Contribution of plastic and microplastic to global climate change and their conjoining impacts on the environment-A review

S Sharma, V Sharma, S Chatterjee - Science of the total environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastics are fossil fuel-derived products. The emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) during
different processes involved in the lifecycle of plastic-related products are a significant threat …

The fundamental links between climate change and marine plastic pollution

HV Ford, NH Jones, AJ Davies, BJ Godley… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plastic pollution and climate change have commonly been treated as two separate issues
and sometimes are even seen as competing. Here we present an alternative view that these …

[HTML][HTML] Quantitative overview of marine debris ingested by marine megafauna

S Kühn, JA Van Franeker - Marine pollution bulletin, 2020 - Elsevier
This review quantifies plastic interaction in marine biota. Firstly, entanglement and ingestion
records for all marine birds, mammals, turtles, fish, and invertebrate species, are …

[HTML][HTML] Bioavailability and effects of microplastics on marine zooplankton: A review

ZLR Botterell, N Beaumont, T Dorrington… - Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Microplastics are abundant and widespread in the marine environment. They are a
contaminant of global environmental and economic concern. Due to their small size a wide …

The rise in ocean plastics evidenced from a 60-year time series

C Ostle, RC Thompson, D Broughton, L Gregory… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Plastic production has increased exponentially since its use became widespread in the
1950s. This has led to increased concern as plastics have become prevalent in the oceanic …

Potential environmental impacts of floating solar photovoltaic systems

S Benjamins, B Williamson, SL Billing, Z Yuan… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
The use of floating photovoltaic systems in freshwater and marine environments is forecast
to increase dramatically worldwide within the next decade in response to demands for …

[HTML][HTML] A framework for the assessment of marine litter impacts in life cycle impact assessment

JS Woods, F Verones, O Jolliet, I Vázquez-Rowe… - Ecological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose Marine litter, mostly plastics, is a growing environmental problem. Environmental
decision makers are beginning to take actions and implement regulations that aim to reduce …

Microplastics in the Mediterranean Sea: sources, pollution intensity, sea health, and regulatory policies

S Sharma, V Sharma, S Chatterjee - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Microplastic pollution is one of the emerging threats across the globe and is becoming a
topic of intense study for environmental researchers. At present, almost all of the world's …

Mediterranean sea turtles: current knowledge and priorities for conservation and research

P Casale, AC Broderick, JA Camiñas… - Endangered species …, 2018 - int-res.com
The available information regarding the 2 sea turtle species breeding in the Mediterranean
(loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta and green turtle Chelonia mydas) is reviewed, including …

Impacts of marine plastic pollution from continental coasts to subtropical gyres—fish, seabirds, and other vertebrates in the SE Pacific

M Thiel, G Luna-Jorquera, R Álvarez-Varas… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Anthropogenic Marine Debris (AMD) in the SE Pacific has primarily local origins from land-
based sources, including cities (coastal and inland), beach-goers, aquaculture, and …