Plastic pollution in aquatic ecosystems is an emerging environmental risk, as it may
negatively impacts ecology, endangers aquatic species, and causes economic damage …

Microplastic pollution of the marine environment has received increasing attention from
scientists, the public, and policy makers over the last few years. Marine microplastics …

The surge of research on marine litter is generating important information on its inputs,
distribution and impacts, but data on the nature and origin of the litter remain scattered …

Riverine systems act as converging pathways for discarded litter within drainage basins,
becoming key elements in gauging the transfer of mismanaged waste into the ocean …

A substantial fraction of marine plastic debris originates from land-based sources and rivers
potentially act as a major transport pathway for all sizes of plastic debris. We analyzed a …

Microplastics are omnipresent in the marine environment and sediments are hypothesized
to be major sinks of these plastics. Here, over 100 articles spanning the last 50 year are …

In this review we report new findings concerning interaction between marine debris and
wildlife. Deleterious effects and consequences of entanglement, consumption and …

Beach anthropogenic litter is a worldwide problem and has been discussed in the
specialized literature for decades. Cigarette butts (CB) are the most frequent form of …

Plastic debris in the marine environment is widely documented, but the quantity of plastic
entering the ocean from waste generated on land is unknown. By linking worldwide data on …

Composition and abundance of persistent buoyant litter (plastics, polystyrene and
manufactured wood) were investigated at riversides and on adjacent coastal beaches of four …