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Mitigating the Negative Effects of Plastic Pollution for Sustainable Economic Growth in Nigeria
2023
Benjamin Anabaraonye, Temidayo Olowoyeye, Charles C. Anukwonke
Bio-remediation
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Climate Change
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Economic growth
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Mitigation
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Nigeria
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Plastic pollution
Environment
Governance
Society
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Microplastic pollution in marine environments: Exploring sources, sinks, and consequences with a focus on algal interactions
2023
Vanesa N. Salomone, Victoria Passucci, María M. Areco
Algal interactions
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Human Health
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Marine environment
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Microplastic pollution
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Microplastics
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phycoremediation
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Sources
Environment
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Origination, fate, accumulation, and impact, of microplastics in a marine ecosystem and bio/technological approach for remediation: A review
2023
Mathiyazhagan Narayanan
Aquatic organisms
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bioremediation
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Food
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Human Health
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marine ecosystem
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Microplastics
Technology
Role of Algae in Biodegradation of Plastics
2023
Piyush Gupta, Namrata Gupta, Subhakanta Dash, Monika Singh
Alage
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Biodegradation
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Plastic waste
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plastics
Environment
Technology
Use of biodegradable materials to reduce marine plastic pollution in small scale coastal longline fisheries
2023
Kristine Cerbule, Bent Herrmann, Željka Trumbić, Mirela Petrić, Svjetlana Krstulović Šifner, Eduardo Grimaldo, Roger B. Larsen, Jure Brčić
Biodegradable snoods
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Catch composition
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Catch efficiency
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Croatia
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Longline fishery
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Marine environmental conservation
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marine pollution
Environment
Technology
The problem of polyethylene waste – recent attempts for its mitigation
2023
Goncalo A.O. Tiago, Antonio Mariquito, Susete Martins-Dias, Ana C. Marques
Biodegradation
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Photo-pretreatment
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Photocatalysis
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Photodegradation
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Photolysis
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polyethylene
Technical
Technology
Chemical-Physical Characterization of Bio-Based Biodegradable Plastics in View of Identifying Suitable Recycling/Recovery Strategies and Numerical Modeling of PLA Pyrolysis
2023
F. Lombardi, L. Bartolucci, S. Cordiner, G. Costa, A. Falsetti, P. Mele, M. Mercurio, V. Mulone, D. Sorino
Bioplastics
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Degardation
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PLA
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Pyrolysis
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Recycling and recovery strategies
Technology
Insight into photocatalysis technology as a promising approach to tackle microplastics pollution through degradation and upcycling
2023
Syafikah Huda Paiman, Siti Fadilla Md Noor, Norzita Ngadi, Abu Hassan Nordin, Norfazliana Abdullah
circular economy
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Microplastic pollution
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Photocatalysis technology
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Upcycling
Technical
Technology
Chemicals in Plastics – A Technical Report
2023
Roland Weber, Narain M. Ashta, Nicolò Aurisano, Zhanyun Wang, Magali Outters ,Kimberley De Migue, Martin Schlummer ,Markus Blepp, , Helene Wiesinger, Helena Andrade, Martin Scheringer, Peter Fantke
Chemicals
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Circularity
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Environment
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Global action
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Human Health
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plastics
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Scientific evidence
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Stakeholders
Environment
Technical
Technology
