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COST Action PRIORITY: An EU Perspective on Micro- and Nanoplastics as Global Issues

Microplastics 2022 25 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Stefania Federici, Zahida Ademović, Mónica J.B. Amorim, Moritz Bigalke, Mariacristina Cocca, Laura E. Depero, Joydeep Dutta, Wolfgang Fritzsche, Nanna B. Hartmann, Gabriela Kalčíková, Nicolas Keller, Thomas Meisel, Denise M. Mitrano, Liam Morrison, Jean‐Marie Raquez, Aleksandra Tubić, Milica Velimirović

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This opinion paper from the EU COST Action PRIORITY network argued that micro- and nanoplastics are persistent global environmental pollutants requiring immediate management strategies across the entire plastics lifecycle. The authors called for development of an effective international networking platform to coordinate research and policy responses to this worldwide challenge.

Plastic fragments, weathered into or released in the form of micro- and nanoplastics, are persistent and widespread in the environment, and it is anticipated that they have negative environmental impacts. This necessitates immediate efforts for management strategies throughout the entire plastics lifecycle. This opinion paper was initiated by the EU COST Action CA20101 PRIORITY, which focuses on the need to develop an effective global networking platform dealing with research, implementation, and consolidation of ways to address the worldwide challenges associated with micro- and nanoplastics pollution in the environment.

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