Marine Litter
A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2021) | Viewed by 28173
Special Issue Editors
Interests: marine ecology; transitional water ecosystems ecology; ecotoxicology; marine litter pollution; microplastics; nanoparticles pollution and ecological effects
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Interests: endocrine disruptors; ecotoxicology; marine litter pollution; microplastics; food contamination; toxicity and environmental impacts of cosmetic and household products
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Marine litter represents a threat to marine ecosystems. Plastic debris is found worldwide. Its principal component and levels are projected to increase—in fact, the plastic fraction actually floating in marine oceans represents only 1% of the total amount of plastic globally produced to date. Mid-ocean gyres are only the tip of the iceberg concerning the plastic pollution problem in aquatic ecosystems. Large-sized floating plastics could impact marine species, but microplastics affect all environmental matrices from remote areas to deep oceans. The absorption of chemicals on plastic surfaces and microplastic translocation from the environment towards different levels of the trophic web have been recorded, and humans can be affected by microplastics exposure through seafoods. In the past decades, scientific knowledge has been significantly improved, but there remain big questions that are yet unanswered regarding microplastics and nanoplastics research fields. This Special Issue aims to fill some existing knowledge gaps, encouraging the submission of original research and reviews focusing on sources, transport routes, degradation processes, comparative analyses among plastic types, commercial polymers, and the optimization of principal methodological problems on the following topics:
- Sources, distribution pathways, and fate
- Trophic webs
- Ecotoxicological responses
- Commercial tools and packaging
- Impacts and risk assessment
- Fisheries and aquaculture
- Human health
Dr. Monia Renzi
Dr. Cristiana Guerranti
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- marine litter
- marine strategy framework directive
- microplastics
- nanoplastics
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