Jansen Marcel A K, Andrady Anthony L, Barnes Paul W, Busquets Rosa, Revell Laura E, Bornman Janet F, Aucamp Pieter J, Bais Alkiviadis F, Banaszak Anastazia T, Bernhard Germar H, Bruckman Laura S, Häder Donat-P, Hanson Mark L, Heikkilä Anu M, Hylander Samuel, Lucas Robyn M, Mackenzie Roy, Madronich Sasha, Neale Patrick J, Neale Rachel E, Olsen Catherine M, Ossola Rachele, Pandey Krishna K, Petropavlovskikh Irina, Robinson Sharon A, Robson T Matthew, Rose Kevin C, Solomon Keith R, Sulbæk Andersen Mads P, Sulzberger Barbara, Wallington Timothy J, Wang Qing-Wei, Wängberg Sten-Åke, White Christopher C, Young Antony R, Zepp Richard G, Zhu Liping
School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Environmental Research Institute, University College, Cork, Ireland.
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
Glob Chang Biol. 2024 Apr;30(4):e17279. doi: 10.1111/gcb.17279.
There are close links between solar UV radiation, climate change, and plastic pollution. UV-driven weathering is a key process leading to the degradation of plastics in the environment but also the formation of potentially harmful plastic fragments such as micro- and nanoplastic particles. Estimates of the environmental persistence of plastic pollution, and the formation of fragments, will need to take in account plastic dispersal around the globe, as well as projected UV radiation levels and climate change factors.
太阳紫外线辐射、气候变化与塑料污染之间存在着紧密联系。紫外线驱动的风化是导致环境中塑料降解的关键过程，但同时也是潜在有害塑料碎片（如微塑料和纳米塑料颗粒）形成的关键过程。对塑料污染的环境持久性以及碎片形成的估计，将需要考虑全球范围内塑料的扩散情况，以及预计的紫外线辐射水平和气候变化因素。
