[HTML][HTML] Current trends of unsustainable plastic production and micro (nano) plastic pollution

TR Walker, L Fequet - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Unsustainable plastic production, use and mismanagement has resulted in increased global
plastic pollution and subsequent degradation into micro (nano) plastics in the environment …

The Minderoo-Monaco commission on plastics and human health

PJ Landrigan, H Raps, M Cropper, C Bald… - Annals of Global …, 2023‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Plastics have conveyed great benefits to humanity and made possible some of
the most significant advances of modern civilization in fields as diverse as medicine …

[HTML][HTML] A growing plastic smog, now estimated to be over 170 trillion plastic particles afloat in the world's oceans—Urgent solutions required

M Eriksen, W Cowger, LM Erdle, S Coffin… - Plos one, 2023‏ - journals.plos.org
As global awareness, science, and policy interventions for plastic escalate, institutions
around the world are seeking preventative strategies. Central to this is the need for precise …

Micro/nano-plastics occurrence, identification, risk analysis and mitigation: challenges and perspectives

BR Kiran, H Kopperi, S Venkata Mohan - Reviews in environmental …, 2022‏ - Springer
Abstract Micro/nanoplastics (MP/NPs) are emerging global pollutants that garnered
enormous attention due to their potential threat to the ecosystem in virtue of their persistence …

[HTML][HTML] Micro (nano) plastics sources, fate, and effects: What we know after ten years of research

S Allen, D Allen, S Karbalaei, V Maselli… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The last decade has been transformative for micro (nano) plastic (MnP) research with recent
discoveries revealing the extent and magnitude of MnP pollution, even in the world's most …

[HTML][HTML] Plastic pollution solutions: emerging technologies to prevent and collect marine plastic pollution

E Schmaltz, EC Melvin, Z Diana, EF Gunady… - Environment …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
As plastic waste accumulates in the ocean at alarming rates, the need for efficient and
sustainable remediation solutions is urgent. One solution is the development and …

A binding global agreement to address the life cycle of plastics

N Simon, K Raubenheimer, N Urho, S Unger… - Science, 2021‏ - science.org
Amid the global plastic pollution crisis, a growing number of governments and
nongovernmental actors are proposing a new global treaty. In February 2021, at the fifth …

Mismanagement of plastic waste through open burning with emphasis on the global south: a systematic review of risks to occupational and public health

CA Velis, E Cook - Environmental Science & Technology, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
Large quantities of mismanaged plastic waste threaten the health and wellbeing of billions
worldwide, particularly in low-and middle-income countries where waste management …

[HTML][HTML] Government policies combatting plastic pollution

D Knoblauch, L Mederake - Current opinion in toxicology, 2021‏ - Elsevier
This review analyzes the subject focus of 45 articles (published 2019–2021), dealing with
government action to regulate plastic pollution. Policies described in the articles and …

Innovations toward the valorization of plastics waste

ZR Hinton, MR Talley, PA Kots, AV Le… - Annual Review of …, 2022‏ - annualreviews.org
Plastics are an extremely important class of materials that are prevalent in all facets of
society; however, their widespread use over time, combined with limited end-of-life …