ERL特刊精选|Focus on Plastics from Land to Aquatic Ecosystems

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• Tim van Emmerik，荷兰瓦赫宁根大学与研究中心
• Daniel González-Fernández，西班牙加迪斯大学
• Charlotte Laufkötter，瑞士伯尔尼大学
• Martin Blettler，阿根廷国家科学技术研究委员会
• Amy Lusher，挪威卑尔根大学
• Rachel Hurley，挪威水研究所
• Peter Ryan，南非开普敦大学

主题范围

Plastic pollution of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems is of growing concern, due to its negative impact on ecosystem health and human livelihood. Examples include ingestion and entrapment of aquatic life, economic losses through damage to vessels, and increased urban flood risk through blocked urban water systems. The majority of marine plastic pollution is assumed to originate from land-based sources. However, exact sources, sinks, and pathways remain unclear. Reliable (long-term) data and a better fundamental understanding of plastic transport from land into aquatic ecosystems are crucial to optimize prevention, mitigation and clean-up strategies.

This focus issue aims to collect contributions that investigate the transport of plastic pollution from land-based sources into the aquatic environment (rivers, lakes, estuaries, oceans). We aim to bring together findings from studies across scales (micro to macro), ecosystems (land, river, lakes, estuaries), and approaches (modeling and observations). Papers may present results from new modeling and monitoring methods, plastic pollution risk assessments, and quantitative plastic transport estimates.