Gaps in quantifying environmental losses of plastics impede effective solutions

Vinay Yadav; Xunchang Fei; Mohit Arora; Tim H. M. van Emmerik; Yao Wang; Alexis Laurent

doi:10.1038/s41578-025-00802-5

Gaps in quantifying environmental losses of plastics impede effective solutions

Vinay Yadav^*
, Xunchang Fei
, Mohit Arora
, Tim H. M. van Emmerik
, Yao Wang
, Alexis Laurent

^*Corresponding author for this work

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Nanyang Technological University
King's College London
Wageningen University & Research

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Ongoing plastics losses to marine, freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems continue to exacerbate the global environmental crisis. Variations in data, methods and assumptions across studies have led to inconsistent estimates of plastics losses and their ecological impacts. These estimates must now be improved to develop and deliver effective interventions.

Original language	English
Article number	15611
Journal	Nature Reviews Materials
Volume	10
Pages (from-to)	717-719
Number of pages	3
ISSN	2058-8437
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41578-025-00802-5
Publication status	Published - 2025

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SDG 15 Life on Land

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