Conceptual model of global plants entrapping plastics

L Gallitelli, M Scalici - Environmental Reviews, 2024 - cdnsciencepub.com
Aquatic plants, seagrasses, macrophytes, mangroves, and riparian vegetation are
responsible for some of the most important ecosystem services provided on the Earth. Given …

Prioritising plastic pollution research in blue carbon ecosystems: A scientometric overview

MA Noman, TM Adyel, PI Macreadie… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Blue Carbon Ecosystems (BCEs), comprising mangroves, saltmarshes, and
seagrasses, located at the land-ocean interface provide crucial ecosystem services. These …

Responses of mangrove (Kandelia obovata) growth, photosynthesis, and rhizosphere soil properties to microplastic pollution

M Chai, R Li, B Li, H Wu, L Yu - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, we used Kandelia obovata to explore the toxicities of three typical MPs in
mangroves: polyethylene, polypropylene, and polyvinylchloride. MPs were mixed into soils …

High levels of anthropogenic litter trapped in a mangrove area under the influence of different uses

E dos Reis Cavalcante, VV Ribeiro, RR Taddei… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
The contamination of mangroves by anthropogenic litter has increased in recent decades.
Notably, Brazil occupies a prominent status within Latin America, boasting the second …

[HTML][HTML] Riparian vegetation entraps macroplastics along the entire river course: Implications for eco-safety activities and mitigation strategies

L Gallitelli, M Cutini, G Cesarini, M Scalici - Environmental Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Macroplastic litter causes detrimental effects on freshwater biota affecting human health.
Despite the significant role of rivers in transporting plastic waste, most plastics remain in …

Monitoring the light pollution changes of China's mangrove forests from 1992-2020 using nighttime light data

H Zeng, M Jia, R Zhang, Z Wang, D Mao… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Mangrove forests are one of the most biologically diverse and productive ecosystems on
Earth. They are important breeding and nursing grounds for amphibians, invertebrates …

Assessment of parent and alkyl-PAHs in surface sediments of Iranian mangroves on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf: Spatial accumulation distribution, influence …

AR Jafarabadi, AR Bakhtiari, H Moghimi, E Gorokhova - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Spatial patterns, potential origins, and ecotoxicological risk of alkylated (APAH)–and parent–
(PPAH) polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were studied in mangrove surface …

Index based approach for assessment of abundance of marine debris and status of marine pollution in Kandakuliya, Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka

RDC Sandaruwan, BKA Bellanthudawa… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Marine debris accumulation and contamination have become escalating yet disastrous
environmental impacts in marine ecosystems at present Sri Lanka context. Thus, we …

Evaluating cigarette butt pollution: Insights from Cox's Bazar Sea beach of Bangladesh

M Howlader, A Selim, SNA Shuvo, MM Islam… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cigarette butts (CBs) have serious harmful effects on the environment and living organisms
despite their small size. This research aims to investigate the abundance, densities and …

Abundance and distribution of marine litter on the beaches of Okinawa Island, Japan

I Ilechukwu, RR Das, EA Jamodiong, S Borghi… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study evaluated the distribution and abundance of marine litter on 30 beaches around
Okinawa Island, Japan. Beach quality indices and multivariate statistical analyses were …