Imperial College London
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DrAudreyde Nazelle

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Centre for Environmental Policy

Senior Lecturer
 
 
 
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20416 Prince's GardensSouth Kensington Campus

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@article{Tiernan:2022:10.1016/j.envsci.2022.05.005,
author = {Tiernan, H and Friedman, S and Clube, RKM and Burgman, MA and Castillo, AC and Stettler, MEJ and Kazarian, SG and Wright, S and De, Nazelle A},
doi = {10.1016/j.envsci.2022.05.005},
journal = {Environmental Science and Policy},
pages = {169--181},
title = {Implementation of a structured decision-making framework to evaluate and advance understanding of airborne microplastics},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2022.05.005},
volume = {135},
year = {2022}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Microplastic pollution is increasingly recognised as a global environmental challenge which stems from the rapid growth of the use of petrochemical-derived plastic. As researchers and practitioners face a myriad of environmental challenges, oceanic microplastic pollution has so far dominated interest. However, airborne microplastics present an increasing environmental and public health concern. There is currently a need for research addressing this emerging challenge, and at the same time, the lack of knowledge and consensus regarding airborne microplastics presents an obstacle to action. The purpose of this study is to utilise a participatory Structured Decision-Making (SDM) approach to understand the perspectives of a range of stakeholders involved in the microplastics landscape, and subsequently refine common research priorities and knowledge gaps to advance the field. Through two participatory workshops, we first defined shared objectives of stakeholders and then negotiated best courses of action to achieve these objectives based on discussion between stakeholders and facilitators. The qualitative approach taken has enabled the full, complex and multidisciplinary aspects of the research into airborne microplastic pollution to be considered. Our findings highlight some important potential consequences of airborne microplastic pollution, including impacts on human health, and the need for more interdisciplinary research, and collaborative, integrated approaches in this area. As a result of the first workshop, five fundamental objectives on the theme of airborne microplastics were identified. As a direct consequence of this, participants identified 84 actions split across eight themes, which are outlined later in this paper.
AU  - Tiernan,H
AU  - Friedman,S
AU  - Clube,RKM
AU  - Burgman,MA
AU  - Castillo,AC
AU  - Stettler,MEJ
AU  - Kazarian,SG
AU  - Wright,S
AU  - De,Nazelle A
DO  - 10.1016/j.envsci.2022.05.005
EP  - 181
PY  - 2022///
SN  - 1462-9011
SP  - 169
TI  - Implementation of a structured decision-making framework to evaluate and advance understanding of airborne microplastics
T2  - Environmental Science and Policy
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2022.05.005
UR  - http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000809781900002&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202
UR  - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1462901122001654?via%3Dihub
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/97916
VL  - 135
ER  -
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