Results 341 to 350 of about 261,228 (368)
Some of the next articles are maybe not open access.
Plastic Pollution: A Material Problem?
Macromolecules, 2021The field of polymer science recently celebrated its 100th anniversary. The excellent material properties of a wide range of plastics (generally used as a synonym for polymers) have opened many new opportunities in lightweight packaging, agricultural fields for improved crop production, cosmetics, detergents, and more advanced applications, among many ...
Jonathan M. Millican, Seema Agarwal
openaire +2 more sources
Plastic pollution and dentistry
Dental Nursing, 2018Dental nurse Bethan Strong considers the case for raising awareness
openaire +2 more sources
2020
This chapter examines the global crisis of single-use plastic pollution that has clogged waterways, contaminated the oceans, and contributes to greenhouse gas production. The chapter reviews legal efforts to curb land-based pollution with the conclusion that existing international and regional efforts are inadequate to address the scale and complexity ...
Rebecca M. Bratspies +1 more
openaire +2 more sources
This chapter examines the global crisis of single-use plastic pollution that has clogged waterways, contaminated the oceans, and contributes to greenhouse gas production. The chapter reviews legal efforts to curb land-based pollution with the conclusion that existing international and regional efforts are inadequate to address the scale and complexity ...
Rebecca M. Bratspies +1 more
openaire +2 more sources
The Economics of Marine Plastic Pollution
2021Ubiquitous marine plastic pollution has become a prominent ecological issue, as it provokes implications that threaten marine species, induces health concerns, and causes vast economic damages. The complex dynamics behind its pervasive occurrence are multipronged and multidimensional, and simple clear-cut causal chains cannot always be identified ...
openaire +2 more sources
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.
openaire +1 more source
openaire +1 more source
Plastic pollution in the environment
Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, 2020openaire +2 more sources
Cost-effective mitigation of nitrogen pollution from global croplands
Nature, 2023Baojing Gu, Xiuming Zhang, Shu Kee Lam
exaly