تصفح Center for Sustainable Development Research حسب الموضوع "Marine litter"
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Degradation-fragmentation of marine plastic waste and their environmental implications: A critical review
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article Review)This review critically evaluates the plastic accumulation challenges and their environmental (primarily) and human (secondarily) impacts. It also emphasizes on their degradation and fragmentation phenomena under marine ... -
Delineating the global plastic marine litter challenge: clarifying the misconceptions
( Springer , 2020 , Article)Plastics, owing to their various beneficial properties (durability, flexibility and lightweight nature), are widely regarded as the workhorse material of our modern society. Being ubiquitously and increasingly present over ... -
Effect of temperature and sunlight on the leachability potential of BPA and phthalates from plastic litter under marine conditions
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)This study investigates the leaching potential of several additives embedded in six different plastic types when exposed to extreme simulated marine conditions for 140 days. The findings achieved herein contribute to a ... -
Material Flow Analysis of Plastic Waste in Qatar: Focusing on the Marine Environment
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)As the population continues to grow, the generation of waste and specifically plastic waste, has also increased significantly in the past decades both globally and regionally. However, little attention has been directed ... -
Material flow analysis of plastic waste in the gulf co-operation countries (GCC) and the Arabian gulf: Focusing on Qatar
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)Global plastic waste production has increased dramatically in recent years, both globally and regionally, having a multitude of adverse effects on the environment and human health. However, little attention has been directed ... -
A meta-research analysis on the biological impact of plastic litter in the marine biota
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)Marine litter and more specifically plastic marine litter is nowadays considered a global issue with unprecedented impact and consequences to the entire marine ecosystem and biota. The current situation that has been created ...