Interventions of citizen science for mitigation and management of plastic pollution: Understanding sustainable development goals, policies, and regulations

Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made

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Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean

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River plastic emissions to the world’s oceans

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A new dawn for citizen science

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The impact of debris on marine life

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Galaxy Zoo: morphologies derived from visual inspection of galaxies from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey ^★

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The current state of citizen science as a tool for ecological research and public engagement

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Public Participation in Scientific Research: a Framework for Deliberate Design

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Citizen science can improve conservation science, natural resource management, and environmental protection

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Citizen Science and Volunteered Geographic Information: Overview and Typology of Participation

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Impacts of Plastic Pollution on Ecosystem Services, Sustainable Development Goals, and Need to Focus on Circular Economy and Policy Interventions

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Natural capital and ecosystem services informing decisions: From promise to practice

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Can citizen science enhance public understanding of science?

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Microplastics as pollutants in agricultural soils

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Contribution of citizen science towards international biodiversity monitoring

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Production, use, and fate of synthetic polymers

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The future of citizen science: emerging technologies and shifting paradigms

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Marine litter within the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive

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Plastic Pollution and Potential Solutions

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Degradation of plastics and plastic-degrading bacteria in cold marine habitats

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Why is the global governance of plastic failing the oceans?

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Buckets of Resistance: Standards and the Effectiveness of Citizen Science

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Distribution and abundance of small plastic debris on beaches in the SE Pacific (Chile): a study supported by a citizen science project

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Microplastic Contamination in Freshwater Environments: A Review, Focusing on Interactions with Sediments and Benthic Organisms

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Citizen science: a new approach to advance ecology, education, and conservation

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Microplastics as an emerging source of particulate air pollution: A critical review

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Plastic Waste and Recycling

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An Analysis of Citizen Science Based Research: Usage and Publication Patterns

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Knowledge Gain and Behavioral Change in Citizen-Science Programs

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(Micro)plastics and the UN Sustainable Development Goals

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Youth-focused citizen science: Examining the role of environmental science learning and agency for conservation

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Occurrence of microplastics and its pollution in the environment: A review

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Current research trends on micro- and nano-plastics as an emerging threat to global environment: A review

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Hazardous Chemicals Associated with Plastics in the Marine Environment

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Abundance, interaction, ingestion, ecological concerns, and mitigation policies of microplastic pollution in riverine ecosystem: A review

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Marine anthropogenic litter on British beaches: A 10-year nationwide assessment using citizen science data

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A watershed-scale, citizen science approach to quantifying microplastic concentration in a mixed land-use river

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Marine litter education boosts children’s understanding and self-reported actions

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Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in fish tissue may be an indicator of plastic contamination in marine habitats

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Efficient biodegradation of polyethylene (HDPE) waste by the plastic-eating lesser waxworm (Achroia grisella)

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Beach macro-litter monitoring and floating microplastic in a coastal area of Indonesia

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Ubiquity of polystyrene digestion and biodegradation within yellow mealworms, larvae of Tenebrio molitor Linnaeus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

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Crowdsourcing geographic knowledge: volunteered geographic information (VGI) in theory and practice

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A comprehensive analysis of e-waste legislation worldwide

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Science and Citizens, Globalization and the Challenge of Engagement

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The polymers and their additives in particulate plastics: What makes them hazardous to the fauna?

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The Portuguese plastic carrier bag tax: The effects on consumers’ behavior

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Challenges and opportunities in bioremediation of micro-nano plastics: A review

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Are microplastics destabilizing the global network of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem services?

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Challenges and opportunities in sustainable management of microplastics and nanoplastics in the environment

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Towards the effective plastic waste management in Bangladesh: a review

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From source to sink: Review and prospects of microplastics in wetland ecosystems

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The Science of Citizen Science

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Various additive release from microplastics and their toxicity in aquatic environments

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Comparison of marine debris data collected by researchers and citizen scientists: Is citizen science data worth the effort?

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Sampling of riverine litter with citizen scientists — findings and recommendations

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Spatio-temporal variation of anthropogenic marine debris on Chilean beaches

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Advances in Machine Learning and Data Mining for Astronomy

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A comprehensive review on recent advancements in biodegradation and sustainable management of biopolymers

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Plastics and the Environment

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Plastic waste in the terrestrial environment

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Incorporating citizen science to study plastics in the environment

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Transforming the Global Plastics Economy: The Role of Economic Policies in the Global Governance of Plastic Pollution

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Citizen Social Science for More Integrative and Effective Climate Action: A Science-Policy Perspective

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Low plastic ingestion rate in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) from Newfoundland destined for human consumption collected through citizen science methods

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Crowdsourcing Our Cultural Heritage

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Legislation to limit the environmental plastic and microplastic pollution and their influence on human exposure

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The role of citizen science in addressing plastic pollution: Challenges and opportunities

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Economic instruments and marine litter control

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Making citizen science count: Best practices and challenges of citizen science projects on plastics in aquatic environments.

