Plastics and other artificial materials pose new risks to health of the ocean. Anthropogenic
debris travels across large distances and is ubiquitous in the water and on the shorelines …

Pollution by plastic debris is an increasing environmental concern in the Laurentian Great
Lakes where it affects open-water, shoreline, and benthic environments. Open-water …

This paper explores people's knowledge and understandings of microplastics; the role of
media in framing perceptions and socio-cultural dimensions to popular solutions to reduce …

In recent years, there has been a tremendous increase in work that focuses on the amount
and types of waste entering the marine environment from multiple geographies around the …

Concentrations of floating plastic were measured throughout the Mediterranean Sea to
assess whether this basin can be regarded as a great accumulation region of plastic debris …

Marine debris is the most conspicuous pollutant that makes beaches aesthetically
unappealing to users. The perceptions and reactions of beach users to stranded litter were …

In the USA, local governments have the primary responsibility to manage MSW. However,
local governments lack the authority to explicitly shift costs or responsibility back onto the …

Plastic preproduction pellets are found in environmental samples all over the world and their
presence is often linked to spills during production and transportation. To better understand …

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

The crisis facing the world's oceans from plastics is well documented, yet there is little
knowledge of the perspectives, experiences and options of the coastal communities facing …