Research progress on microplastics pollution in polar oceans

L Huang, S Zhang, L Li, S Zhang, J Wang, X Liu… - Polar Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics pollution in the oceans has become a new environmental threat in recent
years. Microplastics have been found even in remote polar sea areas, including in water …

River export of macro-and microplastics to seas by sources worldwide

M Strokal, P Vriend, MP Bak, C Kroeze… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Seas are polluted with macro-(> 5 mm) and microplastics (< 5 mm). However, few studies
account for both types when modeling water quality, thus limiting our understanding of the …

A triple increase in global river basins with water scarcity due to future pollution

M Wang, BL Bodirsky, R Rijneveld, F Beier… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Water security is at stake today. While climate changes influence water availability,
urbanization and agricultural activities have led to increasing water demand as well as …

Macro and microplastic pollution in Romania: addressing knowledge gaps and potential solutions under the circular economy framework

FC Mihai, SR Ulman, V Pop - PeerJ, 2024 - peerj.com
Background This review reveals the role of linear economy prevalence and mismanagement
practices in plastic pollution of aquatic and terrestrial environments and related knowledge …

The plastic age: river pollution in china from crop production and urbanization

Y Li, Q Zhang, J Baartman, J van Wijnen… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Many rivers are polluted with macro (> 5 mm)-and microplastics (< 5 mm). We assess plastic
pollution in rivers from crop production and urbanization in 395 Chinese sub-basins. We …

The impact of emissions controls on atmospheric nitrogen inputs to Chinese river basins highlights the urgency of ammonia abatement

S Feng, M Wang, MR Heal, X Liu, X Liu, Y Zhao… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Excessive nitrogen (N) deposition affects aquatic ecosystems worldwide, but effectiveness of
emissions controls and their impact on water pollution remains uncertain. In this modeling …

Transport and accumulation of floating marine litter in the Black Sea: insights from numerical modeling

LM Castro-Rosero, I Hernandez, JM Alsina… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Floating marine litter (FML) is a global problem with significant risks to marine
life and human health. In semi-enclosed basins like the Black Sea, slow water …

Microplastics in sediment of Indonesia waters: A systematic review of occurrence, monitoring and potential environmental risks

SA Akbar, S Afriani, C Nuzlia, S Nazlia, S Agustina - Depik, 2023 - jurnal.usk.ac.id
Microplastics, or plastic particles smaller than 5 mm, are a growing ecotoxicological problem
for both human health and aquatic habitats. Even though microplastic pollution affects the …

The future of the Black Sea: More pollution in over half of the rivers

M Strokal, V Strokal, C Kroeze - Ambio, 2023 - Springer
The population in the Black Sea region is expected to decline in the future. However, a
better understanding of how river pollution is affected by declining trends in population and …

[HTML][HTML] Causes of coastal waters pollution with nutrients, chemicals and plastics worldwide

I Micella, C Kroeze, MP Bak, M Strokal - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2024 - Elsevier
Worldwide, coastal waters contain pollutants such as nutrients, plastics, and chemicals.
Rivers export those pollutants, but their sources are not well studied. Our study aims to …