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Plastic marine pollution [PDF]

open access: yesProsperitas, 2019
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De Vita, Riccardo Luciano   +1 more
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Plastic Pollution

open access: yesInternational Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology, 2022
: Plastic pollution is one of the fastest growing environmental challenges of our time. Since the 1960’s, various concerns were raised regarding plastic waste generation (Plastic pollution) around the globe. Everyday tons of plastic waste is generated in
Ameya Wagh, Falguni Bhavsar, R. Shinde
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Indicators for plastic pollution

open access: yes, 2023
Negotiations have started for an international treaty to solve the global problem of plastic pollution. This agreement and other actions need reliable measurements. It was the objective of this project to analyze and recommend indicators for plastic pollution, which are relevant, easy to measure and comprehensive.
Vorkamp, Katrin   +5 more
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A Review of the Production, Recycling and Management of Marine Plastic Pollution

open access: yesJournal 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
doaj   +1 more source

Problemi pravne (ne)reguliranosti (mikro)plastike u morskom i riječnom okolišu

open access: yesPoredbeno 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
doaj   +1 more source

Plastic Pollution in the World's Oceans: More than 5 Trillion Plastic Pieces Weighing over 250,000 Tons Afloat at Sea

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2014
Plastic pollution is ubiquitous throughout the marine environment, yet estimates of the global abundance and weight of floating plastics have lacked data, particularly from the Southern Hemisphere and remote regions.
M. Eriksen   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Global perceptions of plastic pollution: The contours and limits of debate

open access: yesCambridge 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
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluating scenarios toward zero plastic pollution

open access: yesScience, 2020
A mess of plastic It is not clear what strategies will be most effective in mitigating harm from the global problem of plastic pollution. Borrelle et al. and Lau et al. discuss possible solutions and their impacts.
Winnie W. Y. Lau   +28 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Turning off the Tap: How the World can End Plastic Pollution and Create a Circular Economy

open access: yes, 2023
While many technical solutions for a circular plastics economy are known, the economic, fiscal and business models to address the associated impacts while also safeguarding livelihoods are less clear.

semanticscholar   +1 more source

From source to sea: Floating macroplastic transport along the Rhine river

open access: yesFrontiers 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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