1. Kazan-Allen L (2000) Asbestos: properties, uses and problems. http://ibasecretariat.org/lka_prop.php. Accessed: 30 March 2022
2. King A (2017) Asbestos, explained. https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/why-asbestos-is-still-used-around-the-world/3007504.article. Accessed: 30 March 2022
3. EWG Action Fund (2021) Asbestos bans around the world. http://www.asbestosnation.org/facts/asbestos-bans-around-the-world/. Accessed: 30 March 2022
4. Schmaltz E, Melvin EC, Diana Z, Gunady EF, Rittschof D, Somarelli JA, Virdin J, Dunphy-Daly MM (2020) Plastic pollution solutions: emerging technologies to prevent and collect marine plastic pollution. Environ Int 144:106067
5. Lebreton L, Slat B, Ferrari F, Sainte-Rose B, Aitken J, Marthouse R, Hajbane S, Cunsolo S, Schwarz A, Levivier A, Noble K, Debeljak P, Maral H, Schoeneich-Argent R, Brambini R, Reisser J (2018) Evidence that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is rapidly accumulating plastic. Sci Rep 8(1):1–15