Environmental plastics in the context of UV radiation, climate change, and the Montreal Protocol
Jansen, Marcel A. K.
University College Cork
Andrady, Anthony L.
North Carolina State University
Barnes, Paul W.
Loyola University New Orleans
Busquets, Rosa
Kingston University
Revell, Laura E.
University of Canterbury
Bornman, Janet F.
Murdoch University
Aucamp, Pieter J.
Ptersa Environm Consultants
Bais, Alkiviadis F.
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Banaszak, Anastazia T.
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Bernhard, Germar H.
Biospher Inc
Bruckman, Laura S.
University System of Ohio
Haeder, Donat-P.
University of Erlangen Nuremberg
Hanson, Mark L.
University of Manitoba
Heikkila, Anu M.
Finnish Meteorological Institute
Hylander, Samuel
Linnaeus University
Lucas, Robyn M.
Australian National University
Madronich, Sasha
Colorado State University System
Neale, Patrick J.
Smithsonian Institution
Neale, Rachel E.
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Olsen, Catherine M.
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Ossola, Rachele
Colorado State University System
Pandey, Krishna K.
Indian Acad Wood Sci
Petropavlovskikh, Irina
University of Colorado System
Robinson, Sharon A.
University of Wollongong
Robson, T. Matthew
University of Cumbria
Rose, Kevin C.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Solomon, Keith R.
University of Guelph
Andersen, Mads P. Sulbaek
California State University System
Sulzberger, Barbara
Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology Domain
Wallington, Timothy J.
University of Michigan System
Wang, Qing-Wei
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wangberg, Sten-Ake
University of Gothenburg
White, Christopher C.
Exponent
Young, Antony R.
University of London
Zepp, Richard G.
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Zhu, Liping
Donghua University
Journal
Global Change Biology
ISSN
1354-1013
1365-2486
Open Access
bronze
Volume
30
There are close links between solar UV radiation, climate change, and plastic pollution. UV-driven weathering is a key process leading to the degradation of plastics in the environment but also the formation of potentially harmful plastic fragments such as micro- and nanoplastic particles. Estimates of the environmental persistence of plastic pollution, and the formation of fragments, will need to take in account plastic dispersal around the globe, as well as projected UV radiation levels and climate change factors.image