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Main Authors: Griffin, Madison D, Diana, Zoie T, Karasik, Rachel, Dunphy-Daly, Meagan M
Format: Artículo científico
Language:en
Published: Marine pollution bulletin 2024
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Online Access:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39393243/
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author Griffin, Madison D
Diana, Zoie T
Karasik, Rachel
Dunphy-Daly, Meagan M
author_facet Griffin, Madison D
Diana, Zoie T
Karasik, Rachel
Dunphy-Daly, Meagan M
Griffin, Madison D
Diana, Zoie T
Karasik, Rachel
Dunphy-Daly, Meagan M
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents Do plastic clean-up technologies work? What research does (and doesn't) tell us. Griffin, Madison D Diana, Zoie T Karasik, Rachel Dunphy-Daly, Meagan M Ecosystem Environmental Restoration and Remediation Plastics Plastic pollution harms all levels of ecosystems and organisms; therefore, global plastic pollution must be addressed at all plastic life cycle stages. One solution involves the clean-up and remediation of plastic pollution using technologies. To further our understanding of these technologies, we collated 102 clean-up technologies invented to prevent or collect plastic in aquatic environments and analyzed the non-peer-reviewed and peer-reviewed literature for effectiveness and ecological impact data. Across all available literature, effectiveness data were under-reported, lacked standardization, and were rarely tested by a neutral third party. This makes it difficult to make informed decisions when choosing which clean-up technology to deploy and evaluate the environmental impact of these technologies. Regulation and standardized reporting guidelines for clean-up technologies are an important next step for decision-makers interested in plastic pollution clean-up. As global interest in addressing plastic pollution grows, this research paves the path for the effective use of plastic clean-up technologies.
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spellingShingle Do plastic clean-up technologies work? What research does (and doesn't) tell us.
Griffin, Madison D
Diana, Zoie T
Karasik, Rachel
Dunphy-Daly, Meagan M
Ecosystem
Environmental Restoration and Remediation
Plastics
Do plastic clean-up technologies work? What research does (and doesn't) tell us. Griffin, Madison D Diana, Zoie T Karasik, Rachel Dunphy-Daly, Meagan M Ecosystem Environmental Restoration and Remediation Plastics Plastic pollution harms all levels of ecosystems and organisms; therefore, global plastic pollution must be addressed at all plastic life cycle stages. One solution involves the clean-up and remediation of plastic pollution using technologies. To further our understanding of these technologies, we collated 102 clean-up technologies invented to prevent or collect plastic in aquatic environments and analyzed the non-peer-reviewed and peer-reviewed literature for effectiveness and ecological impact data. Across all available literature, effectiveness data were under-reported, lacked standardization, and were rarely tested by a neutral third party. This makes it difficult to make informed decisions when choosing which clean-up technology to deploy and evaluate the environmental impact of these technologies. Regulation and standardized reporting guidelines for clean-up technologies are an important next step for decision-makers interested in plastic pollution clean-up. As global interest in addressing plastic pollution grows, this research paves the path for the effective use of plastic clean-up technologies.
title Do plastic clean-up technologies work? What research does (and doesn't) tell us.
topic Ecosystem
Environmental Restoration and Remediation
Plastics
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39393243/