The global threat from plastic pollution.

Carbon Cycle Environmental Exposure Environmental Pollution Environmental Restoration and Remediation / methods Plastics

Journal

Science (New York, N.Y.)
ISSN: 1095-9203
Titre abrégé: Science
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0404511

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
02 07 2021
Historique:
entrez: 2 7 2021
pubmed: 3 7 2021
medline: 14 7 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Plastic pollution accumulating in an area of the environment is considered "poorly reversible" if natural mineralization processes occurring there are slow and engineered remediation solutions are improbable. Should negative outcomes in these areas arise as a consequence of plastic pollution, they will be practically irreversible. Potential impacts from poorly reversible plastic pollution include changes to carbon and nutrient cycles; habitat changes within soils, sediments, and aquatic ecosystems; co-occurring biological impacts on endangered or keystone species; ecotoxicity; and related societal impacts. The rational response to the global threat posed by accumulating and poorly reversible plastic pollution is to rapidly reduce plastic emissions through reductions in consumption of virgin plastic materials, along with internationally coordinated strategies for waste management.

Identifiants

DOI: 10.1126/science.abg5433 PMID: 34210878
pubmed: 34210878
pii: 373/6550/61
doi: 10.1126/science.abg5433
doi:

Substances chimiques

Plastics 0

Types de publication

Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Review

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

61-65

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2021, American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Auteurs

Matthew MacLeod (M)

Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden. matthew.macleod@aces.su.se hans.peter.arp@ngi.no mine.banu.tekman@awi.de annika.jahnke@ufz.de.
ORCID: 0000-0003-2562-7339

Hans Peter H Arp (HPH)

Department of Environmental Engineering, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, NO-0806 Oslo, Norway. matthew.macleod@aces.su.se hans.peter.arp@ngi.no mine.banu.tekman@awi.de annika.jahnke@ufz.de.
Department of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway.
ORCID: 0000-0002-0747-8838

Mine B Tekman (MB)

Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany. matthew.macleod@aces.su.se hans.peter.arp@ngi.no mine.banu.tekman@awi.de annika.jahnke@ufz.de.
ORCID: 0000-0002-6915-0176

Annika Jahnke (A)

Department of Ecological Chemistry, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, DE-04107 Leipzig, Germany. matthew.macleod@aces.su.se hans.peter.arp@ngi.no mine.banu.tekman@awi.de annika.jahnke@ufz.de.
Institute for Environmental Research, RWTH Aachen University, DE-52074 Aachen, Germany.
ORCID: 0000-0001-7815-151X

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Classifications MeSH

questionsmedicales.fr › Phénomènes biologiques › Phénomènes écologiques et environnementaux › Cycle du carbone › The global threat from plastic pollution.
questionsmedicales.fr › Environnement et santé publique › Santé publique › Pollution de l'environnement › Exposition environnementale › The global threat from plastic pollution.
questionsmedicales.fr › Environnement et santé publique › Santé publique › Pollution de l'environnement › The global threat from plastic pollution.
questionsmedicales.fr › Environnement et santé publique › Santé publique › Pollution de l'environnement › Assainissement et restauration de l'environnement › The global threat from plastic pollution.
questionsmedicales.fr › Technologie, industrie et agriculture › Produits manufacturés › Matériaux biomédicaux et dentaires › Polymères › Matières plastiques › The global threat from plastic pollution.