Marine microplastic has become an important environmental issue of global concern due to
its wide distribution and harmful impacts. However, there is still insufficient information on …

There is no human activity that is risk free, including those most trivial and essential for
survival, such as eating. Various factors impact the risk perception of a population, such as …

The topic of shedding of micro-sized polymeric particles, so called microplastics, from
textiles has been covered by an increasing number of studies over the past years. However …

Human activities have progressively eroded the biosphere basis for our societies and
introduced various risks. To navigate these risks, or potential undesirable outcomes of the …

Groundwater resources in deltaic regions are vulnerable to contamination by saline
seawater, posing significant crisis for drinking water. Current policy and practice of building …

Microplastics are contaminants of emerging concern but there is currently a lack of evidence
on actual risks relating to them, despite claims in media and scientific articles. Research on …

The present study aimed at investigating the heavy metals concentrations in the soils around
“Larga de Sus” abandoned mine (Zlatna, Romania), evaluating the potential ecological risk …

In recent decades, human activities have caused many adverse environmental issues that
continue to pose a threat to the earth's ecosystems. Global warming and the widespread …

Self-supply is the dominant drinking water service model for urban Indonesia. This paper
examines its governance arrangements to identify risks due to the inexistence or …

O risco é onipresente na natureza e em todas as atividades antropogênicas. O presente
trabalho teve como objetivo efetuar uma revisão narrativa das principais teorias e …