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 …

Scientists continue to make advancements and new discoveries in the realm of plastic
pollution. A prime instance is the widespread detection of novel variants of plastic debris …

Abstract Plastics,“yesterday's hero... today's villain” or “the contemporary symbol of
modernity,” were invented in the early 20th century by Leo Hendrik Baekeland from …

This study reports on plastiglomerate and other new forms of plastic pollution in the tropical
marine continent of Indonesia. Twenty-five samples were collected from an island beach in …

Continuous input of plastic litter in ocean and coastal environments achieved alarming
levels that are exposing new settings in natural systems. While novel plastic debris pollution …

Oil residues have been frequently found on the coasts all over the world as a result of
different accidental releases. Their partial evaporation and solidification onto the coastal …

This study presents the first report of plastics in the geological record (rocks and formations
composed of plastics) along the central Caribbean Coast of Colombia, northern coast of …

Plastic forms, including plastiglomerate, pyroplastic, plasticrusts, anthropoquinas,
plastistone and plastitar, were recorded worldwide. These plastic forms derive from …

Plastiglomerate and pyroplastic are two novel plastic debris forms that were originally
discovered on sandy beaches in Hawaii and the UK, respectively. While plastiglomerate …

Pyroplastic and plastiglomerate are novel plastic forms that are currently being reported from
coastal beaches worldwide. Pyroplastic is burned plastic with a rock-like appearance …