• Current State of Microplastic Pollution Research Data: Trends in Availability and Sources of Open Data 

      Jenkins, Tia; Persaud, Bhaleka D.; Cowger, Win; Szigeti, Kathy; Roche, Dominique G.; Clary, Erin; Slowinski, Stephanie; Lei, Benjamin; Abeynayaka, Amila; Nyadjro, Ebenezer S.; Maes, Thomas; Thornton Hampton, Leah; Bergmann, Melanie; Aherne, Julian; Mason, Sherri A.; Honek, John F.; Rezanezhad, Fereidoun; Lusher, Amy; Booth, Andy; Smith, Rodney D. L.; Van Cappellen, Philippe (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The rapid growth in microplastic pollution research is influencing funding priorities, environmental policy, and public perceptions of risks to water quality and environmental and human health. Ensuring that environmental ...
    • A Little Less Conversation: How existing governance can strengthen the future global plastics treaty 

      Maes, Thomas; wienrich, nicole; Weiand, Laura; Cowan, Emily Christine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The growing plastic production, the lack of their waste management, and fragmented regulatory responses have increased their abundance in the environment. Plastic pollution has created significant environmental concerns ...
    • A systematic review of state-of-the-art technologies for monitoring plastic seafloor litter 

      Sandra, Matthias; Devriese, Lisa I.; Booth, Andy M.; De Witte, Bavo P.; Everaert, Gert; Gago, Jesus; Galgani, Francois; Langedock, Kobus; Lusher, Amy; Maes, Thomas; Pirlet, Hans; Russell, Josie; Pham, Christopher K. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Plastic litter has been widely documented in our oceans, leading to growing worldwide concerns regarding its potential impact on the marine environment. A large proportion of this plastic accumulates at the bottom of the ...