Cleaning up without messing up: maximizing the benefits of plastic clean-up technologies through new regulatory approaches

J Falk-Andersson, I Rognerud, H De Frond… - Environmental …, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
As the global plastics crisis grows, numerous technologies have been invented and
implemented to recover plastic pollution from the environment. Although laudable …

Impacts of plastic waste management strategies

LT Helm, EL Murphy, A McGivern… - Environmental …, 2022‏ - cdnsciencepub.com
The ecological and societal impacts of plastics production, use, and waste are a complex
global challenge. Management strategies to mitigate the impacts of plastics, such as …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying opportunities to deliver effective and efficient outcomes from business-biodiversity action

TB White, N Mukherjee, SO Petrovan… - Environmental Science & …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Business-biodiversity action is increasingly seen as critical for delivering conservation goals,
but such action needs to be effective. Using detailed semi-structured interviews with leading …

Recent advances in nanotechnology-based modifications of micro/nano PET plastics for green energy applications

JR Anusha, T Citarasu, G Uma, S Vimal, C Kamaraj… - Chemosphere, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) plastic is an omnipresent synthetic polymer in
our lives, which causes negative impacts on the ecosystem. It is crucial to take mandatory …

Current patterns and trends of microplastic pollution in the marine environment: a bibliometric analysis

M Mishra, D Sudarsan, CAG Santos… - … Science and Pollution …, 2024‏ - Springer
Microplastics are pervasive in the natural environment and pose a growing concern for
global health. Plastic waste in marine environments has emerged as a global issue …

[HTML][HTML] Conceptualizing the socio-cultural impacts of marine plastic pollution on human well-being–A perspective

P Yose, G Thondhlana, G Fraser - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Marine plastic pollution is one of the major environmental problems globally, with adverse
impacts on human well-being but socio-cultural impacts remain poorly conceptualized and …

What is the price of conservation? A review of the status quo and recommendations for improving cost reporting

TB White, SO Petrovan, AP Christie, PA Martin… - …, 2022‏ - academic.oup.com
Wildlife conservation is severely limited by funding. Therefore, to maximize biodiversity
outcomes, assessing financial costs of interventions is as important as assessing …

Determining the economic costs and benefits of conservation actions: A decision support framework

TB White, SO Petrovan, H Booth… - … Science and Practice, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
The need for conservation action to be cost‐effective is widely accepted, resulting in
increased interest and effort to assess effectiveness. Assessing the financial and economic …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the performance of marine plastics cleanup technologies in Europe and North America

R Brouwer, Y Huang, T Huizenga, S Frantzi… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
This study fills an important gap in policymaker understanding of the effectiveness and
implementation costs of marine plastic cleanup technologies. Previous studies have mainly …

[HTML][HTML] Public preferences for marine plastic litter management across Europe

S Khedr, K Rehdanz, R Brouwer, P van Beukering… - Ecological …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Plastic pollution is one of the most challenging problems affecting the marine environment of
our time. Based on a unique dataset covering four European seas and eight European …