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ClearThe environmental awareness of nurses as environmentally sustainable health care leaders: a mixed method analysis
This study surveyed nurses about their environmental sustainability knowledge and practices, finding that most have adequate awareness but face barriers to sustainable behavior in the workplace. While not directly about microplastics, the study highlights the role healthcare workers can play in reducing medical plastic waste, a significant source of microplastic pollution.
Nurses as agents for achieving environmentally sustainable health systems: A bibliometric analysis
This bibliometric analysis examined the role of nurses in achieving environmentally sustainable health systems, finding a lack of experimental data and policies and highlighting that nurses should be included in sustainability decision-making within healthcare.
Exploration of the Impact of Religious Activities on Waste Management Behavior: An Analysis of the Understanding of Environmental Ethics
Researchers used a qualitative sociological approach to explore how religious observance activities influence waste management behavior in Indonesia, analyzing the relationship between environmental ethics grounded in religious practice and concrete waste-handling decisions among community members.
Investigating Employee Green Behavior through Perceived Organizational Support for the Environment in the Hotel Industry
This paper is not relevant to microplastics; it studies how organizational support for environmental practices influences employees' green behaviors in Bangladeshi hotels.
Indicator-based environmental and social sustainability assessment of hospitals: A literature review
Researchers reviewed 88 studies on how hospitals measure their environmental and social sustainability, finding wide inconsistencies in what gets measured and how, with major gaps in tracking upstream supply-chain impacts like food and pharmaceuticals. The review proposes a standardized framework to help healthcare institutions better report on their sustainability performance.
Social Preferences and Environmental Behavior: A Comparison of Self-Reported and Observed Behaviors
A study comparing self-reported and observed environmental behaviors found people often overstate how pro-environmentally they act. Social preferences and peer influence shape both stated and actual behaviors, with implications for designing more effective environmental campaigns.
Environmental Literacy for Waste Management in an Academic Community: A Case Study
This case study examined environmental literacy and waste management practices in an academic community, finding that targeted environmental education programs can improve awareness and behavior around waste reduction and recycling.
Addressing Environmental Concerns: Strategies of Islamic Boarding School Teachers in Promoting Environmental Ethics
This qualitative study examined how teachers at an Indonesian Islamic boarding school integrate environmental ethics into their curriculum, using observation, interviews, and document analysis. The findings offer a model for how religious educational institutions can effectively embed environmental stewardship into student values and daily practice.
A Retrospective Approach to Pro-Environmental Behavior from Environmental Education: An Alternative from Sustainable Development
This 20-year bibliometric retrospective on environmental education and pro-environmental behaviour research found a persistent gap between acquiring environmental knowledge and changing behaviour, concluding that participatory pedagogical approaches and greater integration of sustainable development into higher education are needed to bridge this divide.
Youth and the Environment: Assessing Awareness, Attitudes, and Action
This study assessed environmental awareness, attitudes, and pro-environmental action among university students, investigating the gap between knowing about environmental issues and actually taking action. The research found that while students generally showed awareness of environmental problems including pollution, a significant disconnect persists between awareness and consistent environmentally responsible behavior.
Mediating and Moderating Factors Affecting Pro-environmental Decision-Making: A Spanish Study
Researchers investigated the mediating role of perceived responsibility and the moderating role of political ideology on pro-environmental decision-making in a Spanish population. The study found that perceived responsibility partially mediated the relationship between environmental concern and pro-environmental behavior, with political orientation moderating the strength of these effects.
Assessing Pro-Environmental Behaviour towards Plastics among Staff and Students at a South African University
A survey of 248 staff and students at a South African university found that lecturers had significantly greater awareness of plastic pollution's long-term impacts and were more likely to reduce personal plastic use, while students prioritized convenience and used more single-use plastics. The study highlights that education and institutional policy changes are needed to close the knowledge gap and shift behavior at both individual and campus levels.
Multi-Sectoral Partnership for Waste Management Evaluation and Awards Recognition in Higher Education
Researchers evaluated waste management practices across 15 faculties in a higher education institution using a cross-sectional survey instrument covering 10 elements including policy, segregation, storage, and staff training, finding variable compliance and providing an evidence-based framework for campus sustainability recognition programs.
