Reckoning with the U.S. role in global ocean plastic waste /

The United States is a major producer of plastics and in 2016, generated more plastic waste by weight and per capita than any other nation. Reckoning with the U.S. Role in Global Ocean Plastic Waste calls for a national strategy by the end of 2022 to reduce the nation's contribution to global o...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Committee on the United States Contributions to Global Ocean Plastic Waste, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Ocean Studies Board, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Division on Earth and Life Studies
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : National Academies Press, [2022]
Colección:Consensus study report.
Temas:
Plastic marine debris > Government policy > United States.
Plastic marine debris > Environmental aspects > United States.
Plastic scrap > Government policy > United States.
Plastic scrap > Environmental aspects > United States.
Débris marins en plastique > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Débris marins en plastique > Aspect de l'environnement > États-Unis.
Matières plastiques > Déchets > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Matières plastiques > Déchets > Aspect de l'environnement > États-Unis.
Plastic marine debris > Environmental aspects
Plastic scrap > Environmental aspects
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Plastic Production and Global Trade
  • Plastic Waste and Its Management
  • Physical Transport and Pathways to the Ocean
  • Distribution and Fate of Plastic Waste in the Ocean
  • Tracking and Monitoring Systems for Ocean Plastic Waste
  • Interventions for U.S. Contributions to Global Ocean Plastic Waste
  • Appendix A. Biographies of the Committee on the United States Contributions to Global Ocean Plastic Waste
  • Appendix B. Definitions and Acronyms
  • Appendix C. Legal Framework
  • Appendix D. Estuary Table
  • Appendix E. Global Instruments and Activities Relevant to Ocean Plastic Pollution.

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