Exploring public awareness, influencing factors and policy implications towards microplastic pollution: perspectives from Malaysia

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Exploring public awareness, influencing factors and policy implications towards microplastic pollution: perspectives from Malaysia

Studies have shown the extent of plastic waste impacts, which impose risks to human health and ecological systems. Public awareness about microplastic pollution's behavioural aspects, however, has been mixed. Thus, this study sought to determine the Malaysian public's level of awareness ab...

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Main Author:	Praveena, Sarva Mangala
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier BV 2024
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/106094/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/106094/1/106094.pdf

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