Freshwater plastic pollution: Recognizing research biases and identifying knowledge gaps.
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There is a continued need to increase the field-data bases about plastics (all size fractions) in freshwater environments, especially in countries with rapid economic development and poor waste management, and to estimate river plastic emissions to the world's oceans.About:
This article is published in Water Research.The article was published on 2018-10-15 and is currently open access. It has received 377 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Freshwater ecosystem & Plastic pollution.read more
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Are We Speaking the Same Language? Recommendations for a Definition and Categorization Framework for Plastic Debris.
Nanna B. Hartmann,Thorsten Hüffer,Richard C. Thompson,Martin Hassellöv,Verschoor Aj,Anders Egede Daugaard,Sinja Rist,Therese Karlsson,Nicole Brennholt,Matthew Cole,Maria Pia Herrling,Maren C. Hess,Natalia P. Ivleva,Amy Lusher,Martin Wagner +14 more
TL;DR: This work critically discusses the advantages and disadvantages of a unified terminology, proposes a definition and categorization framework, and highlights areas of uncertainty on how to define and categorize plastic debris.
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Atmospheric transport is a major pathway of microplastics to remote regions
Nikolaos Evangeliou,Henrik Grythe,Zbigniew Klimont,Chris Heyes,Sabine Eckhardt,Susana Lopez-Aparicio,Andreas Stohl,Andreas Stohl +7 more
TL;DR: It is shown that atmospheric transport is a major pathway for road plastic pollution over remote regions, and it is suggested that the Arctic may be a particularly sensitive receptor region, where the light-absorbing properties of TWPs and BWPs may also cause accelerated warming and melting of the cryosphere.
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Distinct community structure and microbial functions of biofilms colonizing microplastics
TL;DR: The findings illustrate that microplastic acts as a distinct microbial habitat (compared with natural substrates) that could not only change the community structure but also affect microbial functions, potentially impacting the ecological functions of microbial communities in aquatic ecosystems.
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Microplastics in the freshwater and terrestrial environments: Prevalence, fates, impacts and sustainable solutions.
TL;DR: This review shows the interconnection between terrestrial and freshwater microplastics with wastewater and sewage treatment plants as the most significant contributors of environmental microplastic via sludge and effluent discharges.
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Microplastics in urban and highway stormwater retention ponds
TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed microplastics in urban and highway stormwaters by analyzing microplastic (10 −2000μm) in the water phase of stormwater treatment ponds in the North of Jutland, Denmark.
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River plastic emissions to the world's oceans.
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TL;DR: A global model of plastic inputs from rivers into oceans based on waste management, population density and hydrological information is presented to provide baseline data for ocean plastic mass balance exercises, and assist in prioritizing future plastic debris monitoring and mitigation strategies.
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Microplastics in freshwater and terrestrial environments: Evaluating the current understanding to identify the knowledge gaps and future research priorities.
TL;DR: This review critically evaluates the current literature on the presence, behaviour and fate of microplastics in freshwater and terrestrial environments and, where appropriate, draws on relevant studies from other fields including nanotechnology, agriculture and waste management.
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Microplastics in freshwater systems: A review of the emerging threats, identification of knowledge gaps and prioritisation of research needs
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