This review quantifies plastic interaction in marine biota. Firstly, entanglement and ingestion
records for all marine birds, mammals, turtles, fish, and invertebrate species, are …

Plastic pollution is a global concern that has grown ever more acute in recent years. Most
research has focused on the impact of plastic pollution in marine environments. However …

Encounters (or interactions) between plastic debris and wildlife can cause great harm to
individuals and populations. The most common encounters are ingestion, entanglement and …

During the COVID-19 pandemic, people used personal protective equipment (PPE) to
lessen the spread of the virus. The release of microplastics (MPs) from discarded PPE is a …

Anthropogenic pollution is increasingly pervasive throughout all ecosystems worldwide. In
recent years, negative consequences on many taxa, such as birds, have been observed. We …

Abstract During the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, protective
equipment, such as masks, gloves and shields, has become mandatory to prevent person-to …

Intense research has been conducted to produce environmentally friendly biopolymers
obtained from renewable feedstock to substitute fossil-based materials. This is an essential …

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is massively used,
resulting in a new wave of litter: protective face masks and gloves. Here we present the first …

Many bird species incorporate anthropogenic materials (eg sweet wrappers, cigarette butts
and plastic strings) into their nests. Anthropogenic materials have become widely available …

Active films were prepared from poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) blended with itaconic acid (Ia), and
with chitosan (Ch), enriched with tomato processing by-products extract (TBE) in order to …