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A nationwide assessment of plastic pollution in the Danish realm using citizen science

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Plastic waste management: A road map to achieve circular economy and recent innovations in pyrolysis

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Retrieving back plastic wastes for conversion to value added petrochemicals: opportunities, challenges and outlooks

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Understanding motivations for citizen science

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A review on value-addition to plastic waste towards achieving a circular economy

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Citizen social science and citizen data? Methodological and ethical challenges for social research

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Turning the tide on trash: Empowering European educators and school students to tackle marine litter

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Citizen science sampling programs as a technique for monitoring microplastic pollution: results, lessons learned and recommendations for working with volunteers for monitoring plastic pollution in freshwater ecosystems

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Why Turkey should not import plastic waste pollution from developed countries?

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The GEO Handbook on Biodiversity Observation Networks

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Promoting pro-environmental behavior through citizen science? A case study with Chilean schoolchildren on marine plastic pollution

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Risk Perception of Plastic Pollution: Importance of Stakeholder Involvement and Citizen Science

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Plastic pollution on the Mediterranean coastline: Generating fit-for-purpose data to support decision-making via a participatory-science initiative.

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Involving Citizen Scientists in Biodiversity Observation

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Using citizen science to evaluate extended producer responsibility policy to reduce marine plastic debris shows no reduction in pollution levels

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Schoolchildren discover hotspots of floating plastic litter in rivers using a large-scale collaborative approach

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Citizen science: A way forward in tackling the plastic pollution crisis during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic

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The Value of China’s Legislation on Plastic Pollution Prevention in 2020

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Applied citizen science in freshwater research

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Determining global distribution of microplastics by combining citizen science and in-depth case studies

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Contemporary Drift in Emerging Micro(nano)plastics Removal and Upcycling Technologies from Municipal Wastewater Sludge: Strategic Innovations and Prospects

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Microplastic accumulation in sewer sediments and its potential entering the environment via combined sewer overflows: a study case in Paris

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Embedding Citizen Science in Research: Forms of engagement, scientific output and values for science, policy and societyPreprint

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Plastic Litter Project 2019: Exploring the Detection of Floating Plastic Litter Using Drones and Sentinel 2 Satellite Images

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Is conscientious beachcombing the key to ‘unlock’ marine plastic pollution trends through citizen science? A case study from Cockburn Sound, Western Australia

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Combating Ocean Debris: Marine Plastic Pollution and Waste Regulation in Indonesia

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The nauticAttiva project: A mobile phone-based tool for the citizen science plastic monitoring in the marine and coastal environment

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Strengthening citizen science partnerships with frontline sanitation personnel to study and tackle plastic pollution

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Citizen scientists reveal small but concentrated amounts of fragmented microplastic on Arctic beaches

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Waste Segregation at Source: A Strategy to Reduce Waterlogging in Sylhet

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A rapid assessment technique for coastal plastic debris sampling: Applications for remote regions and community science

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Legal Culture of Local Community in Plastic Waste Management

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Using citizen science to speed up plastic collection and mapping of urban noise: Lessons learned from Denmark

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Women Empowerment through Waste Recycling in Africa. Case of Douala, Cameroon.

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Advanced approaches to microplastic removal in landfill leachate: Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), biodegradation, and membrane filtration

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Investigating the Impact of Sustainability-Themed Extracurricular Activities on Student Engagement with the 17 SDGs by 2026: A Case Study of Greece

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Combating microplastic pollution in Malaysia's marine ecosystems using technological solutions, policy instruments, and public participation: A review

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Removal of micro- and nano-plastics from aqueous matrices using modified biochar – A review of synthesis, applications, interaction, and regeneration

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Biochar-based adsorption technologies for microplastic remediation in aquatic ecosystems

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Occurrence and health risk assessment of phthalate ester pollution in mulched farmland soil at a national scale, China

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Citizen Science for Monitoring Plastic Pollution from Source to Sea: A Systematic Review of Methodologies, Best Practices, and Challenges

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Soil pollution and remediation: emerging challenges and innovations

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Effect of Fiber Loading on Green Composites of Recycled HDPE Reinforced with Banana Short Fiber: Physical, Mechanical and Morphological Properties

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Rapid detection and quantification of Nile Red-stained microplastic particles in sediment samples

