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ArticlePhotochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology2024

Plastics in the environment in the context of UV radiation, climate change and the Montreal Protocol: UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, Update 2023.

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 and 27 more

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Article in Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
6.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

37 authors at 20 institutions in 15 countries.

Marcel A K JansenSchool of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College, Cork, Ireland. M.Jansen@ucc.ie.
Anthony L AndradyDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.
Janet F BornmanFood Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia. Janet.Bornman@murdoch.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4635-4301
Pieter J AucampPtersa Environmental Consultants, Pretoria, South Africa.
Alkiviadis F BaisLaboratory of Atmospheric Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Anastazia T BanaszakUnidad Académica Sistemas Arrecifales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Puerto Morelos, Mexico.
Paul W BarnesDepartment of Biological Sciences and Environment Program, Loyola University New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Germar H BernhardBiospherical Instruments, Inc., San Diego, CA, USA.
Laura S BruckmanDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Rosa BusquetsChemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kingston University London, Kingston Upon Thames, UK.
Donat-P HäderFriedrich-Alexander University, Möhrendorf, Germany.
Mark L HansonDepartment of Environment and Geography, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Anu M HeikkiläFinnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland.
Samuel HylanderCentre for Ecology and Evolution in Microbial Model Systems, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden.
Robyn M LucasNational Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, College of Health and Medicine, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Roy MackenzieCentro Universitario Cabo de Hornos, Universidad de Magallanes, Puerto Williams, Chile.
Sasha MadronichUV-B Monitoring and Research Program, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
Patrick J NealeSmithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD, USA.
Rachel E NealePopulation Health Program, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia.
Catherine M OlsenPopulation Health Program, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia.
Rachele OssolaDepartment of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
Krishna K PandeyIndian Academy of Wood Science, Bengaluru, India.
Irina PetropavlovskikhCooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA.
Laura E RevellSchool of Physical and Chemical Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Sharon A RobinsonSecuring Antarctica's Environmental Future, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia.
T Matthew RobsonUK National School of Forestry, University of Cumbria, Ambleside Campus, Ambleside, UK.
Kevin C RoseDepartment of Biological Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA.
Keith R SolomonSchool of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada.
Mads P Sulbæk AndersenDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA, USA.
Barbara SulzbergerRetired From Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dubendorf, Switzerland.
Timothy J WallingtonCenter for Sustainable Systems, School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Qing-Wei WangInstitute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China.
Sten-Åke WängbergDepartment of Marine Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Christopher C WhiteExponent Inc, Bowie, MD, USA.
Antony R YoungKing's College London, London, UK.
Richard G ZeppORD/CEMM, US Environmental Protection Agency, Athens, GA, USA.
Liping ZhuState Key Lab for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, China.
Colorado State University · USThe University of Queensland · AUAristotle University of Thessaloniki · GRAustralian National University · AUBiospherical Instruments (United States) · USCase Western Reserve University · USChinese Academy of Sciences · CNCooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences · USDonghua University · CNEnvironmental Protection Agency · USExponent (United States) · USFinnish Meteorological Institute · FIIndian Academy of Sciences · INKing's College London · GBKingston University · GBLinnaeus University · SELoyola University New Orleans · USMillennium Institute for Integrative Biology · CLMurdoch University · AUNorth Carolina State University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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. While the potential biological risks are not yet well-established, the widespread and increasing occurrence of plastic pollution is reason for continuing research and monitoring. Plastic debris persists after its intended life in soils, water bodies and the atmosphere as well as in living organisms. To counteract accumulation of plastics in the environment, the lifetime of novel plastics or plastic alternatives should better match the functional life of products, with eventual breakdown releasing harmless substances to the environment.

Indexed as

PlasticsWater Pollutants, ChemicalClimate ChangeEcosystemHumansUltraviolet RaysPlasticsWater Pollutants, Chemical

Identifiers

PMID38512633
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