Marine plastic waste pollution is one of the most urgent global marine environmental
problems worldwide. It has attracted worldwide attention from governments, the public, the …

Background: Plastics have conveyed great benefits to humanity and made possible some of
the most significant advances of modern civilization in fields as diverse as medicine …

Human activities are changing our environment. Along with climate change and a
widespread loss of biodiversity, plastic pollution now plays a predominant role in altering …

The detrimental impact of single-use plastics on the environment is daily news across the
globe. Single-use plastic packaging materials and other plastic waste originating from …

Recently, the COVID-19 disease spread has emerged as a worldwide pandemic and cause
severe threats to humanity. The World Health Organisation (WHO) releases guidelines to …

Plastic mulching is suspected to be a significant source of microplastics in terrestrial
environments owing to its intensive application and improper disposal. However, there has …

Polymers shape human life but they also have been identified as pollutants in the oceans
due to their long lifetime and low degradability. Recently, various researchers have studied …

Marine plastic pollution poses a potential threat to the ecosystem, but the sources and their
magnitudes remain largely unclear. Existing bottom-up emission inventories vary among …

Plastic waste increasingly accumulates in the marine environment, but data on the
distribution and quantification of riverine sources required for development of effective …

Marine plastic debris floating on the ocean surface is a major environmental problem.
However, its distribution in the ocean is poorly mapped, and most of the plastic waste …