Microplastics in cosmetics: Environmental issues and needs for global bans

Guerranti, Cristiana; Martellini, Tania; Perra, Guido; Scopetani, Costanza; Cincinelli, Alessandra

doi:10.1016/j.etap.2019.03.007

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“…Contextually, it can be said that if the teacher has positive knowledge of environmental issues, indirectly, the teacher has environmentally sound behavior because they have the intention to act well. According to Guerranti et al, (2019), showing that environmental knowledge correlates with environmental actions.…”

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“…In this case, the teacher should be the essential agent as a pioneer in environmentally sound behavior campaigns. The environmentally sound behavior that is shown continuously, which refers to or is stimulated by the values or norms or criteria contained in the concept of environmental insight (Guerranti, Martellini, Perra, Scopetani, & Cincinelli., 2019;Marisa & Brulle, 2003;Schill, Winkel, Diallo, & Barbarossa, 2019). Teachers who have the opportunity to carry out environmental behavior campaigns are biology teachers because they introduce students to the environmental problems.…”

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The effect of intention to act and knowledge of environmental issues on environmental behavior

Iman

Miarsyah

Sigit

2019

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Intention to act and environmental issues knowledge has been assumed as the two variables which affect people’s environmental behavior. This study aimed at determining the correlations between variables (i.e. intention to act, environmental issues knowledge, and environmental behavior) on biology teachers in State High Schools of Pandeglang Regency. This survey research used quantitative approach. The sample was 51 teachers chosen using simple random sampling. Meanwhile, the population was 61 teachers in State High Schools of Pandeglang Regency. The data gained were analyzed using path analysis. The results showed that environmental knowledge gives direct impact on environmental behavior with coefficient value was 0.472. The same phenomena were also occurred in the intention to act towards the teachers’ environmental behavior (0.508). In addition, the intention to act was directly influenced by environmental knowledge (0.364), while the environmental behavior was indirectly affected by environmental knowledge (0.185). Thus, the findings of this study can be basic information to determine the most proper strategy to cultivate a good environmental behavior.

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The effect of intention to act and knowledge of environmental issues on environmental behavior

Iman

Miarsyah

Sigit

2019

JPBI

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“…This is the only example of an exposure experiment involving riverine fish, ecotoxicological experiments being mainly concerned with MP ingestion and the effects in various marine species (for example [3,53,54]). However, most experiments were conducted by exposing organisms to microspheres at high concentrations [70] for short periods; this situation does not reflect the reality of natural environments, since the microspheres represent a very small part of the MPs present [71].…”

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Knowledge about Microplastic in Mediterranean Tributary River Ecosystems: Lack of Data and Research Needs on Such a Crucial Marine Pollution Source

Guerranti

Perra

Martellini

et al. 2020

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Plastic debris occurring in freshwater environments, which can either come from the surrounding terrestrial areas or transported from upstream, has been identified as one of the main sources and routes of plastic pollution in marine systems. The ocean is the final destination of land- based microplastic sources, but compared to marine environments, the occurrence and effects of microplastics in freshwater ecosystems remain largely unknown. A thorough examination of scientific literature on abundance, distribution patterns, and characteristics of microplastics in freshwater environments in Mediterranean tributary rivers has shown a substantial lack of information and the need to apply adequate and uniform measurement methods.

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“…The cosmetics which are rinsed after use (mostly scrubs, toothpastes) are already starting to be controlled in this respect, but other cosmetic products remain a problem. Guerranti et al [32] also indicated the need to harmonise the methods describing the forms of microplastics, their impact on the environment and biodegradation. Only such research will be an appropriate base to influence and enforce changes in the legislation leading to exclusion of MP in cosmetics.…”

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Composition of scrub-type cosmetics from the perspective of product ecology and microplastic content

Piotrowska

Czerwińska-Ledwig

Serdiuk

et al. 2020

Toxicol. Environ. Health Sci.

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Objective Civilisational progress causes bigger and bigger interference in the natural environment. The demand for plastics and their production is constantly growing what is the source of wastes. One of the sources of such waste is cosmetic industry. The main source of fragmented polyethylene is the generally used mechanical peelings. Methods The analysis included 130 scrub-type cosmetic preparations available in the Polish market. Proportional shares of the preparations with polyethylene, natural or mixed abrasive ingredient were determined. The types and frequencies of using natural abrasive materials and biodegradable polymers were characterised. It was analysed if the professional and generally available products differ in this respect. Results Among the analysed cosmetics, 72 (55%) included polyethylene, and for professional cosmetics, this proportion was 100. Compositions of drugstore cosmetics are varied, with many abrasive substances of natural origin, and only sometimes with polyethylene. Conclusions The differences observed between generally available cosmetics and professional cosmetics are surprising and indicate a greater ecological awareness of individual clients. The problem will be raised in the coming years more and more frequently, and, as proved by this analysis, manufacturers of professional cosmetics are not ready for this yet, and they have no alternative ecological solutions.

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Microplastics in cosmetics: Environmental issues and needs for global bans

Cited by 226 publications

References 52 publications

The effect of intention to act and knowledge of environmental issues on environmental behavior

The effect of intention to act and knowledge of environmental issues on environmental behavior

Knowledge about Microplastic in Mediterranean Tributary River Ecosystems: Lack of Data and Research Needs on Such a Crucial Marine Pollution Source

Composition of scrub-type cosmetics from the perspective of product ecology and microplastic content

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