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Time to kick the butt of the most common litter item in the world: Ban cigarette filters
The Science of The Total Environment
2022
38 citations
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Sedat Gündoğdu,
Melanie Bergmann
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Melanie Bergmann
Melanie Bergmann
Melanie Bergmann
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Kristian Syberg,
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Melanie Bergmann
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Melanie Bergmann
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Melanie Bergmann
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Melanie Bergmann
Melanie Bergmann
Sedat Gündoğdu,
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Sedat Gündoğdu,
Melanie Bergmann
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Melanie Bergmann
Dannielle S. Green,
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Dannielle S. Green,
Dannielle S. Green,
Dannielle S. Green,
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Tony R. Walker,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Melanie Bergmann
Melanie Bergmann
Melanie Bergmann
Kristian Syberg,
Bas Boots,
Tony R. Walker,
Kristian Syberg,
Bas Boots,
Tony R. Walker,
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Melanie Bergmann
Bas Boots,
Melanie Bergmann
Melanie Bergmann
Melanie Bergmann
Melanie Bergmann
Melanie Bergmann
Melanie Bergmann
Dannielle S. Green,
Tony R. Walker,
Melanie Bergmann
Dannielle S. Green,
Melanie Bergmann
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Melanie Bergmann
Dannielle S. Green,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Tony R. Walker,
Kristian Syberg,
Melanie Bergmann
Tony R. Walker,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Kristian Syberg,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Dannielle S. Green,
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Bas Boots,
Bas Boots,
Bas Boots,
Bas Boots,
Bas Boots,
Bas Boots,
Bas Boots,
Bas Boots,
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Dannielle S. Green,
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Dannielle S. Green,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Dannielle S. Green,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Dannielle S. Green,
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Melanie Bergmann
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Melanie Bergmann
Melanie Bergmann
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Melanie Bergmann
Melanie Bergmann
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Melanie Bergmann
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Tony R. Walker,
Melanie Bergmann
Kristian Syberg,
Bas Boots,
Tony R. Walker,
Kristian Syberg,
Bas Boots,
Tony R. Walker,
Rebecca Altman,
Tony R. Walker,
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Rebecca Altman,
Tony R. Walker,
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Dannielle S. Green,
Dannielle S. Green,
Dannielle S. Green,
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Melanie Bergmann
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Kristian Syberg,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Kristian Syberg,
Tony R. Walker,
Kristian Syberg,
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Tony R. Walker,
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Melanie Bergmann
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Tony R. Walker,
Kristian Syberg,
Tony R. Walker,
Melanie Bergmann
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Tony R. Walker,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Melanie Bergmann
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Tony R. Walker,
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Melanie Bergmann
Melanie Bergmann
Melanie Bergmann
Melanie Bergmann
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Dannielle S. Green,
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Dannielle S. Green,
Dannielle S. Green,
Dannielle S. Green,
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Dannielle S. Green,
Dannielle S. Green,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Melanie Bergmann
Melanie Bergmann
Melanie Bergmann
Melanie Bergmann
Melanie Bergmann
Melanie Bergmann
Kristian Syberg,
Bas Boots,
Tony R. Walker,
Kristian Syberg,
Bas Boots,
Kristian Syberg,
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Melanie Bergmann
Melanie Bergmann
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Melanie Bergmann
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Tony R. Walker,
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Melanie Bergmann
Tony R. Walker,
Melanie Bergmann
Tony R. Walker,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Kristian Syberg,
Melanie Bergmann
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Melanie Bergmann
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Tony R. Walker,
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Kristian Syberg,
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Tony R. Walker,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Tony R. Walker,
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Melanie Bergmann
Tony R. Walker,
Kristian Syberg,
Tony R. Walker,
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Tony R. Walker,
Kristian Syberg,
Melanie Bergmann
Melanie Bergmann
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Kristian Syberg,
Melanie Bergmann
Tony R. Walker,
Bas Boots,
Kristian Syberg,
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Tony R. Walker,
Melanie Bergmann
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Tony R. Walker,
Kristian Syberg,
Melanie Bergmann
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Melanie Bergmann
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Tony R. Walker,
Tony R. Walker,
Kristian Syberg,
Anja Krieger,
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Melanie Bergmann
Anja Krieger,
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Tony R. Walker,
Bas Boots,
Kristian Syberg,
Melanie Bergmann
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Tony R. Walker,
Sedat Gündoğdu,
Tony R. Walker,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Dannielle S. Green,
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Bethanie Carney Almroth,
Tony R. Walker,
Melanie Bergmann
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Rebecca Altman,
Rebecca Altman,
Anja Krieger,
Tony R. Walker,
Kristian Syberg,
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Anish Kumar Warrier,
Melanie Bergmann
Summary
Researchers argue that cigarette filters, made of cellulose acetate single-use plastic, offer no public health benefit while being the most littered item globally and a significant source of microplastics, toxic chemical leaching, and ecological harm.
Cigarette filters offer no public health benefits, are single-use plastics (cellulose acetate) and are routinely littered. Filters account for a significant proportion of plastic litter worldwide, requiring considerable public funds to remove, and are a source of microplastics. Used cigarette filters can leech toxic chemicals and pose an ecological risk to both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Bottom-up measures, such as focusing on consumer behaviour, are ineffective and we need to impose top-down solutions (i.e., bans) if we are to reduce the prevalence of this number one litter item. Banning filters offers numerous ecological, socioeconomic, and public health benefits.
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