Plastic pollution in riverbeds fundamentally affects natural sand transport processes. [PDF]
Commun Earth Environ, 2023 Over the past 50 years, rivers have become increasingly important vectors for plastic pollution. Lowland riverbeds exhibit coherent morphological features including ripple and dune bedforms, which transport sediment downstream via well-understood ...
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Plastic pollution induced by the COVID-19: Environmental challenges and outlook. [PDF]
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int, 2023 The COVID-19 pandemic has also caused an environmental challenge, especially plastic pollution. This study is aimed to provide a systematic review of the current status and outlook of research on plastic pollution caused by the COVID-19 pandemic using a ...
Wang Q, Zhang C, Li R.
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Microplastic and plastic pollution: impact on respiratory disease and health. [PDF]
Eur Respir RevThroughout their lifecycle, from production to use and upon disposal, plastics release chemicals and particles known as micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) that can accumulate in the environment.
Vasse GF, Melgert BN.
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Plastic pollution: how can the global health community fight the growing problem? [PDF]
BMJ Glob Health, 2023 Correspondence to Dr Dieudonne Bidashimwa; dbidashimwa@ fhi360. org © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2023. Reuse permitted under CC BYNC. No commercial reuse. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. BACKGROUND Plastic pollution is a global crisis
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Plastic pollution in the Arctic
Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, 2022 Plastic pollution is now pervasive in the Arctic, even in areas with no apparent human activity, such as the deep seafloor. In this Review, we describe the sources and impacts of Arctic plastic pollution, including plastic debris and microplastics, which
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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 ...
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Finding the Balance between Research and Monitoring: When Are Methods Good Enough to Understand Plastic Pollution? [PDF]
Environ Sci Technol, 2023 Plastic pollution is an international environmental problem. Desire to act is shared from the public to policymakers, yet motivation and approaches are diverging.
Lusher AL, Primpke S.
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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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Amsterdam urban water system as entry point of river plastic pollution. [PDF]
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int, 2023 Accumulation of plastic litter in aquatic environments negatively impacts ecosystems and human livelihood. Urban areas are assumed to be the main source of plastic pollution in these environments because of high anthropogenic activity.
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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.
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