Ocean plastics: environmental implications and potential routes for mitigation

Ocean plastics: environmental implications and potential routes for mitigation – a perspective

Published:2021 Issue:35 Volume:11 Page:21447-21462
ISSN:2046-2069
Container-title:RSC Advances
language:en
Short-container-title:RSC Adv.

Author:

Watt Ethan¹²³⁴⁵^ORCID,Picard Maisyn¹²³⁴⁵^ORCID,Maldonado Benjamin¹²³⁴⁵,Abdelwahab Mohamed A.¹²³⁴⁵^ORCID,Mielewski Deborah F.⁶⁷⁸⁹¹⁰,Drzal Lawrence T.¹¹¹²¹⁰,Misra Manjusri¹²³⁴⁵^ORCID,Mohanty Amar K.¹²³⁴⁵^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Bioproducts Discovery and Development Centre

2. Department of Plant Agriculture

3. University of Guelph

4. Guelph

5. Canada

6. Vehicle Research and Technologies

7. Ford Research and Innovation Laboratory

8. Ford Motor Company

9. Dearborn

10. USA

11. Composite Materials and Structures Center

12. Michigan State University

Abstract

Ocean plastics are of utmost global concern due to their impact on the environment, society, and economy. This perspective addresses the major contributing sources of ocean plastic pollution, their effects, and promising mitigation strategies.

Funder

Canadian Network for Research and Innovation in Machining Technology, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

General Chemical Engineering,General Chemistry

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2021/RA/D1RA00353D

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