A novel facet of the impact of plastic pollution on fish: Silver croaker (Plagioscion squamosissimus) suffocated by a plastic bag in the Amazon estuary, Brazil.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112197
Abstract: On December 23rd, 2020 in the Marajó Bay, Amazon estuary, we found a specimen of Plagioscion squamosissimus floating dead and choked and suffocated by a plastic bag. Here, we presented images of record and discuss… read more here.
Keywords: plagioscion squamosissimus; suffocated plastic; plastic bag; amazon estuary ... See more keywords
Plastic bag use in South Africa: Perceptions, practices and potential intervention strategies.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2018.11.051
Abstract: Single-use plastic shopping bag consumption is one of the leading causes of environmental and socio-economic problems worldwide, which has led to global calls for intervention strategies to reduce use. In South Africa, plastic bag use… read more here.
Keywords: bag use; use south; south africa; plastic bag ... See more keywords
Plastic bag usage and the policies: A case study of China.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2021.03.010
Abstract: Reducing the usage of plastic bags has been a pressing task for governments around the world. In China, the government also makes extensive efforts to contrast the negative effects of plastic bag usage by issuing… read more here.
Keywords: plastic; plastic bag; usage plastic; bag usage ... See more keywords
Pyloric ring section with a papillotomy knife for removing an ingested plastic bag closure penetrating the pyloric ring
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DOI: 10.1055/a-1913-7544
Abstract: The European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy’s clinical guideline recommends urgent therapeutic esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) for esophageal blunt foreign bodies (FBs) without complete obstruction. Delayed intervention decreases the likelihood of successful FB removal and increases the risk… read more here.
Keywords: ring section; pyloric ring; bag closure; plastic bag ... See more keywords
A particularly complex case of matricide by means of plastic bag suffocation: Case report
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DOI: 10.1177/0025802417720511
Abstract: A rare case of homicide with plastic bag suffocation is presented in which forensic genetic investigations were carried out on the inner surface of a plastic bag placed over the head of an elderly woman,… read more here.
Keywords: particularly complex; bag suffocation; plastic bag; case ... See more keywords