Due to its excellent physical and chemical properties and low price, plastic has replaced part
of the use of stone, wood and metal. The inability to degrade and improper handling have …

Particulate plastics in the terrestrial and aquatic environments are small plastic fragments or
beads (ie, 5 mm down to the nanometre range). They have been frequently referred to as …

Plastic waste has been documented in nearly all types of marine environments and has
been found in species spanning all levels of marine food webs. Within these marine …

Single-use plastics, or SUPs (plastic bags, microbeads, cutlery, straws and polystyrene) are
substantial sources of plastic marine pollution, yet preventable via legislative and non …

Marine plastic pollution has been a growing concern for decades. Single-use plastics
(plastic bags and microbeads) are a significant source of this pollution. Although research …

Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a global pandemic. Its
relationship with environmental factors is an issue that has attracted the attention of …

The exponential increase in the use of plastic in modern society and the inadequate
management of the resulting waste have led to its accumulation in the marine environment …

Recently, the issues of land-based plastics and their associated challenges in the marine
world have been widely publicised in the media and scientific literature. Thus far, despite …

Derelict abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear have profound adverse effects. We
assessed gear-specific relative risks from derelict gear to rank-order fishing methods based …

Although microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous contaminants in different ecosystems, their
interactions with other pollutants including heavy metals remain relatively unknown. Wheat …