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Distribution and abundance of small plastic debris on beaches in the SE Pacific (Chile): A study supported by a citizen science project
Valeria Hidalgo-Ruz,Martin Thiel +1 more
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This first report of the widespread distribution and abundance of small plastic debris on Chilean beaches underscores the need to extend plastic debris research to ecological aspects of the problem and to improve waste management.About:
This article is published in Marine Environmental Research.The article was published on 2013-06-01. It has received 328 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Marine debris & Debris.read more
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An overview of chemical additives present in plastics: Migration, release, fate and environmental impact during their use, disposal and recycling.
TL;DR: The present overview highlights the waste management and pollution challenges, emphasising on the various chemical substances contained in all plastic products for enhancing polymer properties and prolonging their life.
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The present and future of microplastic pollution in the marine environment.
TL;DR: The first in-depth exploration of the effects of microplastics on the marine environment and biota is provided, with new themes and important approaches for future work proposed.
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Plastic waste in the marine environment: A review of sources, occurrence and effects.
TL;DR: The sources, occurrence, fate and effects of plastic waste in the marine environment are summarized, with land- and ocean-based sources being the major sources and domestic, industrial and fishing activities being the most important contributors.
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Microplastics in the aquatic and terrestrial environment: sources (with a specific focus on personal care products), fate and effects.
Karen Duis,Anja Coors +1 more
TL;DR: Considering the persistence of microplastics in the environment, the high concentrations measured at some environmental sites and the prospective of strongly increasing concentrations, the release of plastics into the environment should be reduced in a broad and global effort regardless of a proof of an environmental risk.
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Microplastics in sediments: A review of techniques, occurrence and effects.
TL;DR: There is a clear need for a standardized techniques, unified reporting units and more realistic effect assessments of the possible adverse effects of microplastics in sediments, according to this review.
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Microplastics in the marine environment
TL;DR: The mechanisms of generation and potential impacts of microplastics in the ocean environment are discussed, and the increasing levels of plastic pollution of the oceans are understood, it is important to better understand the impact of microPlastic in the Ocean food web.
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Lost at sea: where is all the plastic?
Richard C. Thompson,Ylva S. Olsen,Richard P. Mitchell,Anthony Davis,Steven J. Rowland,Anthony W. G. John,Daniel F. McGonigle,Andrea E. Russell +7 more
TL;DR: It is shown that microscopic plastic fragments and fibers are also widespread in the marine environment and may persist for centuries.
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Microplastics in the Marine Environment: A Review of the Methods Used for Identification and Quantification
TL;DR: This review of 68 studies compares the methodologies used for the identification and quantification of microplastics from the marine environment and suggests standardized sampling procedures which allow the spatiotemporal comparison ofmicroplastic abundance across marine environments.
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The pollution of the marine environment by plastic debris: a review.
TL;DR: The deleterious effects of plastic debris on the marine environment were reviewed by bringing together most of the literature published so far on the topic, and a variety of approaches are urgently required to mitigate the problem.
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Accumulation of Microplastic on Shorelines Woldwide: Sources and Sinks
Mark Anthony Browne,Mark Anthony Browne,Mark Anthony Browne,Phillip Crump,S. J. Niven,Emma L. Teuten,Andrew Tonkin,Tamara S. Galloway,Richard C. Thompson +8 more
TL;DR: It is shown that microplastic contaminates the shorelines at 18 sites worldwide representing six continents from the poles to the equator, with more material in densely populated areas, but no clear relationship between the abundance of miocroplastics and the mean size-distribution of natural particulates.