Life-cycle assessment can better capture the impacts of plastics recycling by expanding beyond greenhouse gases to include fossil carbon balances, net diversion of waste from landfill, and avoided release of plastic pollution to the environment. Download: Download high-res image (134KB) Download: Dow...
This manuscript critically reviews what is known of the nature and magnitude of microplastic pollution in Chinese freshwater environments, and summarizes relevant Chinese legislation. It provides recommendations for improving the legislative framework in China and identifies research gaps that need to be ...
On May 12, millions of Iraqis went to 8,959 polling centers across the country to vote for their parliamentary representatives in the first general election after Iraq's historic victory over the Islamic State (IS) group last December.
Fig. 6. Recommendations for addressing new COVID-19 PPE pollution in the case of large - scale public gatherings. 5. Conclusion The COVID-19 pandemic has continued to have a major impact on global plastic pollution. Recent studies have substantially advanced our understanding of PPE contamination...
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) play a central role in maritime policies, but there are no comprehensive analyses of regulations in EU MPAs. Using publicly available data on EU MPAs’ regulations for nine activities, we first show that MPA and MSP database
Addressing the human health implications that exposure to MPs represents, however, is potentially hindered by a lack of consensus regarding the definition of microplastics. For example, the most commonly used definition of microplastics are plastic particles that are < 5 mm [21,22]. The defini...
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Citizen science sampling programs as a technique for monitoring microplastic pollution: results, lessons learned and recommendations for working with volun... Citizen science sampling programs as a technique for monitoring microplastic pollution: results, lessons learned and recommendations for working with ...
There are many different replacements and alternatives for plastic straws, so how do you choose which one to buy? Well,here are my personal recommendations and suggestions. Disclaimer: I haven’t tried all the items on this list, as that would be a big waste of resources, and this is an...
12 For instance, if a financial institution invested in a containers and packaging company, the potential for plastic pollution and non-GHG air pollutants could be measured by total weight (tonne) or by type (Nitrogen Oxides). While the guidance uses ...