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    "title": "Emerging Plastic Pollution Threats to Ecosystem Sustainability: A Systematic Review",
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    "abstract": "<p>This systematic review examines emerging threats of plastic pollution to ecosystem sustainability based on research published between 2021 and 2024. A comprehensive analysis of peer-reviewed literature named seven studies (n = 7), of which five (n = 5) met the inclusion criteria. The analysis revealed three distinct categories of ecosystem impacts: terrestrial (microplastic soil contamination), aquatic (marine and freshwater systems), and novel threats associated with global events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. The highest-quality studies (n = 3) focused on terrestrial microplastic pollution, impacts on seagrass meadows, and freshwater macroplastic contamination. Other supporting studies provided insights into lifecycle impacts and pandemic-related pollution patterns. Overall, this review synthesizes evidence across multiple ecosystem types, highlighting the interconnected nature of emerging plastic pollution threats.</p>\n<p> </p>",
    "language": "eng",
    "license": {
        "name": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0",
        "short_name": "CC BY 4.0",
        "text": "Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\n\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.",
        "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"
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    "keywords": [
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            "word": "emerging impacts"
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            "word": "environmental threats"
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            "word": "ecosystem sustainability"
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            "word": "Plastic pollution"
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            "word": "systematic review"
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            "first_name": "Barbara",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Lobo",
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            "institution": "Independent Researcher",
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    "date_submitted": "2025-04-16T11:51:16.148000-07:00",
    "date_accepted": "2026-03-27T16:56:41.268832-07:00",
    "date_published": "2026-04-21T06:55:00-07:00",
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