Marine Plastic Drift from the Mekong River to Southeast Asia
2023
Dung M. Nguyen, Dr. Lars Hole, Oyvind Breivik, Dr. Nguyen Ba Thuy, Ngoc Kh. Pham
Drift
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Indonesia
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Marine
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Mekong
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OpenDrift
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Philippines
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Plastic
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Pollution
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River
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South China Sea
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Southeast Asia
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Stranding
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Trajectory
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Vietnam
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waste
Environment
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GIS Mapping of Marine Litter Along Recreational Beaches of Mumbai Coast, Maharashtra
2023
Aswathy Ashokan, Nakhawa Ajay Dayaram, R. Ratheesh Kumar, Vidya Shree Bharti,
Aksa beach
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Aquatic organisms
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Beach
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GIS
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India
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Juhu beach
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Marine litter
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Mumbai
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Pollution
Environment
Technology
Review of polymer technologies for improving the recycling and upcycling efficiency of plastic waste
2023
Hyuni Jung, Giyoung Shin, Hojung Kwak, Lam Tan Hao, Jonggeon Jegal, Hyo Jeong Kim, Hyeonyeol Jeon, Jeyoung Park, Dongyeop X. Oh
Plastic sustainability
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Plastic waste Management
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Polymer technology
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recycling
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Upcycling
Technology
Agricultural Plastic Pollution in China: Generation of Plastic Debris and Emission of Phthalic Acid Esters From Agricultural Films
2021
Qian-Qian Zhang, Zhao-Rong Ma, Ya-Ya Cai, Hui-Ru Li, Guang-Guo Ying
Agricultural plastic
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China
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Emission fate modeling
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PAE
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Phthalates
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Plastic debris
Technology
Microplastics toxicity, detection, and removal from water/wastewater
2023
Kayode Adesina Adegoke, Folasade Abimbola Adu, Abel Kolawole Oyebamiji, Abayomi Bamisaye, Rasheed Adewale Adigun, Samule Olaniyi, Olasoji, Oluwasayo Esther Ogunjinmi
Mechanisms
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Microplastics
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Pollution
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Removal technologies
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Wasterwater
Technology
Microplastic Contamination in Ulhas River Flowing Through India’s Most Populous Metropolitan Area
2022
Chandani R Verma, Manoj Pise, Pradeep Kumar, Sachin M Gosavi, Lukáš Kalous
Ecology
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India
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Microplastic pollution
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Mumbai
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Spectroscopy
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Ulhas River
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Urban river
Technology
PHA-Based Bioplastic: a Potential Alternative to Address Microplastic Pollution
2022
Shiva Aley Acharjee, Pranjal Bharali, Bhagyudoy Gogoi, Viphrezolie Sorhie, Bendangtula Walling, Alemtoshi
Biodegradable
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Bioplastic
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Microplastic pollution
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PHAs
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Plastic degardation
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Polyhydroxyalkanoates
Technology
A review on microplastic pollution research in India
2022
Chingakham Chinglenthobia, Bitassori Pukhrambam, Kangabam Thoibisana Chanu, Khaidem Sonika Devi, Naorem Jemes Meitei, Yumnam Devika, Suresh Valiyaveetil
Environmental pollution
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India
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Indian coastal environment
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Microplastics
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Nanoplastics
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Sample collection
Technology
Microplastics and nanoplastics in agriculture – A potential source of soil and groundwater contamination?
