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Plastic Pollution: Challenges and Innovative Solutions

Environments 2024 1 citation

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This review examines the multifaceted challenges of plastic pollution and surveys innovative solutions spanning material design, waste management, and remediation technologies. The paper synthesises current research on microplastic sources, environmental persistence, and emerging approaches to reducing plastic releases into ecosystems.

Plastic consumption is steadily increasing, resulting in a continuous release of microplastics into the environment [...]

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