Plastic waste in the terrestrial environment

C 2020

Plastic waste in the terrestrial environment

HURLEY, Rachel, Alice HORTON, Amy LUSHER and Luca NIZZETTO

Basic information

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

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Kapitola resp. kapitoly v odborné knize

Field of Study

10511 Environmental sciences

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Publication form

printed version "print"

References:

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

Abstract

V originále

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.

Citovat

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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HURLEY, Rachel, Alice HORTON, Amy LUSHER and Luca NIZZETTO. Plastic waste in the terrestrial environment. In Letcher, T. M. \textit{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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