2022
Christian Moeck, Grace Davies, Stefan Krause, Uwe Schneidewind
agricultural soils
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agrochemical
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groundwater systems
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Microplastics
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Nanoplastics
Technology
Plastic waste cleanup priorities to reduce marine pollution: A spatiotemporal analysis for Accra and Lagos with satellite data
2022
Susmita Dasgupta, Maria Sarraf, David Wheeler
Accra
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Ghana
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Lagos
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marine plastic pollution
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Nigeria
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plastic waste cleanup
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satellite imageries
Technology
Reducing environmental plastic pollution by designing polymer materials for managed end-of-life
2022
Kara Lavender Law & Ramani Narayan
end-of-life management
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material design principles
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ocean debris
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Synthethic polymer
Technology
Microplastics mulch film affects the environmental behavior of adsorption and degradation of pesticide residues in soil
2022
Changcai Wu, Shaodong Pan, Yongpan Shan, Yajie Ma, Dan Wang, Xianpeng Song, Hongyan Hu, Xiangliang Ren, Xiaoyan Ma, Jinjie Cui, Yan Ma
aged mulch microplastics
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biodegradable mulch microplastics
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China
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flumioxazin
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imidacloprid
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Microplastics
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mulch microplastics
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pesticide residues
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pesticides
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Plastic pollution
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Soil
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soil ecosystems
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Xinjiang
Technology
Technical and market substitutability of recycled materials: Calculating the environmental benefits of mechanical and chemical recycling of plastic packaging waste
2022
S. Huysveld, K. Ragaert, R. Demets, T. T. Nhu, D. Civancik-Uslu, M. Kusenberg, K. M. Van Geem, S. De Meester, J. Dewulf
Chemical recycling
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Food packaging
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Life cycle assessment
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mechanical recycling
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Plastic waste
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Substitutability
Technology
Correlation of metals and degraded marine (micro)plastic litter in geologically similar coastal areas with different anthropogenic characteristics
2022
Hana Fajković, Neven Cukrov, Stanislav Frančišković-Bilinski, Laura Huljek, Iva Kostanjšek, Željko Kwokal, Renata Matekalo, Kristina Pikelj, Vlado Cuculić
Adriatic Sea
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Adsorbed metals
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Coastal
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Croatia
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Degraded marine microplastic
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Estuarine
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low density polyethylene
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Marine sediment
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polypropylene
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polystyrene
Technology
Baseline assessment of microplastic concentrations in marine and freshwater environments of a developing Southeast Asian country, Viet Nam
2021
Emilie Strady, Thi Ha Dang, Thanh Duong Dao, Hai Ngoc Dinh, Thi Thanh Dung Do, Thanh Nghi Duong, Thi Thuy Duong, Duc An Hoang, Thuy Chung Kieu-Le, Thi Phuong Quynh Le, Huong Mai, Dang Mau Trinh, Quoc Hung Nguyen, Quynh Anh Tran-Nguyen, Quoc Viet Tran, Tran Nguyen Sang Truong, Van Hai Chu, Van Chi Vo
Aquatic environment
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Assessments
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Microplastics
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Vietnam
Technology
Plastic pollution solutions: emerging technologies to prevent and collect marine plastic pollution
2020
Emma Schmaltz, Emily C. Melvin, Zoie Diana, Ella F. Gunady, Daniel Rittschof, Jason A. Somarelli, John Virdin, Meagan M.Dunphy-Daly
cleanup technologies
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Marine plastics
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plastic pollution prevention
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remediation
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Techology
Technology
Mechanistic insights into carbo-catalyzed persulfate treatment for simultaneous degradation of cationic and anionic dye in multicomponent mixture using plastic waste–derived carbon
2022
Sumit Kumar, Chetna Tewari, Nanda Gopal Sahoo, Ligy Philip
Carbocatalytic persulfate treatment
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cationic and anionic dye
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Degradation mechanism
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Plastic waste carbon
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wastewater
Technology
Integrating Bayesian Belief Networks in a toolbox for decision support on plastic clean-up technologies in rivers and estuaries
2022
Giulia Leone, Ana I. Catarino, Ine Pauwels, Thomas Mani, Michelle Tishler, Matthias Egger, Marie Anne Eurie Forio, Peter L. M. Goethals, Gert Everaert
Bayesian Belief Networks
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Ecological modelling
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Plastic Waste Mitigation Technologies
Technology
Tracing the fate of microplastic carbon in the aquatic food web by compound-specific isotope analysis
2019
Taipale, S.J., Peltomaa, E., Kukkonen, J.V.K., Kainz, M. J., Kautonen, P. & Tiirola M.
