Plastic pollution in aquatic ecosystems is an emerging environmental risk, as it may
negatively impacts ecology, endangers aquatic species, and causes economic damage …

Millions of tons of riverine plastic waste enter the ocean via estuaries annually. The plastics
accumulate, fragment, mix and interact with organisms in these dynamic systems, but such …

The surge of research on marine litter is generating important information on its inputs,
distribution and impacts, but data on the nature and origin of the litter remain scattered …

Plastic pollution is a pervasive and growing problem. To estimate the effectiveness of
interventions to reduce plastic pollution, we modeled stocks and flows of municipal solid …

Land-based plastic waste, carried to the sea through rivers, is considered a main source of
marine plastic pollution. However, most plastics that leak into the environment never make it …

Plastic waste increasingly accumulates in the marine environment, but data on the
distribution and quantification of riverine sources required for development of effective …

Global coastlines potentially contain significant amounts of plastic debris, with harmful
implications for marine and coastal ecosystems, fisheries and tourism. However, the global …

Abstract Currently, 60–80% of litter is plastic, and almost 10% ends up in the ocean directly
or indirectly. Plastics often suffer from photooxidation producing microplastics and these …

Riverine plastic pollution is of global concern due to its negative impact on ecosystem health
and human livelihood. Recent studies show a strong link between river discharge and …

Marine plastic pollution is an increasing environmental threat. Although it is assumed that
most marine plastics are transported from land to the ocean through rivers, only limited data …