Plastic pollution on the world’s coral reefs
Nature, 2023 Coral reefs are losing the capacity to sustain their biological functions1. In addition to other well-known stressors, such as climatic change and overfishing1, plastic pollution is an emerging threat to coral reefs, spreading throughout reef food webs2, and increasing disease transmission and structural damage to reef organisms3.
Pinheiro, HT +18 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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Legacy oceanic plastic pollution must be addressed to mitigate possible long-term ecological impacts
Microplastics and Nanoplastics, 2023 Scientific research over the past decade has demonstrated that plastic in our oceans has detrimental consequences for marine life at all trophic levels. As countries negotiate an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, the focus is
Camille Richon +3 more
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Stakeholder alliances are essential to reduce the scourge of plastic pollution. [PDF]
Nat Commun, 2023 Progress to reduce plastic pollution has been painfully slow and the consequent damage to the natural environment and to human health is likely to increase further.
Lampitt RS +9 more
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Plastic pollution accumulating in an area of the environment is considered “poorly reversible”, if natural mineralization processes occurring there are slow and engineered remediation solutions are improbable. Should negative outcomes in these areas arise as a consequence of plastic pollution, they will be practically irreversible.
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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
Bidashimwa D +7 more
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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 ...
Russell CE +3 more
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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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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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