PLASTICS

Plastics Infographic english

Infografica plastiche italiano

 

Reference material used to develop the plastics project:

 

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  2. Wilcox, C., Puckridge, M., Schuyler, Q. A., Townsend, K., & Hardesty, B. D. (2018). A quantitative analysis linking sea turtle mortality and plastic debris ingestion. Scientific reports, 8(1), 12536.
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  5. Suaria, G., Avio, C. G., Mineo, A., Lattin, G. L., Magaldi, M. G., Belmonte, G., … & Aliani, S. (2016). The Mediterranean Plastic Soup: synthetic polymers in Mediterranean surface waters. Scientific reports, 6, 37551.
  6. Lamb, J. B., Willis, B. L., Fiorenza, E. A., Couch, C. S., Howard, R., Rader, D. N., … & Harvell, C. D. (2018). Plastic waste associated with disease on coral reefs. Science, 359(6374), 460-462.
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  8. Bianchi, C. N., Morri, C., Chiantore, M., Montefalcone, M., Parravicini, V., & Rovere, A. (2012). Mediterranean Sea biodiversity between the legacy from the past and a future of change. Life in the Mediterranean Sea: a look at habitat changes, 1-55.
  9. Athanasios Valavanidis (2014). The Most Important Problems of Environmental Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea.
  10. Digka, N., Tsangaris, C., Torre, M., Anastasopoulou, A., & Zeri, C. (2018). Microplastics in mussels and fish from the Northern Ionian Sea. Marine pollution bulletin, 135, 30-40.
  11. A European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy {SWD(2018) 16 final}.
  12. Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on port reception facilities for the delivery of waste from ships, repealing Directive 2000/59/EC and amending Directive 2009/16/EC and Directive 2010/65/EU.
  13. Plastic Waste: a European strategy to protect the planet, defend our citizens and empower our industries. Strasbourg, 16 January 2018.
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