[HTML][HTML] The Minderoo-Monaco Commission on plastics and human health

PJ Landrigan, H Raps, M Cropper, C Bald… - Annals of Global …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Plastics have conveyed great benefits to humanity and made possible some of
the most significant advances of modern civilization in fields as diverse as medicine …

Microplastic Pollution in Aquatic Ecosystem: A Review of Existing Policies and Regulations

MT Khan, S Rashid, U Yaman, SA Khalid, A Kamal… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution due to plastic waste is a global challenge causing adverse impacts
on the ecosystem and public health. Microplastic (MP) originates at the upstream processes …

Dunal plants intercepting macrolitter: implications for beach clean-ups

L Gallitelli, C Battisti, M Scalici - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
Coastal vegetation intercepts macroplastics and, consequently, it may represent a reservoir
of anthropogenic litter and organic wrack. We aimed at investigating (i) the abundance …

Temporal changes of plastic litter and associated encrusting biota: Evidence from Central Italy (Mediterranean Sea)

G Cesarini, S Secco, C Battisti, B Questino… - Marine Pollution …, 2022 - Elsevier
We investigated the temporal changes from spring to summer of the stranded litter and the
composition of plastic encrusting biota along an Italian beach. Our findings highlight a …

Integrated approach for marine litter pollution assessment in the southern Tyrrhenian Sea: Information from bottom-trawl fishing and plastic ingestion in deep-sea fish

V Sciutteri, C Pedà, F Longo, R Calogero… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Marine litter pollution threatens marine ecosystems and biodiversity conservation,
particularly on seafloors where all anthropogenic waste naturally sinks. In this study, we …

[HTML][HTML] What, where, and when: Spatial-temporal distribution of macro-litter on the seafloor of the western and central Mediterranean sea

A Cau, A Sbrana, S Franceschini, F Fiorentino… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
The progressive increase of marine macro-litter on the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea is
an urgent problem that needs accurate information and guidance to identify those areas …

Long-term sublethal exposure to polyethylene and tire wear particles: Effects on risk-taking behaviour in invasive and native fish

PA Gorule, M Šmejkal, S Tapkir… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic polymeric particles pollute even the most remote ecosystems and may
compromise organisms' behaviour and movement skills. It is expected that invasive species …

Abundance, composition and sources of benthic marine litter trawled-up in the fishing grounds on the Moroccan Mediterranean coast

B Mghili, M Keznine, S Hasni, M Aksissou - Regional Studies in Marine …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aims to investigate the abundance, composition and sources of marine litter
captured with fishing net during a fisheries survey in the Al Hoceima region, in the Moroccan …

Rivers of waste: Anthropogenic litter in intermittent Sardinian rivers, Italy (Central Mediterranean)

F Palmas, A Cau, C Podda, A Musu, M Serra… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
While the increasing accumulation of anthropogenic litter in the marine environment has
received considerable attention over the last decade, litter occurrence and distribution in …

Posidonia Spheroids Intercepting Plastic Litter: Implications for Beach Clean-Ups

N Porcino, T Bottari, F Falco, S Natale, M Mancuso - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study represents the first assessment of plastic waste within Posidonia spheroids on
four sandy, Mediterranean beaches, each characterized by varying levels of anthropogenic …