A growing crisis for One Health: Impacts of plastic pollution across layers of biological function
The global accumulation of plastic waste has reached crisis levels. The diverse and multilayered impacts of plastic on biological health prompts an evaluation of these effects from a One Health perspective, through which the complexity of these processes can be integrated and more clearly understood...
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| author | Margaret Morrison Rafael Trevisan Prabha Ranasinghe Greg B. Merrill Jasmine Santos Alexander Hong William C. Edward Nishad Jayasundara Jason A. Somarelli |
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| description | The global accumulation of plastic waste has reached crisis levels. The diverse and multilayered impacts of plastic on biological health prompts an evaluation of these effects from a One Health perspective, through which the complexity of these processes can be integrated and more clearly understood. Plastic particles ranging from nanometers to meters in size are found throughout every ecosystem on Earth, from the deepest marine trenches to the highest mountains. Plastic waste affects all layers of biological organization, from the molecular and cellular to the organismal, community, and ecosystem-levels. These effects are not only mediated by the physical properties of plastics, but also by the chemical properties of the plastic polymers, the thousands of additives combined with plastics during manufacturing, and the sorbed chemicals and microbes that are transported by the plastic waste. Using a One Health framework we provide an overview of the following themes: 1) ways in which plastic impacts global health across levels of biological organization, 2) how the effects of plastic interact between layers of biology, and 3) what knowledge gaps exist in understanding the effects of plastic within and between biological scales. We also propose potential solutions to address this growing crisis, with an emphasis on One Health perspectives that consider the oneness of animals, humans, and the environment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4fd0d42ade3543a7bd7accb636dc82782022-12-22T03:56:58ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Marine Science2296-77452022-11-01910.3389/fmars.2022.980705980705A growing crisis for One Health: Impacts of plastic pollution across layers of biological functionMargaret Morrison0Rafael Trevisan1Prabha Ranasinghe2Greg B. Merrill3Jasmine Santos4Alexander Hong5William C. Edward6Nishad Jayasundara7Jason A. Somarelli8Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, United StatesLaboratoire Environnement Ressources Bretagne Occidentale (LER/BO), Ifremer, Concarneau, FranceNicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, United StatesNicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, United StatesDepartment of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, United StatesDepartment of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, United StatesDepartment of Orthopaedics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, United StatesNicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, United StatesDepartment of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, United StatesThe global accumulation of plastic waste has reached crisis levels. The diverse and multilayered impacts of plastic on biological health prompts an evaluation of these effects from a One Health perspective, through which the complexity of these processes can be integrated and more clearly understood. Plastic particles ranging from nanometers to meters in size are found throughout every ecosystem on Earth, from the deepest marine trenches to the highest mountains. Plastic waste affects all layers of biological organization, from the molecular and cellular to the organismal, community, and ecosystem-levels. These effects are not only mediated by the physical properties of plastics, but also by the chemical properties of the plastic polymers, the thousands of additives combined with plastics during manufacturing, and the sorbed chemicals and microbes that are transported by the plastic waste. Using a One Health framework we provide an overview of the following themes: 1) ways in which plastic impacts global health across levels of biological organization, 2) how the effects of plastic interact between layers of biology, and 3) what knowledge gaps exist in understanding the effects of plastic within and between biological scales. We also propose potential solutions to address this growing crisis, with an emphasis on One Health perspectives that consider the oneness of animals, humans, and the environment.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.980705/fullmicroplastic toxicitymarine plasticecosystem health and pollutionhuman healthnanoplastic (NP) |
| spellingShingle | Margaret Morrison Rafael Trevisan Prabha Ranasinghe Greg B. Merrill Jasmine Santos Alexander Hong William C. Edward Nishad Jayasundara Jason A. Somarelli A growing crisis for One Health: Impacts of plastic pollution across layers of biological function Frontiers in Marine Science microplastic toxicity marine plastic ecosystem health and pollution human health nanoplastic (NP) |
| title | A growing crisis for One Health: Impacts of plastic pollution across layers of biological function |
| title_full | A growing crisis for One Health: Impacts of plastic pollution across layers of biological function |
| title_fullStr | A growing crisis for One Health: Impacts of plastic pollution across layers of biological function |
| title_full_unstemmed | A growing crisis for One Health: Impacts of plastic pollution across layers of biological function |
| title_short | A growing crisis for One Health: Impacts of plastic pollution across layers of biological function |
| title_sort | growing crisis for one health impacts of plastic pollution across layers of biological function |
| topic | microplastic toxicity marine plastic ecosystem health and pollution human health nanoplastic (NP) |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.980705/full |
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