A5008622082- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Municipal Solid Waste Management
- Sustainable Supply Chain Management
- Heavy metals in environment
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
- Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
- Mercury impact and mitigation studies
- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Marine animal studies overview
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
- Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
- Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
- Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management
- Maritime Ports and Logistics
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Arctic and Russian Policy Studies
- Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
Dalhousie University
2016-2025
Canadian Bioethics Society
2022
Massachusetts General Hospital
2009-2020
Pilgrim Hospital
2017
University of Nottingham
2002-2016
Dillon Consulting
2008-2014
Mott MacDonald (United Kingdom)
2014
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Australia)
2009
In-Q-Tel
2007
National Institute of Standards and Technology
2007
Plastics are essential in society as a widely available and inexpensive material. Mismanagement of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic, with monthly estimated use 129 billion face masks 65 gloves globally, is resulting widespread environmental contamination. This poses risk to public health waste vector for SARS-CoV-2 virus, which survives up 3 days on plastics, there also broad impacts ecosystems organisms. Concerns over role reusable plastics vectors virus...
Unsustainable plastic production, use and mismanagement has resulted in increased global pollution subsequent degradation into micro(nano)plastics the environment threatening sustainability. Micro(nano)plastic is pervasive caused widespread ecological impacts globally, including greenhouse gas emissions, contributing to climate change. Although downstream strategies curb exist, they are ineffective face of current production waste generation which still outpacing existing regulations. Thus,...
Since the launch of United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, SDGs have been widely adopted by governments and corporations an effort to improve their sustainability. There are 17 SDGs, comprising 169 targets, which measurable against 247 unique indicators. Despite pervasive global pollution from (micro)plastics, there is only one indicator (14.1.1b) under Goal 14, specifically related reducing impacts (micro)plastics. Reliable reporting monitoring SDG indicators...
The last decade has been transformative for micro(nano)plastic (MnP) research with recent discoveries revealing the extent and magnitude of MnP pollution, even in world's most remote places. Historically, while researchers recognized that plastic pollution was derived from land-based sources, it generally believed microplastic particles (i.e., fragments <5 mm) only a marine issue effects largely impacting biota. However, over progressed rapidly MnPs freshwater, snow, ice, soil, terrestrial...
While plastics play an important role in the safety, shelf-life, and affordability of many foods, their mismanagement as waste presents a serious environmental problem. In 2019, governments Canada globally were poised to take legislative action curb use single-use plastics, with strong public support. However, COVID-19 pandemic has since disrupted those initiatives well sentiment underlying them. The aim our study is measure changes Canadian consumers' attitudes toward plastic food...
Abstract Single-use plastic food packaging is a major contributor to the global solid waste problem. Although industry developing strategies reduce single-use packaging, it needs better understand consumer awareness and attitudes about issue. As outpaces private sector practices, this study considered personal motivation factors, government policies, innovative solutions related packaging. This Canada-wide surveyed 1014 consumers their willingness pay premiums for sustainable alternatives...
Abstract Plastics have become an integral component in agricultural production as mulch films, nets, storage bins and many other applications, but their widespread use has led to the accumulation of large quantities soils. Rational reduction, collection, reuse, innovative recycling are key measures curb plastic pollution from agriculture. that cannot be collected after must biodegradable environmentally benign manner. Harmful additives replaced with safer alternatives reduce toxicity burdens...
The mismanagement of plastic materials has grown to become a mounting global pollution concern that is closely implicated in unsustainable production and consumption paradigms. ecological, social, economic impacts waste are currently transboundary nature have necessitated numerous methods government intervention order address mitigate the globalized multifaceted dilemmas posed by high rates volumes generation. This review examines current landscape plastics economy which operated with linear...
Brand names can be used to hold plastic companies accountable for their items found polluting the environment. We data from a 5-year (2018-2022) worldwide (84 countries) program identify brands on in environment through 1576 audit events. that 50% of were unbranded, calling mandated producer reporting. The top five globally Coca-Cola Company (11%), PepsiCo (5%), Nestlé (3%), Danone and Altria (2%), accounting 24% total branded count, 56 accounted more than 50%. There was clear strong log-log...