Godfrey, Linda K2020-06-242020-06-242020-05Godfrey, L.K. 2020. Are there gaps in our understanding of marine plastic pollution? South African Journal of Science, vol. 116(5/6): https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2020/81700038-23531996-7489https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2020/8170https://www.sajs.co.za/http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11468Article is published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence; copyright is retained by the authors. Readers are welcome to reproduce, share and adapt the content without permission provided the source is attributed.The leakage of waste plastic into the environment, especially the marine environment, has become an issue of global concern. In response, governments have implemented various measures from plastic product bans, requirements for greater producer responsibility and product design, to ambitious new recycling targets. Given the emotive nature of this topic, scientific evidence is crucial to assess the magnitude of the threat posed by marine plastic; to inform public and private sector responses; and to monitor the effectiveness of these responses.enWaste plasticsMarine plastic debrisArticleGodfrey, L. K. (2020). Are there gaps in our understanding of marine plastic pollution?. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11468Godfrey, Linda K "Are there gaps in our understanding of marine plastic pollution?." (2020) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11468Godfrey LK. Are there gaps in our understanding of marine plastic pollution?. 2020; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11468.TY - Article AU - Godfrey, Linda K AB - The leakage of waste plastic into the environment, especially the marine environment, has become an issue of global concern. In response, governments have implemented various measures from plastic product bans, requirements for greater producer responsibility and product design, to ambitious new recycling targets. Given the emotive nature of this topic, scientific evidence is crucial to assess the magnitude of the threat posed by marine plastic; to inform public and private sector responses; and to monitor the effectiveness of these responses. DA - 2020-05 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Waste plastics KW - Marine plastic debris LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2020 SM - 0038-2353 SM - 1996-7489 T1 - Are there gaps in our understanding of marine plastic pollution? TI - Are there gaps in our understanding of marine plastic pollution? UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11468 ER -