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Catholic University of the West
Education•Angers, France•
About: Catholic University of the West is a education organization based out in Angers, France. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Hediste diversicolor & Job shop scheduling. The organization has 220 authors who have published 319 publications receiving 6098 citations.
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TL;DR: The presence and effects of plastic debris is increasingly investigated as mentioned in this paper and the majority of studies focus on microplastics (MPs), but few reports suggest that plastic fragments in the environment are harmful.
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TL;DR: Determination of the mechanical and chemical effects of MPs on organisms is still a challenging area of research, and among the potential chemical effects it is necessary to differentiate those related to polymer properties from those due to the sorption/desorption of organic compounds.
343 citations
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TL;DR: A new lower bound and a new branching scheme which are used to design a branch and bound method are described and Computational results show that these techniques permit to drastically reduce the size of the search trees.
266 citations
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TL;DR: No obvious neurotoxicity effects were revealed since in both species, no changes in cholinesterasic activity occurred in response to both forms of Cu exposure and ecotoxicity effects seem to be related to CuO NPs themselves.
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TL;DR: Current practices to improve life cycle and waste management of plastics that can be implemented to reduce health and environmental impacts of plastics and reduce plastics pollution are discussed.
Abstract: Plastic pollution is generated by the unsustainable use and disposal of plastic products in modern society, threatening economies, ecosystems, and human health. Current clean-up strategies have attempted to mitigate the negative effects of plastic pollution but are unable to compete with increasing quantities of plastic entering the environment. Thus, reducing inputs of plastic to the environment must be prioritized through a global multidisciplinary approach. Mismanaged waste is a major land-based source of plastic pollution that can be reduced through improvements in the life-cycle of plastics, especially in production, consumption, and disposal, through an Integrated Waste Management System. In this review paper, we discuss current practices to improve life cycle and waste management of plastics that can be implemented to reduce health and environmental impacts of plastics and reduce plastics pollution. Ten recommendations for stakeholders to reduce plastic pollution include (1) regulation of production and consumption; (2) eco-design; (3) increasing the demand for recycled plastics; (4) reducing the use of plastics; (5) use of renewable energy for recycling; (6) extended producer responsibility over waste; (7) improvements in waste collection systems; (8) prioritization of recycling; (9) use of bio-based and biodegradable plastics; and (10) improvement in recyclability of e-waste.
228 citations
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Christian Prins | 52 | 168 | 9363 |
Catherine Mouneyrac | 40 | 139 | 4730 |
Claude Amiard-Triquet | 38 | 87 | 4542 |
Jorge E. Mendoza | 28 | 91 | 2763 |
B. Berthet | 22 | 36 | 1591 |
Eric Pinson | 15 | 39 | 1823 |
Pierre-Emmanuel Buffet | 15 | 17 | 1038 |
Laurence Poirier | 14 | 24 | 1256 |
Dominique Vermersch | 14 | 61 | 1061 |
Amélie Châtel | 14 | 34 | 902 |
Aurore Zalouk-Vergnoux | 13 | 23 | 897 |
Pierre J. Becker | 11 | 26 | 273 |
Hanane Perrein-Ettajani | 11 | 19 | 556 |
Jean-Pierre Boutinet | 10 | 26 | 564 |
Patrick Gillet | 9 | 30 | 341 |