TY - JOUR
T1 - Opinion: Why we need an international agreement on marine plastic pollution
AU - Borrelle, Stephanie B.
AU - Rochman, Chelsea M.
AU - Liboiron, Max
AU - Bond, Alexander L.
AU - Lusher, Amy
AU - Bradshaw, Hillary
AU - Provencher, Jennifer F.
N1 - Author joined UHI 1/8/2018 - AAM available Ardenna Research
PY - 2017/9/19
Y1 - 2017/9/19
N2 - Plastic pollution is strewn across beaches and in oceans, bays, and estuaries. Tiny particles of plastic debris (often called microplastics) are so pervasive in aquatic ecosystems that we find them in seafood (1) and table salt (2). Marine organisms ingest or are entangled by plastic, sometimes with fatal consequences. Research suggests plastic pollution may impact biodiversity, ecosystem services, food security, and human health. In short, plastic pollution is a global threat.
AB - Plastic pollution is strewn across beaches and in oceans, bays, and estuaries. Tiny particles of plastic debris (often called microplastics) are so pervasive in aquatic ecosystems that we find them in seafood (1) and table salt (2). Marine organisms ingest or are entangled by plastic, sometimes with fatal consequences. Research suggests plastic pollution may impact biodiversity, ecosystem services, food security, and human health. In short, plastic pollution is a global threat.
U2 - 10.1073/pnas.1714450114
DO - 10.1073/pnas.1714450114
M3 - Article
SN - 0027-8424
VL - 114
SP - 9994
EP - 9997
JO - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
JF - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
IS - 38
ER -