Sustainability Challenges in Diagnostic Healthcare: Environmental Risks and Policy Responses
Researchers examined the environmental sustainability challenges posed by diagnostic healthcare operations, including biomedical waste, single-use plastics, chemical residues, microplastics, and greenhouse gas emissions. The study identified structural barriers such as regulatory gaps, fragmented waste infrastructure, and insufficient environmental performance measurement. A multi-level policy framework is proposed covering strengthened regulation, circular economy strategies, decarbonization, and improved waste management to reduce the environmental footprint of diagnostic laboratories.
Toward Sustainable Healthcare: Examining ESG ‐Readiness in Austrian Regional State‐Owned Hospitals
This study investigated ESG reporting practices among Austrian state-owned hospitals and found that most are at an early stage of structured environmental, social, and governance reporting. While management commitment and employee engagement were identified as key drivers, limited resources and administrative burdens hinder progress, with current efforts focusing heavily on social issues while neglecting environmental and governance dimensions.
An Exploratory Study on Consumer Concerns for the Environment and Its Influence on Purchasing Behaviour in South Africa
Researchers conducted a cross-sectional survey of 250 South African consumers in the eThekwini district of KwaZulu-Natal, finding high environmental awareness and a significant preference for environmentally friendly products, suggesting that consumer concern for the environment influences purchasing behaviour.
Infection prevention and control programme priorities for sustainable health and environmental systems
Researchers highlight a paradox in healthcare: infection prevention programs that protect patients and workers from disease also generate significant plastic waste and environmental harm. Addressing this trade-off is essential for building health systems that are both safe and truly sustainable.
Creating a circular healthcare economy
This paper examines the concept of creating a circular healthcare economy to address the environmental impact of the healthcare sector. The study suggests that transitioning from a linear to a circular model in healthcare could help reduce waste generation, carbon emissions, and resource consumption while maintaining quality of care.
The effect of demographic factors on environmental knowledge among university students
Researchers surveyed 1,345 university students across 15 institutions in Indonesia to investigate how demographic factors such as gender, major, and geographic background influence environmental knowledge levels. The study found that demographic variables significantly shaped students' understanding of environmental issues, with implications for designing targeted environmental education programs in Indonesian higher education.
A review on factors related to patient comfort experience in hospitals
This review examines factors that affect patient comfort in hospitals, including the physical environment, social environment, and indoor air quality. While not focused on microplastics specifically, the study highlights indoor air pollution as a concern for patient wellbeing and healing. The findings connect to microplastics research because hospitals, with their synthetic textiles and medical plastics, are indoor environments where microplastic exposure could be particularly high.
Perception and Demands of Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women Regarding Their Role as Participants in Environmental Research Studies
This qualitative study explored how pregnant and breastfeeding women perceive their role as research participants in environmental health studies. The findings can help researchers better design studies involving these vulnerable populations—studies that are increasingly important as more research examines how pollutants like microplastics affect pregnancy and infant development.
The value of multi-proxy experiments to study pro-environmental behavior
This methodological study argues that pro-environmental behavior research should use multiple proxy measures rather than relying on a single behavioral indicator, since different measures capture different dimensions of environmental action. The recommendation is relevant to studies assessing consumer responses to plastic pollution and waste reduction initiatives.
Integrating climate and environmental justice into patient care: A case study
This case study describes a clinical approach to integrating environmental justice and climate change considerations into patient care, highlighting how environmental exposures including microplastics relate to health inequities.
Microplastics and heavy metals emissions from healthcare waste management: A comparative life cycle assessment
This study compared the environmental impact of healthcare waste disposal at public and private hospitals in Bangladesh using life cycle assessment. The researchers found that healthcare waste can release significant amounts of both microplastics (up to 7,223 particles per kilogram of waste) and heavy metals through dumping, burning, and recycling. The findings highlight hospitals as an overlooked source of microplastic pollution that could affect surrounding communities.