Impact of plastic bags usage in food commodities: an irreversible loss to environment

R Suleman, A Amjad, A Ismail, S Javed… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
The use of plastic bags has been gaining popularity since the 1970s (Williamson 2003)
among retailers and endconsumers. Globally, plastic bags have a wide collection of sizes …

The environmental impact of plastic grocery bags and their alternatives

B Li, J Liu, B Yu, X Zheng - IOP Conference Series: Earth and …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Plastic grocery bags can casue a variety of environmental problems. Plastic bags pollute the
air through their life cycle, from raw material extraction and manufacturing process to the …

Single-use plastic bags: challenges, consumer's behavior, and potential intervention policies

H Taghipour, A Mohammadpoorasl, M Tarfiei… - Journal of Material …, 2023 - Springer
Currently, single-use plastic bag consumption and disposal are a global concern. The main
aim of this study was to examine the logic and behaviors behind tendencies toward plastic …

MicroMetaSense: Coupling Plasmonic Metasurfaces with Fluorescence for Enhanced Detection of Microplastics in Real Samples

E Ece, Y Aslan, N Hacıosmanoğlu, F Inci - ACS sensors, 2024 - ACS Publications
Diverse analytical techniques are employed to scrutinize microplastics (MPs)─ pervasive at
hazardous concentrations across diverse sources ranging from water reservoirs to …

[PDF][PDF] The issue of plastic and microplastic pollution in soil

VC Tudor, DN Mocuta, RF Teodorescu… - Materiale …, 2019 - revmaterialeplastice.ro
Soil pollution with plastics represents a great threat to plants, animals, but especially to
humans, as a very small quantity of the plastic which is discarded daily is recycled or …

[HTML][HTML] Biodegradable mulching films affect soil temperature and agronomic performance of open field eggplant in hot-arid environments

N Iacuzzi, N Tortorici, F Alaimo, E Cozzolino… - Italian Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Mulching is a common practice used to increase yields, control weeds and achieve off-
season production. When performed with plastic films (such as low-density polyethylene …

Analysis on the collection and recycling of plastic packaging of crop protection products in Romania.

VC Tudor, D Smedescu, IM Vlad… - Environmental …, 2022 - search.ebscohost.com
The collection and recycling of plastics, in which crop protection products are stored, has
become a priority both in the European Union and at the national level. Therefore, a whole …

Tomato peel-cutin based film mitigates the deterioration of calamansi (Citrofortunella microcarpa)

IN Madzuki, JM Tan, NAAM Shalan… - IOP Conference Series …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The plant cuticle, cutin is the main component in tomato peel. The cutin was obtained
through 3%(w/v) NaOH extraction by autoclave. The extract was then mixed with pectin …

[PDF][PDF] Plasticulture: Diffusion of plastic materials in the agricultural sector

VC Tudor, DIS Smedescu, G Fintineru… - Materiale …, 2019 - revmaterialeplastice.ro
For more than half a century, the use of plastic in agriculture has given farmers opportunities
for growing fruits and vegetables regardless of the season, and at the same time achieving …

[HTML][HTML] ВЛИЯНИЕ МАКРОПЛАСТИКА НА СООБЩЕСТВА ПОЧВЕННЫХ БЕСПОЗВОНОЧНЫХ: ИССЛЕДОВАНИЕ С ПОМОЩЬЮ ТРАДИЦИОННОГО И …

ИВ Сотников, АА Белов, ВД Леонов… - Russian Journal of …, 2023 - cyberleninka.ru
Загрязнение почвы пластиком–глобальная проблема наших дней. В большинстве
экспериментальных исследований внимание фокусируется на микропластике, однако …