, John Virdin, Meagan M. Dunphy-Daly   +7 more
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Sông Sài Gòn: Extreme Plastic Pollution Pathways in Riparian Waterways [PDF]

Sensors
Plastic 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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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, Lauge Peter Westergaard Clausen, Richard Cronin, Steffen Foss Hansen, Nikoline Garner Oturai, Kristian Syberg   +5 more
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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, Marisol Mego, Sofia Ticona, Martin Thiel, Martin Thiel, Martin Thiel, Jostein Baeza, Agustín Espinosa   +7 more
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Plastic waters, plastic land. Pandemic pollution

Canadian Medical Education Journal, 2021
Efthimia Kosmas
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Plastic pollution in riverbeds fundamentally affects natural sand transport processes. [PDF]

Commun Earth Environ, 2023
Russell CE, Fernández R, Parsons DR, Gabbott SE.   +3 more
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Plastic pollution and human–primate interactions: A growing conservation concern

Cambridge Prisms: Plastics
As an anthropogenic creation, plastic pollution is a form of human–wildlife interaction and an emerging conservation threat to a growing number of species in both terrestrial and marine environments.
Evelyn D. Anca, Janette Wallis
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