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The United States requires effective federal policy to reduce marine plastic pollution
Conservation Science and Practice, 2019 The amount of plastic entering the ocean is expected to increase by an order of magnitude by 2025. Marine plastic pollution threatens biodiversity through entanglement, ingestion, and chemical exposure.
Autumn R. Iverson
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Removal of existing and legacy plastic pollution [PDF]
It is important to recognize that removal efforts alone cannot solve the plastic problem and that they fail to address the scale or wider issues of plastic pollution.
Bergmann, Melanie +3 more
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Advanced Sustainable Systems, EarlyView.An all‐natural straw is fabricated through nano‐ and microarchitectural tuning of the wood cell wall using a molecular welding strategy. These all‐natural straws offer multiple advantages, including superior mechanical performance, excellent water and beverage stability, biocompatibility, full biodegradability, and recyclability.
Shuaiming He +8 more
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Field Trials of Low‐Cost Bi‐TiO2‐P25 Solar Photo Catalyst for Water Treatment
Advanced Sustainable Systems, EarlyView.Journey of a low‐cost and easy to synthesize catalyst from development to validation in laboratory, followed by testing for its ability to reduce total coliform and E. Coli in the real‐world water using solar light in rural India. Abstract A low‐cost, easy to make Bi‐TiO2‐P25 composite is synthesized via a reverse micelle sol‐gel route and is tested ...
Ayushi Arora +6 more
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Microplastics and NanoplasticsInfrared spectroscopy is a widely used tool for studying microplastics and identifying microparticles. Researchers rely on spectral libraries to differentiate between synthetic and natural materials.
Rachel Kozloski +2 more
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Plastic pollution mitigation strategies in global supply chains: A thematic analysis
Journal of Transport and Supply Chain ManagementBackground: The extensive use of plastic in global supply chains (GSCs) has a profound impact on ecosystems and human well-being. Therefore, it is essential to implement an integrated strategy that takes into account the intricate interplay between ...
Arthur Mapanga, Nobathembu Faleni
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Advanced Sustainable Systems, EarlyView.The closed‐loop gravitational retting system accelerates fiber extraction, making it the fastest known water retting technique. It efficiently produces high‐quality canola fiber while preserving its structure. Additionally, it minimizes carbon emissions, supporting sustainability.
Md Shadhin +7 more
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Plastic pollution and health. [PDF]
EClinicalMedicine, 2023 eClinicalMedicine.
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Trade-offs between Shopping Bags Made of Non-degradable Plastics and Other Materials, Using Latent Class Analysis: The Case of Tianjin, China [PDF]
white pollution, plastic bag ban, conjoint choice experiment, willingness to pay, latent class analysis, China, degradable plastics, cloth, paper, Community/Rural/Urban Development, Consumer/Household Economics, Environmental Economics and Policy, Q1,
Chan-Halbrendt, Catherine +2 more
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