The global issues of climate change and marine litter are interlinked and understanding
these connections are key to managing their combined risks to marine biodiversity and …

With the focus on microplastic in current research, macroplastic is often not further
considered. Thus, this review paper is the first to analyse the entry paths, accumulation …

Tourism is an important socioeconomic activity in coastal communities, which deteriorates
marine-coastal ecosystem quality when poorly managed, increasing litter pollution on …

Plastics in the marine environment are introduced through multiple pathways, and pose
serious threats to aquatic biota. Recently microplastic pollution and its possible …

Marine debris, defined as any persistent manufactured or processed solid material
discarded, disposed of or abandoned in the marine and coastal environment, has been …

Microplastic pollution is one of the emerging threats across the globe and is becoming a
topic of intense study for environmental researchers. At present, almost all of the world's …

To address environmental pollution by plastic litter, the European Union adopted EU
Directive 2019/904, the so called “Single-Use Plastics Directive”(SUPD), which bans several …

The problem of microplastic pollution is now the order of the day in front of everyone's eyes
affecting the environment and the health of leaving creature. This work aims to retrace the …

Plastic pollution is a global problem that poses a threat to coastal and marine ecosystems
and human livelihoods and requires effective solutions adaptable to local conditions. In …

Detection and identification of macroplastic debris in aquatic environments is crucial to
understand and counter the growing emergence and current developments in distribution …