A critical review on plastic waste life cycle assessment and management: Challenges, research gaps, and future perspectives

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 271, С. 115942 - 115942

Опубликована: Янв. 12, 2024

The global production and consumption of plastics, as well their deposition in the environment, are experiencing exponential growth. In addition, mismanaged plastic waste (PW) losses into drainage channels a growing source microplastic (MP) pollution concern. However, complete understanding environmental implications throughout life cycle is yet to be fully understood. Determining potential extent which MPs contribute overall ecotoxicity possible through monitoring PW release MP removal during remediation. Life assessments (LCAs) have been extensively utilized many comparative analyses, such comparing petroleum-based plastics with biomass single-use multi-use alternatives. These typically yield unexpected or paradoxical results. Nevertheless, there still paucity reliable data tools for conducting LCAs on plastics. On other hand, impact so far not considered LCA studies. This due absence inventory-related regarding releases characterization factors necessary quantify effects MP. Therefore, this review paper conducts comprehensive literature order assess current state knowledge impacts that occur along strategies management LCA.

Язык: Английский

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Upcycling of waste polyolefins in natural fiber and sustainable filler-based biocomposites: A study on recent developments and future perspectives

Composites Part B Engineering, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 263, С. 110852 - 110852

Опубликована: Июнь 17, 2023

Язык: Английский

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Marine plastics, circular economy, and artificial intelligence: A comprehensive review of challenges, solutions, and policies

Journal of Environmental Management, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 345, С. 118591 - 118591

Опубликована: Июль 7, 2023

Язык: Английский

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The global impact of sand mining on beaches and dunes

Ocean & Coastal Management, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 235, С. 106492 - 106492

Опубликована: Янв. 14, 2023

Язык: Английский

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Recent progress in the hydrophobic modification of starch-based films

Food Hydrocolloids, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 151, С. 109860 - 109860

Опубликована: Фев. 5, 2024

Язык: Английский

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The Plasticene: Time and rocks

Marine Pollution Bulletin, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 185, С. 114358 - 114358

Опубликована: Ноя. 16, 2022

Язык: Английский

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Floating microplastics pollution in the Central Atlantic Ocean of Morocco: Insights into the occurrence, characterization, and fate

Marine Pollution Bulletin, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 182, С. 113969 - 113969

Опубликована: Июль 25, 2022

Язык: Английский

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Marine Litter Impact on Sandy Beach Fauna: A Review to Obtain an Indication of Where Research Should Contribute More

Microplastics, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 1(3), С. 554 - 571

Опубликована: Сен. 9, 2022

In order to identify how research contributes the knowledge of marine litter as a pressure on beaches, we reviewed interactions beach fauna with this pollutant. Entanglement pinnipeds in fishing gear, negative correlations between macroinvertebrates abundance and sediment pollution, presence plastic surrounding burrows were primary evidence interacting stranded litter. Ingestion represents main body research; microplastic uptake by invertebrates has been studied laboratory experiments field collections report polymers tissues. natural context, higher urbanization beaches concentration microplastics organs bivalves. This approach currently constitutes direction, but ecotoxicological assays are emerging prospects assess effects exposure microplastics. Beached macroplastics entangle entrap vertebrates, studies have reported increasing seals sea turtles. Changes nesting feeding behavior resident transient organisms shown typical early warning indicators impacts. The focus fauna–litter holds terrific potential for citizen science projects, which finally becomes powerful driver towards environmental awareness sandy beaches.

Язык: Английский

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Exposure to Microplastics during Early Developmental Stage: Review of Current Evidence

Toxics, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 10(10), С. 597 - 597

Опубликована: Окт. 10, 2022

In the last few decades, microplastics (MPs) have been among emerging environmental pollutants that received serious attention from scientists and general population due to their wide range of potentially harmful effects on living organisms. MPs may originate primary sources (micro-sized plastics manufactured purpose) secondary (breakdown large plastic items through physical, chemical, biological processes). Consequently, concerns are escalating because can be easily disseminated contaminate environments, including terrestrial, air, groundwater, marine, freshwater systems. Furthermore, an exposure even low doses during early developmental stage induce long-term health effects, later in life. Accordingly, this study aims gather current evidence regarding vital body systems, digestive, reproductive, central nervous, immune, circulatory stage. addition, provides essential information about possible emergence various diseases life (i.e., adulthood).

Язык: Английский

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A baseline study of microplastic pollution in a Southern Indian Estuary

Marine Pollution Bulletin, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 186, С. 114468 - 114468

Опубликована: Дек. 12, 2022

Язык: Английский

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