Assessment of microplastics in freshwater systems: A review

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Stormwater Detention Reservoirs: An Opportunity for Monitoring and a Potential Site to Prevent the Spread of Urban Microplastics

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Covid-19 face masks: A potential source of microplastic fibers in the environment

“…Tie-on surgical face mask 3-ply, pleated rayon outer web with polypropylene inner web Classical surgical mask, Blue Although there is currently no unified international regulation on plastics regulation and pollution management, probably due to conflict of economic interests, few countries have however, put in place strict measures to curb the unabated proliferation of plastic waste. For instance, the Marine Waste Project of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), approved under the Marine Waste Action Acts by the European Commission, is expected to promote among other things, awareness towards plastic particles pollution through the public education program (Li et al, 2019). Also, countries like Ireland has placed levy on consumers of single-use bag, China and South Africa combined both ban and levies on retailers.…”