Impacts of plastic pollution on ecosystem services, sustainable development goals, and need to focus on circular economy and policy interventions

R Kumar, A Verma, A Shome, R Sinha, S Sinha… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Plastic pollution is ubiquitous in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Plastic waste exposed to
the environment creates problems and is of significant concern for all life forms. Plastic …

Microplastics in agroecosystems-impacts on ecosystem functions and food chain

ES Okeke, CO Okoye, EO Atakpa, RE Ita… - Resources …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work reviews microplastic's impact on agroecosystem components and possible effects
on the food chain. Microplastics are sized< 5 µm, made up of diverse chemical constituents …

Impact of community masking on COVID-19: a cluster-randomized trial in Bangladesh

J Abaluck, LH Kwong, A Styczynski, A Haque, MA Kabir… - Science, 2022 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Mask usage remains low across many parts of the world during the COVID-
19 pandemic, and strategies to increase mask-wearing remain untested. Our objectives …

Politics and the plastic crisis: A review throughout the plastic life cycle

TD Nielsen, J Hasselbalch… - … Reviews: Energy and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This article surveys the politics of plastics through a reading and analysis of more than 180
scientific articles in the fields of environmental science and environmental studies. Despite …

Occurrence, sources, human health impacts and mitigation of microplastic pollution

S Karbalaei, P Hanachi, TR Walker, M Cole - Environmental science and …, 2018 - Springer
The presence and accumulation of plastic and microplastic (MP) debris in the natural
environment is of increasing concern and has become the focus of attention for many …

A review of plastic pollution and their treatment technology: A circular economy platform by thermochemical pathway

G Kwon, DW Cho, J Park, A Bhatnagar… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The rapid expansion of plastic manufacturing industries in last several decades has brought
serious concerns over the environmental impacts of plastic wastes. Recent outbreak of …

Research progress for plastic waste management and manufacture of value-added products

D Pan, F Su, C Liu, Z Guo - Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials, 2020 - Springer
Nowadays, plastic products are closely related to human life. While it brings convenience to
human beings, there are also great health and environmental threats. Most of the plastic …

Mitigating microplastic pollution: A critical review on the effects, remediation, and utilization strategies of microplastics

A Thacharodi, S Hassan, R Meenatchi, MA Bhat… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics are found ubiquitous in the natural environment and are an increasing source
of worry for global health. Rapid industrialization and inappropriate plastic waste …

Analysis and prevention of microplastics pollution in water: current perspectives and future directions

Y Picó, D Barceló - ACS omega, 2019 - ACS Publications
The analysis, prevention, and removal of microplastics (MPs) pollution in water is identified
as one major problem the world is currently facing. MPs can be directly released to water or …

Updated review on microplastics in water, their occurrence, detection, measurement, environmental pollution, and the need for regulatory standards

A Yusuf, A Sodiq, A Giwa, J Eke, O Pikuda… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The gravity of the impending threats posed by microplastics (MPs) pollution in the
environment cannot be over-emphasized. Several research studies continue to stress how …