Books

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Papers

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Veronica Nava, Sudeep Chandra, Julian Aherne, María B. Alfonso, Ana M. Antão-Geraldes, Katrin Attermeyer, Roberto Bao, Mireia Bartrons, Stella A. Berger, Marcin Biernaczyk, Raphael Bissen, Justin D. Brookes, David Brown, Miguel Cañedo-Argüelles, Moisés Canle, Camilla Capelli, Rafael Carballeira, José Luis Cereijo, Sakonvan Chawchai, Søren T. Christensen, Kirsten S. Christoffersen, Elvira de Eyto, Jorge Delgado, Tyler N. Dornan, Jonathan P. Doubek, Julia Dusaucy, Oxana Erina, Zeynep Ersoy, Heidrun Feuchtmayr, Maria Luce Frezzotti, Silvia Galafassi, David Gateuille, Vitor Gonçalves, Hans-Peter Grossart, David P. Hamilton, Ted D. Harris, Külli Kangur, Gökben Başaran Kankılıç, Rebecca Kessler, Christine Kiel, Edward M. Krynak, Àngels Leiva-Presa, Fabio Lepori, Miguel G. Matias, Shin-ichiro S. Matsuzaki, Yvonne McElarney, Beata Messyasz, Mark Mitchell, Musa C. Mlambo, Samuel N. Motitsoe, Sarma Nandini, Valentina Orlandi, Caroline Owens, Deniz Özkundakci, Solvig Pinnow, Agnieszka Pociecha, Pedro Miguel Raposeiro, Eva-Ingrid Rõõm, Federica Rotta, Nico Salmaso, S. S. S. Sarma, Davide Sartirana, Facundo Scordo, Claver Sibomana, Daniel Siewert, Katarzyna Stepanowska, Ülkü Nihan Tavşanoğlu, Maria Tereshina, James Thompson, Monica Tolotti, Amanda Valois, Piet Verburg, Brittany Welsh, Brian Wesolek, Gesa A. Weyhenmeyer, Naicheng Wu, Edyta Zawisza, Lauren Zink, Barbara Leoni, Plastic debris in lakes and reservoirs, Nature, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06168-4, 619, 317-322, 2023.07, [URL], Plastic debris is thought to be widespread in freshwater ecosystems globally. We sample surface waters of 38 lakes and reservoirs, distributed across gradients of geographical position and limnological attributes, with the aim to identify factors associated with an increased observation of plastics. We find plastic debris in all studied lakes and reservoirs, suggesting that these ecosystems play a key role in the plastic pollution cycle. Our results indicate that two types of lakes are particularly vulnerable to plastic contamination; lakes and reservoirs in densely populated and urbanized areas; and large lakes and reservoirs with elevated deposition areas, long water retention times, and high levels of anthropogenic influence. Plastic concentrations vary widely among lakes; in the most polluted concentrations reach or even exceed those reported in the subtropical oceanic gyres, marine areas collecting large amounts of debris. Our findings highlight the importance of including lakes and reservoirs when addressing plastic pollution, in the context of pollution management and for the continued provision of lake ecosystem services.

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Alfonso María Belén, First evidence of microplastics in nine lakes across Patagonia (South America), Science of The Total Environment, 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139385, 733, 2020.09, Microplastics (MPs) on lakes have been reported mainly from Europe, Asia, and North America. Then, this study aimed to address the quantification and identification of MPs in nine lakes from the Argentine Patagonian Region. Blue colored fibers were dominant, with a size range between 0.2 and

Presentations

Participation in the formation of a Center of Excellence for Marine Plastic Pollution Studies in the Southeast Asian Seas (SATREPS)" directed by P.I. Atsuhiko Isobe and financed by the Japanese Science and Technology Agency (JST). The Center for Ocean Plastic Studies (COPS) was established in Bangkok, Thailand, in April 2022, after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Kyushu University (KU, Japan) and the University of Chulalongkorn (CU, Thailand). The former center will contribute to the development of solid international bonds for ocean plastic research, the first overseas satellite research center from KU. The COPS is expected to set a good precedent for the internationalization of not only KU but also Japanese universities and the strengthening of overseas cooperation..