Environmental Pollution,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
352, P. 124121 - 124121
Published: May 7, 2024
Microplastic
(MP)
contamination
has
been
identified
as
a
worrisome
environmental
issue
at
the
global
level.
Fish
are
taxonomic
group
more
extensively
investigated
to
assess
MP
in
marine
environment.
A
large
variability
bioaccumulation
(i.e.,
body
burden)
was
reported
fish
but
date
there
is
dearth
of
information
concerning
drivers
underlying
this
process.
The
present
systematic
review
aimed
summarizing
results
scientific
literature
on
burden
digestive
tract
quantitatively
shed
light
contribution
different
geographical
latitudinal
origin
sample,
distance
from
coastline
and
field-
or
marked-collected)
ecological
trophic
strategy,
milieu,
size)
factors
driving
bioaccumulation.
mean
(±SE)
MPs/individual
4.13
±
2.87,
MPs/ww
MPs/g)
5.92
0.94.
Overall,
abundance
expressed
tropical
areas
significantly
higher
compared
other
bands,
with
species
sampled
close
that
accumulated
larger
number
MPs
those
collected
offshore.
Neither
nor
milieu
market
field
explained
burden.
However,
size
resulted
determinant
(as
MPs/individual),
small
accumulating
lower
amount
ones.
Qualitatively,
not
statistically
significant,
similar
were
generally
obtained
for
MPs/ww,
except
an
opposite,
variation
according
size.
Our
findings
showed
geographical,
rather
than
represent
main
fish,
suggesting
variables
and/or
local
pollution
sources
mainly
contribute
explaining
ingestion
processes
these
contaminants.
Waste Management,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
164, P. 106 - 118
Published: April 10, 2023
To
address
environmental
pollution
by
plastic
litter,
the
European
Union
adopted
EU
Directive
2019/904,
so
called
"Single-Use
Plastics
Directive"
(SUPD),
which
bans
several
single-use
products
and
addresses
additional
items
with
measures
such
as
extended
producer
responsibility
obligatory
requirements
for
product
redesign.
This
study
assessed
potential
of
SUPD
to
reduce
litter
in
environment
three
scenarios.
The
"best
case"
scenario
assumed
that
all
completely
prevent
targeted
from
getting
into
environment.
Another
no
besides
were
effective.
An
intermediate
partial
effectiveness
measures.
Data
almost
5,000
sampling
events
citizen
science
protocols
(Plastic
Pirates,
International
Coastal
Cleanup,
Marine
Litter
Watch)
OSPAR
protocol
used
analyse
at
riversides
coastlines
Germany
Union.
44
68%
consisted
plastics
(cigarette
butts
most
prominent
items).
At
sampled
protocol,
fishing
gear
undefined
prevailed.
analysis
revealed
substantial
reductions
could
be
achieved
(upwards
40%),
while
resulted
13
25%.
marginal
effect
"only
bans"
a
reduction
2-6%
Union,
respectively.
Thus,
depending
on
implementation
enforcement,
current
can
an
important
first
step,
yet
further
legislative
actions
are
needed
effectively
waste
pollution.
Science Advances,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10(17)
Published: April 24, 2024
Brand
names
can
be
used
to
hold
plastic
companies
accountable
for
their
items
found
polluting
the
environment.
We
data
from
a
5-year
(2018-2022)
worldwide
(84
countries)
program
identify
brands
on
in
environment
through
1576
audit
events.
that
50%
of
were
unbranded,
calling
mandated
producer
reporting.
The
top
five
globally
Coca-Cola
Company
(11%),
PepsiCo
(5%),
Nestlé
(3%),
Danone
and
Altria
(2%),
accounting
24%
total
branded
count,
56
accounted
more
than
50%.
There
was
clear
strong
log-log
linear
relationship
production
(%)
=
pollution
between
companies'
annual
pollution,
with
food
beverage
being
disproportionately
large
polluters.
Phasing
out
single-use
short-lived
products
by
largest
polluters
would
greatly
reduce
global
pollution.
Environmental Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
246, P. 118172 - 118172
Published: Jan. 12, 2024
As
the
volume
of
plastic
in
environment
increases,
so
too
does
human
interactions
with
pollution.
Similarly,
domestic,
feral,
and
wild
animals
are
increasingly
interacting
pollution,
highlighting
potential
for
contamination
wastes
animal
faeces,
urine,
saliva,
blood.
Substantial
evidence
indicates
that
once
environment,
plastics
rapidly
become
colonised
by
microbial
biofilm
(the
so-called
'plastisphere),
which
often
includes
potentially
harmful
pathogens
(including
zoonotic
nature).
Climate
change,
increased
urbanisation,
intensification
agriculture,
mean
three-way
between
humans,
animals,
pollution
becoming
more
frequent,
is
significant
as
almost
60%
emerging
infectious
diseases
during
last
century
have
been
zoonotic.
Here,
we
critically
review
contaminated
environmental
to
facilitate
evolution
novel
pathogenic
strains
microorganisms,
subsequent
role
cyclical
dissemination
pathogens.
continues
grow,
entering
there
clearly
an
urgent
need
better
understand
waste
facilitating
pathogen
dissemination,
effect
this
can
on
health.
