Plastics matter in the food system

Communications Earth & Environment, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 6(1)

Опубликована: Март 6, 2025

Agriculture and food systems are major sources of plastic pollution but they also vulnerable to their diverse lifecycle impacts. However, this problem is not well-recognized in global policy scientific discourse, agendas, monitoring systems. The United Nations-led Global Plastics Treaty, which has been under negotiation since 2022, a critical opportunity address across the entire plastics for more sustainable resilient Here, we offer aspirational indicators future systems' related (1) polymers chemicals, (2) land use, (3) trade waste, (4) environmental human health. We call interdisciplinary research collaborations continue improving harmonising evidence base necessary track trace chemicals highlight need collaboration disciplines sectors tackle urgent challenge biodiversity, climate change, security nutrition, health rights at whole level.

Язык: Английский

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The time for ambitious action is now: Science-based recommendations for plastic chemicals to inform an effective global plastic treaty

The Science of The Total Environment, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 949, С. 174881 - 174881

Опубликована: Июль 22, 2024

The ubiquitous and global ecological footprint arising from the rapidly increasing rates of plastic production, use, release into environment is an important modern environmental issue. Of concern are risks associated with at least 16,000 chemicals present in plastics, some which known to be toxic, may leach out both during use once exposed conditions, leading human exposure. In response, United Nations member states agreed establish international legally binding instrument on pollution, plastics treaty. resolution acknowledges that treaty should prevent pollution its related impacts, effective prevention requires consideration transboundary nature full life cycle must addressed. As a group scientific experts members Scientists' Coalition for Effective Plastics Treaty, we concur there six essential "pillars" necessary truly reduce allow chemical detoxification across plastics. These include reduction simplification, safe sustainable design chemicals, incentives change, holistic approaches alternatives, just transition equitable interventions, centering rights. There critical need scientifically informed globally harmonized information, transparency, traceability criteria protect public health. right clean, healthy, upheld, thus it crucial scientists, industry, policy makers work concert create future free hazardous contamination.

Язык: Английский

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Scientists’ warning on fossil fuels

Oxford Open Climate Change, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 5(1)

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

Abstract The evidence is clear that fossil fuels—and the fuel industry and its enablers—are driving a multitude of interlinked crises jeopardize breadth stability life on Earth. Every stage cycle—extraction, processing, transport, combustion or conversion to petrochemical products—emits planet-heating greenhouse gases health-harming pollutants, in addition causing widespread environmental degradation. We review vast scientific showing fuels are root cause climate crisis, harm public health, worsen injustice, accelerate biodiversity extinction, pollution crisis. Fossil responsible for millions premature deaths, trillions dollars damages, escalating disruption ecosystems, threatening people, wildlife, livable future. has obscured concealed this through decades-long, multi-billion-dollar disinformation campaign aimed at blocking action phase out fuels. focus United States as world’s largest oil gas producer dominant contributor these crises. present science-and-justice-based solutions already exist governments civil society restrict influence industry, stop expansion, production use, make rapid, just transition clean, renewable energy materials across economy, while holding accountable deception damages. necessary away from will provide innumerable societal planetary benefits forge path forward sustaining

Язык: Английский

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An effective plastics treaty for marine life

The Science of The Total Environment, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 178941 - 178941

Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Temperature affects the sorption of trace metals by macro- and microplastics within marine intertidal sediments: insights from a long-term laboratory-based study

Frontiers in Marine Science, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 12

Опубликована: Апрель 25, 2025

Macro- and microplastics trace metals are significant pollutants in the marine environment have been reported all ecosystems around world. The process of sorption/desorption by macro- is influenced various factors, including morphological characteristics microplastics, their adsorption capacity, environmental conditions. This research provides discusses laboratory experimental findings on sorption cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), zinc (Zn) polyethylene terephthalate (PETE) high-density (HDPE) within two contrasting intertidal sedimentary environments with high low organic matter content under conditions constant temperatures (T=- 4.0°C, T=+ T=+18.0°C). Our aim to determine effect temperature metal onto microplastics. Temperature alters metals’ plastic altering rate reaching equilibrium concentration, whereas had only a minor influence partitioning metals. Sediment influences dynamics at three T=- T=+18.0°C. study enhances our understanding how can metals-plastic particle interactions providing insight as that will create greatest threat higher trophic levels an additional vector Cd, Cu, Pb, Zn exposure into benthic food webs.

Язык: Английский

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Are polylactic acid (PLA) microplastics a risk to marine organisms? Acute and Chronic effects on the amphipods Gammarus aequicauda

Aquatic Toxicology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 284, С. 107389 - 107389

Опубликована: Апрель 28, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Towards a ‘theory of change’ for ocean plastics: a socio-oceanography approach to the global challenge of plastic pollution

Microplastics and Nanoplastics, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 5(1)

Опубликована: Май 13, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Artificial intelligence and ESG in resources-intensive industries: Reviewing the use of AI in fisheries, mining, plastics, and forestry

The Extractive Industries and Society, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 23, С. 101690 - 101690

Опубликована: Май 29, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Effect of biodegradable and conventional microplastic exposure in combination with seawater inundation on the coastal terrestrial plant Plantago coronopus

Environmental Pollution, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 360, С. 124573 - 124573

Опубликована: Июль 17, 2024

Coastal ecosystems face a multitude of pressures including plastic pollution and increased flood risk due to sea level rise the frequency severity storms. Experiments seldom examine multiple stressors such as these, but here we quantified effect microplastics (polyethylene terephthalate (PET): durable polybutylene adipate (PBAT): biodegradable polymer), in combination with simulated seawater inundation on coastal species Plantago coronopus. After 35-days exposure (0.02 g.Kg

Язык: Английский

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The missing consensus: An analysis of problem definitions and key motivations in the first zero draft for a global plastics treaty

Cambridge Prisms Plastics, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 2

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

Abstract With the ongoing negotiations for an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in marine environment, and frustration at end of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-3), analyzing zero draft text, which formed basis this negotiation round, is crucial. This analysis examines to what extent conveys a clear problem definition as foundation internationally pollution. We find that lacks definition. Additionally, we investigate how balances focus between environments other affected areas discusses implications governance strategies. focuses particularly fishing gear hence has downstream perspective, while upstream measures are equally important. Furthermore, study delves into key motivations driving treaty negotiations, revealing health environmental concerns predominate. In comparing our results with previous research, align recent publications INC submissions onsite statements. addition, identify significant differences tackle pollution issues EU level. These disparities, evident economic arguments prioritized, reflect varied approaches combating across political spheres.

Язык: Английский

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