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Plastic Like Jellyfish

This literary analysis examined how Ruth Ozeki's novel A Tale for the Time Being portrays the Great Pacific Garbage Patch as a metaphor for bullying, rejected matter, and interspecies relations. The paper used waste theory and environmental humanities frameworks to explore plastic pollution as a form of ecological and social exclusion.

2024 tba Journal of Art Media and Visual Culture 1 citations
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Unveiling Microplastic Release from Discarded Textiles: A Potential Threat to Aquatic Environments

Researchers investigated microplastic release from discarded polyester and nylon clothing exposed to different environmental conditions, finding that ultraviolet radiation and mechanical abrasion accelerated fiber shedding into water bodies. The study highlights fast-fashion textile waste on African shorelines and riverbanks as an underappreciated source of aquatic microplastic pollution.

2025 Journal of Environmental Engineering