United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Plastics in the environment in the context of UV radiation, climate change and the Montreal Protocol. 2023 Assessment Update of the UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel

Marcel Jansen; Anthony Andrady; Janet Bornman; Pieter Aucamp; Alkiviadis Bais; Anastazia Banaszak; Paul Barnes; Germar Bernhard; Laura Bruckman; Rosa Busquets; Donat-P Häder; Mark Hanson; Anu Heikkilä; Samuel Hylander; Robyn Lucas; Roy Mackenzie; Sasha Madronich; Patrick Neale; Rachel Neale; Catherine Olsen; Rachele Ossola; Krishna Pandey; Irina Petropavlovskikh; Laura Revell; Sharon Robinson; Matthew Robson; Kevin Rose; Keith Solomon; Mads Sulbaek Andersen; Barbara Sulzberger; Timothy Wallington; Quing-Wei Wang; Sten-Åke Wängberg; Christopher White; Antony Young; Richard Zepp; Liping Zhu

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Plastics in the environment in the context of UV radiation, climate change and the Montreal Protocol. 2023 Assessment Update of the UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel

Marcel Jansen
, Anthony Andrady
, Janet Bornman
, Pieter Aucamp
, Alkiviadis Bais
, Anastazia Banaszak
, Paul Barnes
, Germar Bernhard
, Laura Bruckman
, Rosa Busquets
, Donat-P Häder
, Mark Hanson
, Anu Heikkilä
, Samuel Hylander
, Robyn Lucas
, Roy Mackenzie
, Sasha Madronich
, Patrick Neale
, Rachel Neale
, Catherine Olsen

Rachele Ossola, Krishna Pandey, Irina Petropavlovskikh, Laura Revell, Sharon Robinson, Matthew Robson, Kevin Rose, Keith Solomon, Mads Sulbaek Andersen, Barbara Sulzberger, Timothy Wallington, Quing-Wei Wang, Sten-Åke Wängberg, Christopher White, Antony Young, Richard Zepp, Liping Zhu

University of Cumbria

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Abstract

Solar ultraviolet radiation is a contributing factor in the environmental fate of toxic chemicals and other contaminants, with consequences that may be either beneficial or detrimental for the health of humans and the environment. This Assessment Update (2023) by the Environmental Effects Assessment Panel (EEAP) focusses on the role and significance of UV radiation and associated drivers on the breakdown of plastic waste in the environment. Plastic is a ubiquitous pollutant. UV radiation and mechanical stress drive the degradation and fragmentation of larger plastic waste into smaller micro- and nanoplastics. The Assessment Update considers the interactive effects of UV radiation and climate change on plastic durability, weathering, longevity, and ultimately the fate of plastic debris.

Original language	English
Publisher	United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
ISBN (Print)	9789914733822
Publication status	Published online - 24 Jan 2024

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Jansen, M., Andrady, A., Bornman, J., Aucamp, P., Bais, A., Banaszak, A., Barnes, P., Bernhard, G., Bruckman, L., Busquets, R., Häder, D.-P., Hanson, M., Heikkilä, A., Hylander, S., Lucas, R., Mackenzie, R., Madronich, S., Neale, P., Neale, R., ... Zhu, L. (2024). United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Plastics in the environment in the context of UV radiation, climate change and the Montreal Protocol. 2023 Assessment Update of the UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Advance online publication. https://css.umich.edu/publications/research-publications/un-environmental-effects-assessment-panel-update-assessment-2023

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