Despite the convenience that plastics provide to society, there have long been concerns regarding risks they present environment. Microplastics (MPs, plastic particles smaller than 5 mm) found in every environmental compartment—air, freshwater, oceans, but also soils—yet emphasis date has on represent aquatic environments. The study, therefore, aimed perform a comprehensive risk assessment of M...

Life cycle assessment (LCA) and Environmental risk (ERA) are highly complementary; several studies have attempted to bridge the two approaches by means of integration for a more comprehensive environmental impacts. This paper reviews existing on LCA ERA establish an understanding benefits challenges different provide suggestions future integrating ERA. A total 36 reviewed employed variety used ...

A functional assessment of hand flapping exhibited by a 5-year-old boy was conducted in a general education classroom. After a descriptive analysis ruled out several potential variables maintaining hand flapping, an experimental analysis was used to test the hypothesis that teacher-delivered task demands were functionally related to hand flapping. Results of the experimental analysis were used ...