Britta Denise Hardesty

Biographic Data

ID6569723
NAMEBritta Denise Hardesty
GIVEN NAMESBritta Denise
FAMILY NAMEHardesty
SIGNATUREHARDESTY B D
AFFILIATIONSCSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
ORCID0000-0003-1948-5098
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS12
TOTAL CITATIONS3
AUTHOR COUNT12
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX1

  • Addressing cultural context is the missing piece in policy solutions to plastic pollution

    Open AccessKathryn Willis, Kathryn A Willis et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2024References: 9

    The dialogue on solutions to plastic pollution to date has largely focussed on targeting commonly found items or areas where large volumes of litter accumulate in the environment. The need to identify better solutions to reduce plastic pollution at the global scale has been highlighted in recent G7 and G20 discussions. Negotiations are underway for a global, legally-binding Plastics Treaty that countries will hopefully agree on, however, the loca…

  • Modelling the relative risk of plastic pollution to wildlife when data are scarce: An applied approach in the Mekong and Ganges river basins

    Open AccessQAMAR SCHUYLER, Lauren Roman et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2023

    Plastic pollution of aquatic ecosystems is a growing environmental problem. Most plastic pollution originates from land-based sources and is transported via rivers, where plastic densities can exceed those at sea. Rivers in southeast Asia are regularly identified among those transporting the greatest plastic loads globally, yet are among the least studied major river systems. This is particularly concerning since they provide habitat for commerci…

  • Breaking down barriers: The identification of actions to promote gender equality in interdisciplinary marine research institutions

    Open AccessRebecca Shellock, Rebecca J Shellock et al.ARTICLEOne Earth2022

  • Local waste management successfully reduces coastal plastic pollution

    Open AccessKathryn Willis, Britta Denise Hardesty et al.ARTICLEOne Earth2022

  • Environmental context and socio-economic status drive plastic pollution in Australian cities

    Open AccessQAMAR SCHUYLER, Britta Denise Hardesty et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2022

    Plastic pollution is a critical environmental concern. There is a growing focus on this transboundary issue, and a corresponding increase in public and government awareness. Understanding the key factors associated with litter and mismanaged waste on land will help to predict where and how waste enters the environment, providing opportunities for low cost, effective interventions. There exist only a few large-scale datasets with which such analys…

  • Enabling the informal recycling sector to prevent plastic pollution and deliver an inclusive circular economy

    Open AccessCostas A Velis, Britta Denise Hardesty et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2022Cited by: 1References: 1

    Recycling by the informal sector provides a rapid, inexpensive solution to plastic pollution, whilst supporting the livelihoods via their inclusion and empowerment. This solution will have the greatest benefit to the environment if supporting interventions are targeted at types of plastic pollution that are the most damaging from an ecological and wider risk perspective. Interventions should target three aspects of the pollution: reducing barrier…

  • Challenges and misperceptions around global fishing gear loss estimates

    Open AccessKelsey Richardson, Chris Wilcox et al.ARTICLEMarine Policy2021

    Abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) represents a major sea-based source of marine debris globally, with far-reaching socioeconomic and environmental impacts. Estimates of the amount of ALDFG entering the ocean have implications for managers and policy makers as they work to tailor solutions at scale. While scientists have worked since the 1970s to develop quantitatively rigorous estimates for ALDFG, the estimate that 640,0…

  • Socioeconomics effects on global hotspots of common debris items on land and the seafloor

    Open AccessBritta Denise Hardesty, Lauren Roman et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2021Cited by: 2References: 2

  • Disentangling the influence of taxa, behaviour and debris ingestion on seabird mortality

    Open AccessLauren Roman, Britta Denise Hardesty et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2020

    Marine debris is a growing threat to hundreds of marine animal species. To understand the consequences of marine debris to wildlife populations, studies must go beyond reporting the incidence of wildlife and debris interactions and aim to quantify the harm resulting from these interactions. Tubenosed seabirds are globally threatened, with a near universal risk of debris ingestion and an unquantified risk of mortality due to eating plastics. In th…

  • Coastal margins and backshores represent a major sink for marine debris: Insights from a continental-scale analysis

    Open AccessArianna Olivelli, Britta Denise Hardesty et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2020

    Marine debris represents a major threat for the environment. Plastic production is increasing exponentially and causing an unprecedented growth of plastic pollution entering the marine environment. Hence, a thorough assessment of debris accumulation areas is required to address the longstanding question about where is all the missing plastic. Most research on marine debris sinks to date has focused on oceanic gyres, the water column, seabeds and …

  • The physical oceanography of the transport of floating marine debris

    Open AccessErik van Sebille, Stefano Aliani et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2020

    Marine plastic debris floating on the ocean surface is a major environmental problem. However, its distribution in the ocean is poorly mapped, and most of the plastic waste estimated to have entered the ocean from land is unaccounted for. Better understanding of how plastic debris is transported from coastal and marine sources is crucial to quantify and close the global inventory of marine plastics, which in turn represents critical information f…

  • A global inventory of small floating plastic debris

    Open AccessErik van Sebille, Chris Wilcox et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2015

    Microplastic debris floating at the ocean surface can harm marine life. Understanding the severity of this harm requires knowledge of plastic abundance and distributions. Dozens of expeditions measuring microplastics have been carried out since the 1970s, but they have primarily focused on theNorth Atlantic and North Pacific accumulation zones, with much sparser coverage elsewhere. Here, we use the largest dataset of microplastic measurements ass…