This collection of articles focusses on SDG 14 (life below water).
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United Nations Global CompactUnited Nations Global Compact, June 2019
This report explores the role of business in securing a healthy, productive and well-governed ocean, contributing to SDGs 12, 13 and 14. Private sector innovation and investment, together with strong public and private governance frameworks, could exponentially increase the amount of sustainable resources delivered from the ocean, including healthy food, secure and affordable clean energy, and more efficient and lower-carbon transport.
The presence of small plastic particles in the environment, reported for the first time in the 1970's, has only recently been recognized as a global issue.
PET is a ubiquitous material because of its robust properties. Today, less than 30% of PET bottles and few carpets are recycled in the United States, leading to the majority of PET being landfilled.
Tire materials are a significant proportion of the (micro)plastics in the environment that until today have been clearly overlooked.
Microplastic (MP) studies in freshwater environments are gaining attention due to the huge quantities of plastic particles reported from lakes and rivers and the potential for negative impacts in thes
Plastic pollution is a global problem since 2016 when its production reached 322 million tonnes, excluding fibers. Daily discharges of microplastics (MPs, defined as
Provides some details about the hydrologic cycle and then discusses the physical geology of groundwaters.