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Macrolitter pollution in beaches and mangroves on the Brazilian Amazon coast

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Reducing single-use plastics (SUPs) consumption: A synthesis of I and S level approaches

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Starch, pectin and chitosan-based bioplastics with silver nanoparticles: An eco-friendly alternative for the food industry

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Plastics and the environment: challenges, impacts, and pathways to sustainability

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Development of Poly(L-lactic acid) Films Containing Curcuma lunga L. Extract for Active Cheese Packaging

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Microplastics: Environmental Presence and Ecological Impact

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Release of Microplastics by Terrestrial Sources into Freshwater Environments

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Ecotoxicological and Health Impacts of Micro- and Nanoplastics

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Plastics as vectors for pathogens and antibiotic resistance genes in aquatic systems

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Knowledge-driven citizen engagement as a support tool for aquatic ecosystem protection and restoration

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Integrating Remote Sensing and GIS for Effective Microplastics Pollution Management: A Pathway to Sustainable Development

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Citizen science and analytical chemistry. Oxymoron or harmony of meaning?

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Emerging threat of microplastics across environmental matrices encompassing sources ecotoxicological effects and management strategies within the framework of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Incidencia de los planes de acción de los gobiernos locales en el cumplimiento de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible en Perú

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Machine learning-supported quantification and characterization of sediment plastic debris in an Anthropized Mfoundi River in Cameroon: Implications for the incidence of flood events

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Nature Conservation and Sustainable Tourism in a Former Baltic Sea Coastal Military Area

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Scenario simulation of destination planning initiatives for small island tourism using fuzzy cognitive mapping

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Environmental Contaminants and Remediation Within the Framework of the UN Sustainable Development Goals

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Innovative Approaches to Plastic Waste Management

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Good news or bad news? The portrayal and evolution of marine pollution issues in Taiwan's news coverage

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Identifying plastic pollution hotspots of Vembanad lake, Kerala, India: an integrated approach using artificial intelligence and spatial analysis

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A nationwide, synchronous citizen science campaign on fresh water quality in France

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Public Participation in EU Legislation? Recommendations for Involving Citizen Scientists in Anthropogenic Litter Research Within the Water Framework Directive

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Building a national plastic waste inventory applying citizen science in Brazil

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Schools against plastics: Schooling environmentally conscious students and supporting research on marine litter and microplastics

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Microplastic disparities between urban (Buru-un) and rural (Tubajon) seagrass beds of Northern Mindanao, Philippines

Gabriel, A. D., Lim, Y. C., Albarico, F. P. J. B., Celmar, J. M., Chen, C. T., Dong, C., & Bacosa, H. P. (2026) · Journal of Soils and Sediments · doi:10.1007/s11368-026-04314-9 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Pilot-Scale Evaluation and Production Feasibility of Sustainable Antimicrobial Paper from Sugarcane Bagasse

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Deepfakes, Democracy, and the Ethics of Synthetic Media: A Synthesis of the SOLARIS Project

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Equitable approaches to plastic waste management: integrating carbon finance into local sustainability initiatives in Pakistan: a systematic literature review

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Effects of fatty acids and their monoglycerides on aging, structural characteristics, and thermal stability of starch-based straws

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The ecological impact of microplastics on marine ecosystems

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Synthetic Media for Social Good: Unlocking Positive Potential

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Plastic waste in soil and air: health risks and challenges to mitigate plastic pollutants

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Plastic Currents: Distribution, Fate, and Risks of Micro- and Nanoplastics in Freshwater Systems

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Navigating the circular economy: sustainable strategies for marine plastic waste management under environmental responsibility: a case study from Taizhou, China

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Photocatalyst production from modified Scenedesmus algae with zinc oxide nanoparticles for the removal of heavy metals (lead and cadmium) from aqueous solution

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Psychosocial, cultural, and structural determinants of plastic waste management practices in Nagaland, India: A mixed-methods study using the theory of planned behaviour

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CIENCIA CIUDADANA PARA PLAYAS LIMPIAS: DIAGNÓSTICO PARTICIPATIVO DE RESIDUOS MARINOS EN EL PARQUE NACIONAL MOCHIMA, VENEZUELA

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Citizen Science in Plastic Remediation: Strategies, Applications, and Technologies for Community Engagement

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Goals and approaches in the use of citizen science for exploring plastic pollution in freshwater ecosystems: A review

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Role of Citizen Scientists in Environmental Plastic Litter Research—A Systematic Review

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Citizen Science for Monitoring Plastic Pollution from Source to Sea: A Systematic Review of Methodologies, Best Practices, and Challenges

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Plastic detectives and wildlife guardians

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