Environmental plastics in the context of UV radiation, climate change, and the Montreal ProtocolShow others and affiliations
2024 (English)In: Global Change Biology, ISSN 1354-1013, E-ISSN 1365-2486, Vol. 30, no 4, article id e17279Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
There are close links between solar UV radiation, climate change, and plastic pollution. UV-driven weathering is a key process leading to the degradation of plastics in the environment but also the formation of potentially harmful plastic fragments such as micro- and nanoplastic particles. Estimates of the environmental persistence of plastic pollution, and the formation of fragments, will need to take in account plastic dispersal around the globe, as well as projected UV radiation levels and climate change factors.image
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
John Wiley & Sons, 2024. Vol. 30, no 4, article id e17279
National Category
Climate Science Environmental Sciences
Research subject
Natural Science, Environmental Science
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-129130DOI: 10.1111/gcb.17279ISI: 001202435400001PubMedID: 38619007Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85190465664OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-129130DiVA, id: diva2:1855586
2024-05-022024-05-022025-02-05Bibliographically approved