Conceptual model of global plants entrapping plastics

Environmental Reviews, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 32(4), P. 470 - 484

Published: May 11, 2024

Aquatic plants, seagrasses, macrophytes, mangroves, and riparian vegetation are responsible for some of the most important ecosystem services provided on Earth. Given their role in trapping plastics along rivers, we propose a new service plastic entrapment by global plants. Although research started recently to study plastics, little is known about patterns retention remobilization through different habitats. those gaps, synthesize data plants providing conceptual model describe processes vegetation. Our results demonstrate how has pivotal entrapping across spatial temporal scales, finding higher density rather than adjacent water area. Furthermore, proposed (i.e., Plant Plastic Pathway) highlighting scales release Thus, anticipate our be starting point more sophisticated future studies, putting effort into looking at plastic–vegetation dynamics. may have crucial effect if applied hotspot area detection with clean-up mitigation actions riverine ecosystems.

Language: Английский

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Monitoring macroplastics in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems: Expert survey reveals visual and drone-based census as most effective techniques

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 955, P. 176528 - 176528

Published: Sept. 25, 2024

Language: Английский

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Remote Sensing for Monitoring Macroplastics in Rivers: A Review

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 12(2)

Published: March 1, 2025

ABSTRACT Given the exponential rise in global plastic production and its significant ecological socio‐economic impacts, monitoring macroplastics rivers has become a central focus of water management efforts. However, standardized methodologies are lagging behind rate waste currently entering aquatic systems on scale. This translates into shortage spatially temporally refined data macroplastic pollution circulating inland waters. Recent advancements remote sensing techniques, primarily satellites, UASs, fixed handheld cameras combined with crowd‐sourced automated detection using machine deep learning, offer promising opportunities for versatile solutions. Thus, this paper reviews state‐of‐the‐art approaches emerging methods identification to provide researchers comprehensive inventory techniques encourage scientific community harmonize define standard protocols. According our investigation, addressing challenges sensing‐based river mandates further efforts enhance integrate multiple platforms an emphasis long‐term monitoring.

Language: Английский

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Plastic ingestion in aquatic insects: Implications of waterbirds and landfills and association with stable isotopes

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 954, P. 176707 - 176707

Published: Oct. 8, 2024

Language: Английский

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Plastic hotspot areas in riverine habitats: riparian vegetation diversity and structure entrap riverine plastics

Current Plant Biology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 100450 - 100450

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Macroplastic distribution patterns and accumulation in an urbanised Austral subtropical river system

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(1)

Published: March 18, 2025

Abstract Plastic products have resulted in enormous pollution many ecosystem types and regions worldwide. The problem is particularly prominent within aquatic environments, where multiple anthropogenic sources (i.e., agriculture, urbanisation, industries, illegal dumping) are common, exacerbated by interconnectedness between terrestrial environments management challenges. Regional disparities also common macroplastic research, with a scarcity of knowledge African freshwaters. Here, considering seven riparian sites across four seasons, we determined the abundance distribution litter along South Crocodile River system its associated tributaries. Macroplastics were sorted classified into various polymer groups, functional origins, physical forms for each site season. We hypothesised that abundances would be substantial, differences among related to human activities river shores, during summer months when recreational was high. observed significant variation high autumn (338), while lower total numbers macroplastics unexpectedly collected spring (243–263). High proportional plastic bags film all seasons observed, as well polypropylene polymers. Our study serves baseline understanding seasonal variations their driving factors subtropical systems, which may help inform policies. further contributes resolving gaps underrepresented regions, providing novel insights sources, accumulation, impacts linked unique socio-environmental contexts. Thus, it bridges critical data gaps, informing targeted interventions global comparative analyses waste management.

Language: Английский

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Plastic-wood jams: macroplastic deposition on woody debris in a Mediterranean mountain river and its similarities to temperate ecosystems

Hydrobiologia, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: May 6, 2025

Language: Английский

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Riparian vegetation entraps macroplastics along the entire river course: implications for eco-safety activities and mitigation strategies

Environmental Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 120224 - 120224

Published: Oct. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Fluvial flooding and plastic pollution – The delivery of potential human pathogenic bacteria into agricultural fields

Environmental Pollution, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 366, P. 125518 - 125518

Published: Dec. 10, 2024

The frequency of plastic debris entering agricultural land is likely going to increase due increased discharge into surface waters and more frequent flood events. Microbial biofilm on the surfaces pollution (known as 'plastisphere') in freshwater environments often includes human pathogenic bacteria capable causing disease. Pathogens have been detected plastics environments, but it yet be determined whether can also transport pathogens fields during flooding. Therefore, this study quantified presence viable at five along two rivers. All visible debris, including sewage-associated waste, were collected a perpendicular 100 m transect from riparian zone each field. pieces screened for target (Escherichia coli, intestinal enterococci, Salmonella spp., Campylobacter Klebsiella spp.) using selective media, positively identified colonies subsequently tested antimicrobial resistance. In all fields, there higher volumes areas closer river, with 75% ± 24% within 30 riverbank. Overall, 49% was colonised by phenotypically positive least one or bacteria, resistance commonly prescribed antibiotics among several these bacteria. contaminated fluvial floodwater could pose an unquantified risk introducing potentially harmful systems ultimately food chain.

Language: Английский

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Macroplastic pollution in riparian corridors of urban and pristine mountain streams in Patagonia (Argentina)

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 959, P. 178092 - 178092

Published: Dec. 20, 2024

Language: Английский

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