Marcel A K Jansen, Anthony L Andrady, Janet F Bornman, Pieter J Aucamp, Alkiviadis F Bais, Anastazia T Banaszak, Paul W Barnes, Germar H Bernhard, Laura S Bruckman, Rosa Busquets, Donat-P Häder, Mark L Hanson, Anu M Heikkilä, Samuel Hylander, Robyn M Lucas, Roy Mackenzie, Sasha Madronich, Patrick J Neale, Rachel E Neale, Catherine M Olsen, Rachele Ossola, Krishna K Pandey, Irina Petropavlovskikh, Laura E Revell, Sharon A Robinson, T Matthew Robson, Kevin C Rose, Keith R Solomon, Mads P Sulbæk Andersen, Barbara Sulzberger, Timothy J Wallington, Qing-Wei Wang, Sten-Åke Wängberg, Christopher C White, Antony R Young, Richard G Zepp, Liping Zhu
This Assessment Update by the Environmental Effects Assessment Panel (EEAP) of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) considers the interactive effects of solar UV radiation, global warming, and other weathering factors on plastics. The Assessment illustrates the significance of solar UV radiation in decreasing the durability of plastic materials, degradation of plastic debris, formation of micro- and nanoplastic particles and accompanying leaching of potential toxic compounds. Micro- and nanoplastics have been found in all ecosystems, the atmosphere, and in humans...
March 21, 2024: Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences