HURLEY, Rachel, Alice HORTON, Amy LUSHER and Luca NIZZETTO. Plastic waste in the terrestrial environment. In Letcher, T. M. Plastic Waste and Recycling: Environmental Impact, Societal Issues, Prevention, and Solutions. London: ACADEMIC PRESS LTD-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2020, p. 163-193. ISBN 978-0-12-817880-5. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-817880-5.00007-4.
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Original name Plastic waste in the terrestrial environment
Authors HURLEY, Rachel (guarantor), Alice HORTON, Amy LUSHER and Luca NIZZETTO (380 Italy, belonging to the institution).
Edition London, Plastic Waste and Recycling: Environmental Impact, Societal Issues, Prevention, and Solutions, p. 163-193, 31 pp. 2020.
Publisher ACADEMIC PRESS LTD-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
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Original language English
Type of outcome Chapter(s) of a specialized book
Field of Study 10511 Environmental sciences
Country of publisher United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
Publication form printed version "print"
WWW URL
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14310/20:00118526
Organization unit Faculty of Science
ISBN 978-0-12-817880-5
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-817880-5.00007-4
UT WoS 000558728000008
Keywords in English Agriculture; Atmosphere; Freshwater; Macroplastic; Microplastic; Nanoplastic; Soil systems; Urban environments
Tags rivok, topvydavatel
Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
The occurrence of plastic waste in the environment has become a central topic on the global agenda. Recently, significant attention has been paid to this issue, with a particular focus on small plastic particles, microplastics, in the marine environment. This has resulted in a large volume of scientific research and public and media attention to the presence and risks associated with plastic in the ocean. Yet, the majority of plastics are produced, consumed, and disposed of on land. This indicates that solutions for tackling global plastic contamination lie in better understanding the processes leading to the environmental release of plastic in the terrestrial environment. Studies have also begun to uncover significant contamination of soil, atmospheric, and freshwater systems with a wide range of plastic waste through diverse and complex release pathways. Nevertheless, several questions remain regarding the sources, dynamics, associated risks, and potential solutions for limiting plastic waste emissions in the terrestrial environment.
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