DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.10.048
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-85003828516
论文题名: Microplastics in personal care products: Exploring perceptions of environmentalists, beauticians and students
作者: Anderson A.G. ; Grose J. ; Pahl S. ; Thompson R.C. ; Wyles K.J.
刊名: Marine Pollution Bulletin
ISSN: 0025-326X
EISSN: 1879-3363
出版年: 2016
卷: 113, 期: 2018-01-02 起始页码: 454
结束页码: 460
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Debris
; Microparticles
; Microplastic
; Personal care products
; Public attitudes
Scopus关键词: Debris
; Students
; Environmental activists
; Environmental consequences
; Micro-particles
; Microplastic
; Personal care products
; Public attitudes
; Qualitative analysis
; University students
; Plastic products
; emission control
; marine pollution
; perception
; plastic waste
; PPCP
; public attitude
; student
; awareness
; consensus
; controlled study
; England
; human
; human experiment
; information processing
; perception
; qualitative analysis
; university student
; visibility
; analysis
; chemistry
; consumer attitude
; environmental monitoring
; procedures
; questionnaire
; student
; water pollutant
; England
; United Kingdom
; cosmetic
; plastic
; water pollutant
; Awareness
; Consumer Behavior
; Cosmetics
; England
; Environmental Monitoring
; Focus Groups
; Humans
; Plastics
; Students
; Surveys and Questionnaires
; Water Pollutants, Chemical
Scopus学科分类: Agricultural and Biological Sciences: Aquatic Science
; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Oceanography
; Environmental Science: Pollution
英文摘要: Microplastics enter the environment as a result of larger plastic items breaking down (‘secondary’) and from particles originally manufactured at that size (‘primary’). Personal care products are an important contributor of secondary microplastics (typically referred to as ‘microbeads’), for example in toothpaste, facial scrubs and soaps. Consumers play an important role in influencing the demand for these products and therefore any associated environmental consequences. Hence we need to understand public perceptions in order to help reduce emissions of microplastics. This study explored awareness of plastic microbeads in personal care products in three groups: environmental activists, trainee beauticians and university students in South West England. Focus groups were run, where participants were shown the quantity of microbeads found in individual high-street personal care products. Qualitative analysis showed that while the environmentalists were originally aware of the issue, it lacked visibility and immediacy for the beauticians and students. Yet when shown the amount of plastic in a range of familiar everyday personal care products, all participants expressed considerable surprise and concern at the quantities and potential impact. Regardless of any perceived level of harm in the environment, the consensus was that their use was unnatural and unnecessary. This research could inform future communications with the public and industry as well as policy initiatives to phase out the use of microbeads. © 2016 Elsevier Ltd Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/86649
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作者单位: School of Law, Criminology & Government, Plymouth University, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom; School of Social Sciences, Monash UniversityVictoria, Australia; School of Nursing and Midwifery, Plymouth University, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom; School of Psychology, Plymouth University, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom; Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre (MBERC), School of Marine Science and Engineering, Plymouth University, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom; Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom; European Centre for Environment and Human Health, University of Exeter Medical School, Knowledge Spa, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Recommended Citation:
Anderson A.G.,Grose J.,Pahl S.,et al. Microplastics in personal care products: Exploring perceptions of environmentalists, beauticians and students[J]. Marine Pollution Bulletin,2016-01-01,113(2018-01-02)