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Plastic Pulse of the Public: A review of survey-based research on how people use plastic
Cambridge Prisms: Plastics, 2023 Plastics pollute all environmental compartments because of human activities and mismanagement. Public perceptions and knowledge about plastic pollution differ among individuals and across different jurisdictions.
Tony R. Walker +10 more
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Problemi pravne (ne)reguliranosti (mikro)plastike u morskom i riječnom okolišu
Poredbeno Pomorsko Pravo, 2022 The durability of plastics, plastic litter’s ability to “travel” on rivers and across long distances as well as to accumulate in the seas and remain in the environment for a long period pose a great danger, the solution to which raises a challenge at the
Biljana Činčurak Erceg
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A Review of the Production, Recycling and Management of Marine Plastic Pollution
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2020 The human attachment to plastic has intensified recently due to its lightweight, versatility, low-cost and durability and so has the damage to the marine environment as marine plastic pollution has correspondingly increased.
Ibrahim Issifu, U. Rashid Sumaila
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Transportation fate and removal of microplastic pollution – A perspective on environmental pollution
Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 2020 With ever-increasing environmental pollution concerns, at large, and microplastic pollution, in particular, a sustainable quantification and redefining of plastic pollution is required urgently.
Muhammad Bilal, Hafiz M.N. Iqbal
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Global perceptions of plastic pollution: The contours and limits of debate
Cambridge Prisms: Plastics, 2023 Plastic pollution is central to policy and public debates about anthropogenic damage to the environment. Negotiations for an international binding treaty to end plastic pollution provide a timely opportunity to analyse peer-reviewed papers concerning ...
Lesley Henderson
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From source to sea: Floating macroplastic transport along the Rhine river
Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2023 Rivers are pathways and storage zones for plastic pollution. Land-based plastic waste enters river systems through anthropogenic and hydrometeorological processes, after which they are transported and retained.
Boaz Kuizenga +3 more
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Chinese Journal of Population, Resources and Environment, 2021 As one of the top ten environmental problems to be solved in the world, marine plastic waste and microplastic pollution seriously affect the health of marine ecosystems and the sustainable development of Marine economies.
Yue Yang, Ling Chen, Lan Xue
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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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Macro and microplastic pollution in Romania: addressing knowledge gaps and potential solutions under the circular economy framework [PDF]
PeerJBackground This review reveals the role of linear economy prevalence and mismanagement practices in plastic pollution of aquatic and terrestrial environments and related knowledge gaps in Romania while outlining downstream and upstream solutions to ...
Florin-Constantin Mihai +2 more
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Detecting microplastics pollution in world oceans using SAR remote sensing [PDF]
, 2018 Plastic pollution in the world’s oceans is estimated to have reached 270.000 tones, or 5.25 trillion pieces. This plastic is now ubiquitous, however due to ocean circulation patterns, it accumulates in the ocean gyres, creating “garbage patches”.
Ackermann, Nicolas +6 more
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