Imogen E. Napper, Anju Baroth, Aaron Barrett, Sunanda Bhola et al.
Microplastics (plastic < 5 mm in size) are now known to contaminate riverine systems but understanding about how their concentrations vary spatially and temporally is limited. This information is critical to help identify key sources and pathways of microplastic and develop management interventions....
Sarah E. Nelms, Emily M. Duncan, Surshti Patel, Ruchi Badola et al.
Abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear represents a substantial proportion of global marine plastic pollution and can cause significant environmental and socio-economic impacts. Yet little is known about its presence in, and implications for, freshwater ecosystems or its downstream cont...
Gawsia Wahidunnessa Chowdhury, Heather J. Koldewey, Emily M. Duncan, Imogen E. Napper et al.
Rivers play a crucial role in transporting land-based plastic waste to the ocean, with the Ganges reported as the second largest contributing river of plastic pollution globally. To better quantify global plastic pollution transport and effectively reduce the sources and risks imposed, a clear under...
Imogen E. Napper, Anju Baroth, Aaron Barrett, Sunanda Bhola et al.
Rivers are key pathways for the transfer of microplastics (MP) to marine environments. However, there are considerable uncertainties about the amount of microplastics transported by rivers to the ocean; this results in inaccuracies in our understanding of microplastic quantity and transport by fresh...
Emily M. Duncan, Alasdair Davies, Amy Brooks, Gawsia Wahidunnessa Chowdhury et al.
Rivers worldwide are now acting as major transport pathways for plastic pollution and discharge large quantities of waste into the ocean. Previous oceanographic modelling and current drifter data have been used to predict the movement and accumulation of plastic pollution in the marine environment, ...
Kathryn Youngblood, Amy Brooks, Navin Das, Avinash Kumar Singh et al.
Efforts to understand macroplastic pollution have primarily focused on coastal and marine environments to the exclusion of freshwater, terrestrial, and urban ecosystems. To better understand macroplastics in the environment and their sources, a dual approach examining plastic input and leakage can b...
Matthew S. Savoca, Neil Angelo S. Abreo, Andrés H. Arias, Laura Baes et al.
Monitoring the movement of plastic into marine food webs is central to understanding and mitigating the plastic pollution crisis.