AgronomyPlastic products in plant production and protection help farmers increase crop production, enhance food quality, and reduce global water use and their environmental footprint.
Imran Ali Lakhiar +10 more
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The impact of floods on plastic pollution
Global SustainabilityNon-Technical Summary Plastic harms ecosystem health and human livelihood on land, in rivers, and in the sea. To prevent and reduce plastic pollution, we must know how plastics move through the environment.
Tim H. M. van Emmerik
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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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Marine plastic pollution in Morocco: state of the knowledge on origin, occurrence, fate, and management. [PDF]
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int, 2023 Plastic pollution presents a major challenge facing stakeholders and decision-making worldwide. Plastics in the ocean damage biodiversity and marine ecosystem services that the blue economy relies upon.
Mejjad N +3 more
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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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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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Attitudes towards Plastic Pollution: A Review and Mitigations beyond Circular Economy
Waste, 2023 Plastic pollution has received unprecedented attention globally, and there are increasing calls to control it. Despite this, the uptrends of plastic consumption and mismanaged plastic waste show little sign of reversal.
Kuok Ho Daniel Tang
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Rural plastic emissions into the largest mountain lake of the Eastern Carpathians [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2018 The lack of proper waste collection systems leads to plastic pollution in rivers in proximity to rural communities. This environmental threat is more widespread among mountain communities which are prone to frequent flash floods during the warm season ...
Florin-Constantin Mihai
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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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Social Sciences, 2022 International policy discussions on plastic pollution are entering a new phase, with more than 100 governments calling for the launch of negotiations for a new global plastics agreement in 2022.
Diana Barrowclough +1 more
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