analysis
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microplastic carbon
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Microplastics
Technology
Beach macro-litter monitoring and floating microplastic in a coastal area of Indonesia
2017
Agung Dhamar Syakti, Rafika Bouhroum, Nuning Vita Hidayati, Chandra Joei Koenawan, Abdelaziz Boulkamh, Isdy Sulistyo, Stephanie Lebarillier, Syafsir Akhlus, Pierre Doumenq, Pascal Wong-Wah-Chung
Anthropogenic
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Citizen science
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Indonesia
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Marine debris
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Polymer degradation
Technology
Simultaneous grading of microplastic size sampling in the Small Islands of Bintan water, Indonesia
2018
Agung Dhamar Syakti, Nuning Vita Hidayati, Yales Veva Jaya, Sofyan Husein Siregar, Renald Yude, Suhendy, Laurence Asia, Pascal Wong-Wah-Chung, Pierre Doumenq
Anthropogenic
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ATR-FTIR
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Bintan water
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Indonesia
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Microplastics
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Oxidized LDPE
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Small islands
Technology
Characterization and distribution of microplastics in estuarine surface sediments, Kayamkulam estuary, southwest coast of India
2021
K. Radhakrishnan, V. Sivapriya, A. Rajkumar, N. Akramkhan, P. Prakasheswar, S. Krishnakumar, S.M. Hussain
India
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Kayamkulam estuary
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microplastic
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Polyester
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polyethylene
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polypropylene
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Surface sediment
Technology
Multi-temporal surveys for microplastic particles enabled by a novel and fast application of SWIR imaging spectroscopy – Study of an urban watercourse traversing the city of Berlin, Germany
2018
L. Katharina Schmidt, Mathias Bochow, Hannes K. Imhof, Sascha E. Oswald
Berlin
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Germany
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Microplastic identification
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Microplastic survey
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SWIR imaging spectroscopy
Technology
Analysis of microplastics in consumer products by single particle-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry using the carbon-13 isotope
2020
Francisco Laborda, Celia Trujillo, Ryszard Lobinski
CarbonMicroplastics
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Cosmetics
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Food packagings
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ICP-MS
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Single particle detection
Technology
Preparation and test of a reference mixture of eleven polymers with deactivated inorganic diluent for microplastics analysis by pyrolysis-GC–MS
2020
Mai Matsueda, Marco Mattonai, Itsuko Iwai, Atsushi Watanabe, Norio Teramae, William Robberson, Hajime Ohtani, Young-Min Kim, Chuichi Watanabe
Method development
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Method validation
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Microplastics
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Pyrolysis-GC–MS
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Reference sample
Technology
Semi-automated analysis of microplastics in complex wastewater samples
2020
Alice A. Horton, Richard K. Cross, Daniel S. Read, Monika D. Jürgens, Hollie L. Ball, Claus Svendsen, Jes Vollertsen, Andrew C. Johnson
Microplastic analysis
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PE
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PET
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PP
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waste water samples
Technology
Analysis of small microplastics in coastal surface water samples of the subtropical island of Okinawa, Japan
2021
Christina Ripken, Domna G. Kotsifaki, Síle Nic Chormaic
Environmental pollution
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Japan
|
Micro-Raman optical tweezers
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Microplastics
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Nanoparticles
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Okinawa
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Surface water
