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ClearEvaluating the Impact of Sustainable Agriculture Curriculum Integration on STEM Education and Career Outcomes
This review examines how integrating sustainable agriculture into STEM education can improve student engagement and career outcomes in fields like environmental science and green technology. While not directly about microplastics, agricultural sustainability education is relevant because farming practices are both a source and a receptor of microplastic pollution. Training the next generation of scientists to think about soil contamination and food safety could help address the growing microplastic problem in agriculture.
Including impacts of microplastics in marine water and sediments in life cycle assessment
This study developed new methods to measure the environmental impact of microplastics in both ocean water and seafloor sediments, filling a gap in how product environmental footprints are calculated. Previous assessments only considered microplastics floating in water but ignored those that settle into sediments where bottom-dwelling organisms live. Including sediment impacts gives a more complete picture of how plastic pollution from products affects marine life that may eventually enter the human food chain.
Quantitative assessment and spatial distribution of macroplastic and cigarette butt contamination in Bushehr's stormwater system near the sensitive Persian Gulf coast
This study assessed the abundance and spatial distribution of macroplastics and cigarette butts across multiple sites, quantifying their contribution to environmental microplastic pollution as cellulose acetate filters degrade. Cigarette butts emerged as a significant and underappreciated source of plastic contamination in terrestrial and aquatic environments.