Twenty years of microplastic pollution research—what have we learned?

RC Thompson, W Courtene-Jones, J Boucher, S Pahl… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Twenty years after the first publication that used the term microplastic, we review current
understanding, refine definitions, and consider future prospects. Microplastics arise from …

Plastics can be used more sustainably in agriculture

T Hofmann, S Ghoshal, N Tufenkji… - … Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
Plastics have become an integral component in agricultural production as mulch films, nets,
storage bins and in many other applications, but their widespread use has led to the …

Natural and sustainable? Consumers' textile fiber preferences

AS Sigaard, K Laitala - Fibers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Textile fibers have become a major issue in the debate on sustainable fashion and clothing
consumption. While consumers are encouraged to choose more sustainable and circular …

Investigating sustainability tensions and resolution strategies in the plastic food packaging industry—A paradox theory approach

A Farrukh, A Sajjad - Business Strategy and the Environment, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Increasing food waste, natural resource depletion, and climate change issues have forced
plastic food packaging (PFP) companies to align their business strategies with sustainability …

What does the public think about microplastics? Insights from an empirical analysis of mental models elicited through free associations

M Felipe-Rodriguez, G Böhm, R Doran - Frontiers in psychology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Microplastics are an issue of rising concern, in terms of their possible implications for both
the environment and human health. A survey was distributed among a representative …

Public perception of microplastics on a popular Chinese social media platform

Y Wu, D Mo, J Liu, Z Li, X Chen, L Xie - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Massive but mismanaged plastics have caused global microplastic (MP) problems, forcing
the world to reduce and control pollutant emissions from production and consumption …

A new approach from public behavioral attitudes and perceptions towards microplastics: Influencing factors, and policy proposals

A Al Masud, ARMT Islam, A Al Mamun… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2024 - Elsevier
This research paper addresses the urgent environmental concern of microplastic (MP)
emissions, focusing on the behavioral attitudes and perceptions of the general populace in …

Communicating per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination to the public through personal relevance

Z Liu, JZ Yang - Journal of Health Communication, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
It is important to understand people's risk perception to identify effective pathways for risk
communication about per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) because they present …

Exploring expert perceptions about microplastics: from sources to potential solutions

M Grünzner, S Pahl, MP White… - Microplastics and …, 2023 - Springer
Concern about plastic pollution, including microplastics, is high amongst European citizens,
and effective actions are needed to reduce microplastic pollution. However, there is still …

Attitudes towards plastic pollution: a review and mitigations beyond circular economy

KHD Tang - Waste, 2023 - mdpi.com
Plastic pollution has received unprecedented attention globally, and there are increasing
calls to control it. Despite this, the uptrends of plastic consumption and mismanaged plastic …