Polyesters carrying polar main-chain ester linkages exhibit distinct material properties for
diverse applications and thus play an important role in today's plastics economy. It is …

The seafloor covers some 70% of the Earth's surface and has been recognised as a major
sink for marine litter. Still, litter on the seafloor is the least investigated fraction of marine …

Coral reefs are losing the capacity to sustain their biological functions. In addition to other
well-known stressors, such as climatic change and overfishing, plastic pollution is an …

Plastic pollution is a planetary threat, affecting nearly every marine and freshwater
ecosystem globally. In response, multilevel mitigation strategies are being adopted but with …

The surge of research on marine litter is generating important information on its inputs,
distribution and impacts, but data on the nature and origin of the litter remain scattered …

This study reports plastic debris pollution in the deep-sea based on the information from a
recently developed database. The Global Oceanographic Data Center (GODAC) of the …

The ubiquity of anthropogenic debris in hundreds of species of wildlife and the toxicity of
chemicals associated with it has begun to raise concerns regarding the presence of …

Introducing the growing problem of microplastic pollution in the aquatic environment, this
timely full-color illustrated multidisciplinary book is dedicated exclusively to the subject of …

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 …

ABSTRACT Williams, AT and Rangel-Buitrago, N., 2019. Marine litter: Solutions for a major
environmental problem. Journal of Coastal Research, 35 (3), 648–663. Coconut Creek …