Plastic pollution in the marine environment

GGN Thushari, JDM Senevirathna - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
Plastic pollution is recognized as a severe anthropogenic issue in the coastal and marine
ecosystems across the world. Unprecedented and continuous accumulation of growing …

The COVID-19 pandemic face mask waste: a blooming threat to the marine environment

S Dharmaraj, V Ashokkumar, S Hariharan… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Recently, the COVID-19 disease spread has emerged as a worldwide pandemic and cause
severe threats to humanity. The World Health Organisation (WHO) releases guidelines to …

An inshore–offshore sorting system revealed from global classification of ocean litter

C Morales-Caselles, J Viejo, E Martí… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
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 …

Leaching and extraction of additives from plastic pollution to inform environmental risk: a multidisciplinary review of analytical approaches

JH Bridson, EC Gaugler, DA Smith, GL Northcott… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Plastic pollution is prevalent worldwide and has been highlighted as an issue of global
concern due to its harmful impacts on wildlife. The extent and mechanism by which plastic …

Microplastic contaminants in the aqueous environment, fate, toxicity consequences, and remediation strategies

P Bhatt, VM Pathak, AR Bagheri, M Bilal - Environmental Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastic is a fragmented plastic part that emerges as a potential marine and terrestrial
contaminant. The microplastic wastes in marine and soil environments cause severe …

Review on plastic wastes in marine environment–Biodegradation and biotechnological solutions

K Anjana, M Hinduja, K Sujitha, G Dharani - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2020 - Elsevier
The marine plastic pollution has drastic effect on marine species. The importance in
environmental issues increases the demand to develop a significant technology which does …

Abandoned Covid-19 personal protective equipment along the Bushehr shores, the Persian Gulf: an emerging source of secondary microplastics in coastlines

R Akhbarizadeh, S Dobaradaran, I Nabipour… - Marine pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
During the Covid-19 pandemic, personal protection equipment (PPE) was widely used to
control the virus further spared. In this study, the presence of PPE wastes along the coastline …

Occurrence of personal protective equipment (PPE) associated with the COVID-19 pandemic along the coast of Lima, Peru

GE De-la-Torre, MRJ Rakib, CI Pizarro-Ortega… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The use and disposal of face masks, gloves, face shields, and other types of personal
protective equipment (PPE) have increased dramatically due to the ongoing COVID-19 …

Challenges and opportunities in sustainable management of microplastics and nanoplastics in the environment

B Sarkar, PD Dissanayake, NS Bolan, JY Dar… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The accumulation of microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) in terrestrial and aquatic
ecosystems has raised concerns because of their adverse effects on ecosystem functions …

Public views on plastic pollution: Knowledge, perceived impacts, and pro-environmental behaviours

J Soares, I Miguel, C Venâncio, I Lopes… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nowadays, plastic pollution is considered an issue of global concern. This environmental
problem results from human industrial and domestic activities, associated with poor …