Plasticrust

Plasticrusts are a new type of plastic pollution in the form of plastic debris covering rocks in intertidal shorelines which are composed of polyethylene and vary in thickness and color.^[1]^[2] They were first discovered and named by Gestoso et al., 2019, on the South coast of the volcanic island of Madeira in the Atlantic Ocean in 2016 and have additionally been found on Giglio Island, Italy by Ehlers and Ellrich, 2020.^[1]^[2] They could possibly have negative effects on surrounding fauna by entering the food web through consumption by benthic invertebrates.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Gestoso, Ignacio; Cacabelos, Eva; Ramalhosa, Patrício; Canning-Clode, João (2019-10-XX). "Plasticrusts: A new potential threat in the Anthropocene's rocky shores". Science of The Total Environment. 687: 413–415. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.123. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c Ehlers, Sonja M.; Ellrich, Julius A. (2020-02-XX). "First record of 'plasticrusts' and 'pyroplastic' from the Mediterranean Sea". Marine Pollution Bulletin. 151: 110845. doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110845. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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[:0-1] Gestoso, Ignacio; Cacabelos, Eva; Ramalhosa, Patrício; Canning-Clode, João (2019-10-XX). "Plasticrusts: A new potential threat in the Anthropocene's rocky shores". Science of The Total Environment. 687: 413–415. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.123. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[:1-2] Ehlers, Sonja M.; Ellrich, Julius A. (2020-02-XX). "First record of 'plasticrusts' and 'pyroplastic' from the Mediterranean Sea". Marine Pollution Bulletin. 151: 110845. doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110845. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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