What do we ecologists study when we investigate plastic waste in terrestrial and freshwater environments of Argentina? ¿qué estudiamos los ecólogos cuando investigamos los residuos plásticos en ambientes terrestres y dulceacuícolas de la Argentina?

CAROLINA MONMANY-GARZIA, A.; RUIZ BARRIONUEVO, JULIANA M.; BLETTLER, MARTÍN; MARTÍN, EDUARDO; PAZOS, ROCÍO; GARELLO, NICOLÁS; ANGÉLICA OCCHIONERO, M.; MALIZIA, AGUSTINA; FERNANDA ARGARAÑÁ, M.; GALINDO-CARDONA, ALBERTO; DE CRISTOBAL, RICARDO E.

ECOLOGÍA AUSTRAL

ASOCIACIÓN ARGENTINA DE ECOLOGÍA

Año: 2020 vol. 30 p. 77 - 84

0327-5477

What kind of research questions do ecologists make in relation to plastic waste in Argentina? This question gathered a group of researchers at the symposium " Ecology of plastic waste: What do we study in Argentina?", held at the XXVIII Argentinian Ecology Meeting. In this communication we analyze the national context on plastic waste. Our studies on the ecology of plastics sought to mitigate, on the one hand, and to quantify plastic waste, on the other hand. These studies occurred in the northern half of the country, in terrestrial and aquatic environments, and were focused on different plastic materials and diverse organisms, though bacteria were of interest for the majority of us. We conclude with guiding questions for ecologists, based on the Sustainable Development Objectives of the UN. These questions are related to: Clean Water and Sanitation, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Responsible Consumption and Production, and Life Below Water and on Land.