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Ocean plastics: environmental implications and potential routes for mitigation – a perspective
This review provides a current summary of the major sources and distribution of ocean plastic contamination, their potential environmental effects, and prospects towards the mitigation of plastic pollution. A characterization between micro and macro plastics has been established, along with a compre...
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The Royal Society of Chemistry
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9034135/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35478831 http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1ra00353d |
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author | Watt, Ethan Picard, Maisyn Maldonado, Benjamin Abdelwahab, Mohamed A. Mielewski, Deborah F. Drzal, Lawrence T. Misra, Manjusri Mohanty, Amar K. |
author_facet | Watt, Ethan Picard, Maisyn Maldonado, Benjamin Abdelwahab, Mohamed A. Mielewski, Deborah F. Drzal, Lawrence T. Misra, Manjusri Mohanty, Amar K. |
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description | This review provides a current summary of the major sources and distribution of ocean plastic contamination, their potential environmental effects, and prospects towards the mitigation of plastic pollution. A characterization between micro and macro plastics has been established, along with a comprehensive discussion of the most common plastic waste sources that end up in aquatic environments within these categories. Distribution of these sources stems mainly from improper waste management, road runoff, and wastewater pathways, along with potential routes of prevention. The environmental impact of ocean plastics is not yet fully understood, and as such, current research on the potential adverse health effects and impact on marine habitats has been discussed. With increasing environmental damage and economic losses estimated at $US 1.5 trillion, the challenge of ocean plastics needs to be at the forefront of political and societal discussions. Efforts to increase the feasibility of collected ocean plastics through value-added commercial products and development of an international supply chain has been explored. An integrative, global approach towards addressing the growing ocean plastic problem has been presented. |
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spelling | pubmed-90341352022-04-26 Ocean plastics: environmental implications and potential routes for mitigation – a perspective Watt, Ethan Picard, Maisyn Maldonado, Benjamin Abdelwahab, Mohamed A. Mielewski, Deborah F. Drzal, Lawrence T. Misra, Manjusri Mohanty, Amar K. RSC Adv Chemistry This review provides a current summary of the major sources and distribution of ocean plastic contamination, their potential environmental effects, and prospects towards the mitigation of plastic pollution. A characterization between micro and macro plastics has been established, along with a comprehensive discussion of the most common plastic waste sources that end up in aquatic environments within these categories. Distribution of these sources stems mainly from improper waste management, road runoff, and wastewater pathways, along with potential routes of prevention. The environmental impact of ocean plastics is not yet fully understood, and as such, current research on the potential adverse health effects and impact on marine habitats has been discussed. With increasing environmental damage and economic losses estimated at $US 1.5 trillion, the challenge of ocean plastics needs to be at the forefront of political and societal discussions. Efforts to increase the feasibility of collected ocean plastics through value-added commercial products and development of an international supply chain has been explored. An integrative, global approach towards addressing the growing ocean plastic problem has been presented. The Royal Society of Chemistry 2021-06-17 /pmc/articles/PMC9034135/ /pubmed/35478831 http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1ra00353d Text en This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ |
spellingShingle | Chemistry Watt, Ethan Picard, Maisyn Maldonado, Benjamin Abdelwahab, Mohamed A. Mielewski, Deborah F. Drzal, Lawrence T. Misra, Manjusri Mohanty, Amar K. Ocean plastics: environmental implications and potential routes for mitigation – a perspective |
title | Ocean plastics: environmental implications and potential routes for mitigation – a perspective |
title_full | Ocean plastics: environmental implications and potential routes for mitigation – a perspective |
title_fullStr | Ocean plastics: environmental implications and potential routes for mitigation – a perspective |
title_full_unstemmed | Ocean plastics: environmental implications and potential routes for mitigation – a perspective |
title_short | Ocean plastics: environmental implications and potential routes for mitigation – a perspective |
title_sort | ocean plastics: environmental implications and potential routes for mitigation – a perspective |
topic | Chemistry |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9034135/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35478831 http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1ra00353d |
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