Technology
Distribution of microplastics in soil and freshwater environments: Global analysis and framework for transport modeling
2021
Vera S. Koutnik, Jamie Leonard, Sarah Alkidim, Francesca J. DePrima, Sujith Ravi, Eric M.V. Hoek, Sanjay K. Mohanty
Biodegradation
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Concentration gradient
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Fiber percentage
|
Microplastic shape
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Terrestrial plastics
|
Transport models
Technology
The remediation of nano-/microplastics from water
2021
Marco Sarcletti, Hyoungwon Park, Janis Wirth, Silvan Englisch, Andreas Eigen, Dominik Drobek, Dustin Vivod, Bernhard Friedrich, Rainer Tietze, Christoph Alexiou, Dirk Zahn, Benjamin Apeleo Zubiri, Erdmann Spiecker, Marcus Halik
Microplastics
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Nanoplastics
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remediation
Technology
Magnetically steerable iron oxides-manganese dioxide core–shell micromotors for organic and microplastic removals
2020
Heng Ye, Yong Wang, Xiaojia Liu, Dandan Xu, Hao Yuan, Hongqi Sun,Shaobin Wang, Xing Ma
microplastic
|
MnO2
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pollutant removal
Technology
Identification and removal of micro- and nano-plastics: Efficient and cost-effective methods
2021
Aayushi Kundu, Nagaraj P. Shetti, Soumen Basu, Kakarla Raghava Reddy, Mallikarjuna N. Nadagouda, Tejraj M. Aminabhavi
Identification
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India
|
Membrane technology
|
Microplastics
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Nanoplastics
|
Sampling
|
ToF-SIMS
|
Ultrafiltration
Technology
Potential of fungi isolated from the dumping sites mangrove rhizosphere soil to degrade polythene
2019
Manisha K. Sangale, Mohd. Shahnawaz and Avinash B. Ade
bioremediation
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India
|
Plastic pollution
|
polythene
|
West coast of India
Technology
Eco-friendly magnetic biochar: An effective trap for nanoplastics of varying surface functionality and size in the aqueous environment
2021
Singh, Nisha, Khandelwal, Nitin, Ahmad Ganie, Zahid, Tiwari, Ekta, Krishna Darbha, Gopala
biochar
|
Eco-friendly
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India
|
Nanoplastic extraction
|
Nanoplastics
|
Nanoplastics in water
Technology
QSPR models for predicting the adsorption capacity for microplastics of polyethylene, polypropylene and polystyrene
2021
Miao Li, Haiying Yu, Yifei Wang, Jiagen Li, Guangcai Ma and Xiaoxuan Wei
Microplastic analysis
|
Microplastics
|
polyethylene
|
polypropylene
|
polystyrene
Technology
Combining microcavity size selection with Raman microscopy for the characterization of Nanoplastics in complex matrices
2021
Andrea Valsesia, Monica Quarato, Jessica Ponti, Francesco Fumagalli, Douglas Gilliland and Pascal Colpo
Italy
|
mussels
|
Nanoplastics
|
Raman microscopy
Technology
Seagrasses provide a novel ecosystem service by trapping marine plastics
2021
Anna Sanchez-Vidal, Miquel Canals, William P. de Haan, Javier Romero and Marta Veny
Marine plastics
|
Microplastics
|
Seagrass
|
Spain
Technology
Recycled polystyrene-cotton composites, giving a second life to plastic residues for environmental remediation
2019
Mehmandost, N., Soriano, M. L., Lucena, R., Goudarzi, N., Chamjangali, M. A., & Cardenas, S.
polystyrene
|
recycled plastic
|
Remediation technologies
|
Spain
Technology
Separation and Analysis of Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Complex Environmental Samples
2019
Brian Nguyen, Dominique Claveau-Mallet, Laura M. Hernandez, Elvis Genbo Xu, Jeffrey M. Farner, and Nathalie Tufenkji
Canada
|
Microplastic analysis
|
Microplastic seperation
Technology
Analysis and Prevention of Microplastics Pollution in Water: Current Perspectives and Future Directions
2019
Picó, Y. and Barceló, D.̀
Microplastic Removal
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Microplastics Analysis
|
Remediation technology
|
Spain
Technology
Laboratory Methods for the Analysis of Microplastics in the Marine Environment: Recommendations for quantifying synthetic particles in waters and sediments
2015
Julie Masura, Joel Baker, Gregory Foster, and Courtney Arthur (Carlie Herring, Technical Editor)
Laboratory Methods
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Marine microplastics
|
Microplastic analysis
|
Microplastics
|
U.S.A.
Technology
Sustainable plastic waste management- A case study of Thane Municipal Corporation
2015
Quazi,T.S., Jagtap,M.D.
HDPE/LDPE
|
India
|
Maharashtra
|
Plastic waste
|
PP
|
PS
|
Pyrolysis
|
Thane Municipal Corporation
Technology
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