Interactions between anthropogenic litter and birds: a global review with a 'black-list'of species

C Battisti, E Staffieri, G Poeta, A Sorace, L Luiselli… - Marine pollution …, 2019 - Elsevier
The interaction of anthropogenic litter (by incorporation litter in nests, ingestion, and
entanglement) with birds was systematically reviewed using Google Scholar database. A …

Collected marine litter—a growing waste challenge

F Schneider, S Parsons, S Clift, A Stolte… - Marine pollution …, 2018 - Elsevier
Marine litter, in particular plastic debris, poses a serious threat to marine life, human health
and the economy. In order to reduce its impact, marine litter collections such as beach clean …

Contamination of table salts from Turkey with microplastics

S Gündoğdu - Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Microplastics (MPs) pollution has become a problem that affects all aquatic, atmospheric
and terrestial environments in the world. In this study, we looked into whether MPs in seas …

Are litter, plastic and microplastic quantities increasing in the ocean?

F Galgani, AS Brien, J Weis, C Ioakeimidis… - Microplastics and …, 2021 - Springer
Whilst both plastic production and inputs at sea have increased since the 1950s, several
modelling studies predict a further increase in the coming years in these respective …

How natural and anthropogenic factors should drive microplastic behavior and fate: The scenario of Brazilian urban freshwater

FF Sodré, IM Arowojolu, MC Canela, RS Ferreira… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Brazil maintains its position at the top of the global ranking of plastic producers, yet recycling
efforts have been incipient. Recent data reveals an annual production of approximately 14 …

Marine beach litter monitoring strategies along Mediterranean coasts. A methodological review

C Cesarano, G Aulicino, C Cerrano, M Ponti… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Marine beach litter (MBL) represents a serious issue for marine life, coastal ecosystems,
human health and several economical activities. The Mediterranean Sea is a semi enclosed …

[HTML][HTML] Albatrosses and petrels at South Georgia as sentinels of marine debris input from vessels in the southwest Atlantic Ocean

RA Phillips, CM Waluda - Environment International, 2020 - Elsevier
Increasing amounts of anthropogenic debris enter the ocean because of mismanagement in
coastal communities and, despite a global ban on deliberate dumping, also from vessels …

Ecological drivers of marine debris ingestion in Procellariiform Seabirds

L Roman, E Bell, C Wilcox, BD Hardesty, M Hindell - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Procellariiform seabirds are both the most threatened bird group globally, and the group with
the highest incidence of marine debris ingestion. We examined the incidence and ecological …

Microplastics in Latin America ecosystems: a critical review of the current stage and research needs

AN Fernandes, C Bertoldi, LZ Lara, J Stival… - Journal of the Brazilian …, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
The ubiquity of microplastics ecosystems has gained global attention. In this context, Latin
America, which is responsible for 8% of the world's consumption of plastic material and has …

[HTML][HTML] Contamination of coastal and marine bird species with plastics: Global analysis and synthesis

G Kibria - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2024 - Elsevier
This review article provides an account of coastal and marine bird species contaminated
with plastics in light of ingestion, taxonomy, feeding clusters, types, shapes, colours and …