The physical oceanography of the transport of floating marine debris
Marine plastic debris floating on the ocean surface is a major environmental problem.
However, its distribution in the ocean is poorly mapped, and most of the plastic waste …
However, its distribution in the ocean is poorly mapped, and most of the plastic waste …
Quantifying ecological risks of aquatic micro-and nanoplastic
E Besseling, P Redondo-Hasselerharm… - Critical reviews in …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Diverse effects of nano-and microplastic (NMP) have been demonstrated in the laboratory.
We provide a broad review of current knowledge on occurrence, measurement, modeling …
We provide a broad review of current knowledge on occurrence, measurement, modeling …
[HTML][HTML] Assessment of the sources and inflow processes of microplastics in the river environments of Japan
The numerical and mass concentrations of microplastics collected at 36 sites on the surfaces
of 29 Japanese rivers were mapped and compared with four basin characteristics (basin …
of 29 Japanese rivers were mapped and compared with four basin characteristics (basin …
[BUCH][B] Microplastic pollutants
CB Crawford, B Quinn - 2016 - research-portal.uws.ac.uk
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 …
timely full-color illustrated multidisciplinary book is dedicated exclusively to the subject of …
[HTML][HTML] Microplastic distribution and composition on two Galápagos island beaches, Ecuador: Verifying the use of citizen science derived data in long-term monitoring
JS Jones, A Guézou, S Medor, C Nickson… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Monitoring beach plastic contamination across space and time is necessary for
understanding its sources and ecological effects, and for guiding mitigation. This is …
understanding its sources and ecological effects, and for guiding mitigation. This is …
Regional approach to modeling the transport of floating plastic debris in the Adriatic Sea
Sea surface concentrations of plastics and their fluxes onto coastlines are simulated over
2009–2015. Calculations incorporate combinations of terrestrial and maritime litter inputs …
2009–2015. Calculations incorporate combinations of terrestrial and maritime litter inputs …
Mitigation measures to avert the impacts of plastics and microplastics in the marine environment (a review)
OS Ogunola, OA Onada, AE Falaye - Environmental Science and …, 2018 - Springer
The increasing demand for and reliance on plastics as an everyday item, and rapid rise in
their production and subsequent indiscriminate disposal, rise in human population and …
their production and subsequent indiscriminate disposal, rise in human population and …
The generation of marine litter in Mediterranean island beaches as an effect of tourism and its mitigation
Abstract The Mediterranean Sea and its coastal systems are threatened by intense
anthropogenic pressures including rapid accumulation of marine litter by diverse human …
anthropogenic pressures including rapid accumulation of marine litter by diverse human …
Microplastics on the Portuguese coast
Marine anthropogenic litter was analysed in eleven beaches along the Portuguese coast,
over a two-year period (2011− 2013). Of all collected items, 99% were plastic and 68% were …
over a two-year period (2011− 2013). Of all collected items, 99% were plastic and 68% were …
Microplastics in the environment: A DPSIR analysis with focus on the responses
This review organizes key information about microplastic pollution through a DPSIR (driving
forces, pressures, states, impacts and responses) analysis, namely the current knowledge …
forces, pressures, states, impacts and responses) analysis, namely the current knowledge …