Plastic pollution in the marine environment
GGN Thushari, JDM Senevirathna - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
Plastic pollution is recognized as a severe anthropogenic issue in the coastal and marine
ecosystems across the world. Unprecedented and continuous accumulation of growing …
ecosystems across the world. Unprecedented and continuous accumulation of growing …
Microplastics in the marine environment: Current trends in environmental pollution and mechanisms of toxicological profile
The global plastics production has increased from 1.5 million tons in the 1950s to 335
million tons in 2016, with plastics discharged into virtually all components of the …
million tons in 2016, with plastics discharged into virtually all components of the …
Sampling and quality assurance and quality control: a guide for scientists investigating the occurrence of microplastics across matrices
Plastic pollution is a defining environmental contaminant and is considered to be one of the
greatest environmental threats of the Anthropocene, with its presence documented across …
greatest environmental threats of the Anthropocene, with its presence documented across …
Atmospheric transport and deposition of microplastics in a remote mountain catchment
Plastic litter is an ever-increasing global issue and one of this generation's key
environmental challenges. Microplastics have reached oceans via river transport on a global …
environmental challenges. Microplastics have reached oceans via river transport on a global …
Deconstruction of high-density polyethylene into liquid hydrocarbon fuels and lubricants by hydrogenolysis over Ru catalyst
Polyethylene (PE) is the most popular plastic globally, and the widespread use of plastics
has created severe environmental issues. High energy consumption in the current process …
has created severe environmental issues. High energy consumption in the current process …
A review of atmospheric microplastics pollution: In-depth sighting of sources, analytical methods, physiognomies, transport and risks
J Munyaneza, Q Jia, FA Qaraah, MF Hossain… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Micro-sized plastics were first examined for atmospheric environment in 2016. From then on,
they have been detected in both indoor and outdoor atmospheric samples, with indoor …
they have been detected in both indoor and outdoor atmospheric samples, with indoor …
[PDF][PDF] Global distribution, composition and abundance of marine litter
Marine debris is commonly observed everywhere in the oceans. Litter enters the seas from
both land-based sources, from ships and other installations at sea, from point and diffuse …
both land-based sources, from ships and other installations at sea, from point and diffuse …
An analysis of citizen science based research: usage and publication patterns
R Follett, V Strezov - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
The use of citizen science for scientific discovery relies on the acceptance of this method by
the scientific community. Using the Web of Science and Scopus as the source of peer …
the scientific community. Using the Web of Science and Scopus as the source of peer …
[HTML][HTML] Marine anthropogenic litter on British beaches: a 10-year nationwide assessment using citizen science data
SE Nelms, C Coombes, LC Foster, TS Galloway… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Growing evidence suggests that anthropogenic litter, particularly plastic, represents a highly
pervasive and persistent threat to global marine ecosystems. Multinational research is …
pervasive and persistent threat to global marine ecosystems. Multinational research is …
Foamed polystyrene in the marine environment: sources, additives, transport, behavior, and impacts
A Turner - Environmental Science & Technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
Foamed polystyrene (PS) that may be either expanded (EPS) or extruded (XPS) is a rigid,
lightweight insulating thermoplastic that has a variety of uses in the consumer, packaging …
lightweight insulating thermoplastic that has a variety of uses in the consumer, packaging …