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A Brief Perspective on Environmental Science in the Anthropocene: Recalibrating, Rethinking and Re-Evaluating to Meet the Challenge of Complexity
Khan, Farhan; Croft, Stephanie Storebjerg; Herrando, Elisa Escabia; Kandylas, Athanasios; Meyerjuergens, Tabea; Rayner, Dylan; Schulte, Juliane; Løgmansbø, Ingemar Valdemarson (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)A convincing case has been made that the scale of human activity has reached such pervasiveness that humans are akin to a force of nature. How environmental science responds to the many new challenges of the Anthropocene ... -
Demonstrating the translocation of nanoplastics across the fish intestine using palladium-doped polystyrene in a salmon gut-sac
Clark, Nathaniel J.; Khan, Farhan; Mitrano, Denise; Boyle, David; Thompson, Richard C. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Fish are widely reported to ingest microplastics with low levels accumulating in the tissues, but owing to analytical constraints, much less is known about the potential accumulation of nanoplastics via the gut. Recently, ... -
Marine plastic debris in the Arabian/Persian Gulf: Challenges, opportunities and recommendations from a transdisciplinary perspective
Stöfen-O′Brien, Aleke; Naji, Abolfazl; Brooks, Amy L.; Jambeck, Jenna R.; Khan, Farhan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)In recent years, the amount of plastic waste entering the marine environment around the world has gained increasing attention. Yet certain areas and regions remain relatively undocumented. Research findings on this topic ... -
Plastic Pollution, Waste Management Issues, and Circular Economy Opportunities in Rural Communities
Mihai, Florin-Constatin; Gündoğdu, Sedat; Markley, Laura A.; Olivelli, Arianna; Khan, Farhan; Gwinnett, Claire; Gutberlet, Jutta; Reyna-Bensusan, Natalia; Llanquileo-Melgarejo, Paula; Meidiana, Christa; Elagroudy, Sherien; Ishchenko, Vitalii; Penney, Simon; Lenkiewicz, Zoe; Molinos-Senante, María (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Rural areas are exposed to severe environmental pollution issues fed by industrial and agricultural activities combined with poor waste and sanitation management practices, struggling to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable ...