A5078230990- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
- Municipal Solid Waste Management
- Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
Université du Québec à Montréal
2021-2023
Although plastics emissions pose hazards to ecosystem quality, life cycle assessment (LCA) methodologies do not yet include quantification of the potential impacts plastic leakage. To address this gap in LCA, MarILCA working group was founded. This work contributes MarILCA's output by providing characterization factors for assessing aquatic (marine and freshwater) microplastic through impact category physical effects on biota ultimately quality damage category. First, existing exposure...
Abstract Plastic litter of all sizes has been acknowledged as a serious threat to biodiversity, especially in the marine environment. The fact that life cycle assessment (LCA) does not properly consider these issues is problem for aspirations LCA public sphere. This paper focuses on micro‐ and nano‐sized plastics (MNPs), which have potential cause substantial impact ecosystem quality because their increased presence compartment capacity affect greater range species. data regarding MNPs’...
Ongoing efforts focus on quantifying plastic pollution and describing estimating the related magnitude of exposure impacts human environmental health. Data gathered during such work usually follows a receptor perspective. However, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) represents an emitter This study examines existing data gathering reporting approaches for field laboratory studies micro- nanoplastics (MNPs) effects relevant to LCA inputs. The outcomes indicate that perspective do not typically...