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What goes in, must come out:combining scat-based molecular diet analysis and quantification of ingested microplastics in a marine top predator [PDF]
, 2019 Context: Microplastics (plastic particles <5 mm in size) are highly available for ingestion by a wide range of organisms, either through direct consumption or indirectly, via trophic transfer, from prey to predator.
Bennett, Kimberley A. +6 more
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Climate Change and Plastic Pollution: A Review of Their Connections
Tropical Environment, Biology, and Technology, 2023 The world faces two major environmental issues concurrently, namely climate change and plastic pollution. Though seemingly unrelated, they intricately influence each other.
Kuok Ho Daniel Tang
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Advances in Micro/Nanofiber‐Based Porous Materials for High‐Performance Thermal Insulation
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Micro/nanofiber porous materials have engendered great interest in the thermal insulation field. Herein, the structural designs, fabrication techniques, and applications of the micro/nanofiber thermal insulation materials are systematically summarized.
Xiaobao Gong +5 more
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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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Journal of Maritime & Transportation Science, 2016 The environmental impact of shipping on marine environment includes discharge of garbage. Plastic litter is of particular concern due to abundance, resistance to degradation and detrimental effect on marine biota. According to recently published studies, a further research is required to assess human health risk.
Čulin, Jelena, Bielić, Toni
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Dynamically Adaptive Wrinkle‐Structured Light‐Regulating Films for Energy‐Efficient Buildings
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.A scalable, moisture‐responsive cellulose nanofibril/polyvinyl alcohol (CNF/PVA)‐glycerol film with switchable wrinkled surfaces for dynamic light regulation is developed. Compared to glass, it achieves tunable light diffusion for daylight harvesting, thermal regulation, and privacy control.
Jiaying Zhu +8 more
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Guidelines for the Provision of Garbage Reception Facilities at Ports Under MARPOL Annex V [PDF]
, 1998 This report offers guidelines for the provision of adequate port reception facilities for vessel-generated garbage under the requirements of Annex V of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships, 1973 (MARPOL 73/78 ...
Coe, James M., Wallace, Barbara
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Foreign Direct Investment and Sustainable Development in the New EU Member States: Environmental Aspects [PDF]
, 2011 The aim of this paper is to examine the potential impact of foreign investors' activities on the environment of the new European Union's Member States and discuss a role of a common environmental policy and member states' policies towards foreign ...
Witkowska Janina
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Impact of Plastic Pollution on Marine Biodiversity in Italy
WaterPlastic litter is a global threat affecting all marine ecosystems. Utilizing digital media platforms like Google, Facebook, and Instagram we assessed the detrimental effects of marine plastic litter on the biodiversity of the Italian marine ecosystem. We
T. Bottari +3 more
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Global Plastic Pollution and Informal Waste Pickers
Cambridge Prisms: Plastics, 2023 Increasingly plastic pollution is being recognized as a critical environmental and human health threat of unprecedented scale and complexity. While trends in plastic production and consumption are still on the rise, the negative effects of uncollected ...
J. Gutberlet
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