Human activities are changing our environment. Along with climate change and a
widespread loss of biodiversity, plastic pollution now plays a predominant role in altering …

Plastics have become an essential material of the modern global consumer economy, yet
many of the properties that make them use-ful in so many applications also make them a …

Plastic pollution is now recognized as a global environmental issue that can affect the health
of biota and ecosystems. Now that a growing number of species and taxa are known to …

Plastic pollution in the oceans is a priority environmental issue. The recent increase in
research on the topic, coupled with growing public awareness, has catalyzed policymakers …

Pollution of the environment with plastics has garnered significant public attention, but the
topic has also been the focus of controversy, including assertions that resources are better …

The ingestion of plastics appears to be widespread throughout the animal kingdom with
risks to individuals, ecosystems and human health. Despite growing information on the …

Plastic ingestion has been widely investigated to understand its adverse harms on fauna,
but the role of fauna itself in plastic fragmentation has been rarely addressed. Here, we …

The global accumulation of plastic waste has reached crisis levels. The diverse and
multilayered impacts of plastic on biological health prompts an evaluation of these effects …

Plastic pollution has pervaded almost every facet of the biosphere, yet we lack an
understanding of consumption risk by marine species at the global scale. To address this …

Studies documenting plastic ingestion in animals have increased in recent years. Many do
not describe the less conspicuous, sub-lethal impacts of plastic ingestion, such as reduced …