On the Creation of Risk: Framing of Microplastics Risks in Science and Media

Abstract The public is concerned about plastic pollution, while clear‐cut scientific evidence for an environmental risk of microplastics is absent. This contrast between incomplete scientific knowledge and public risk perception is an interesting case for investigating how “environmental risk” is tr...

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Main Authors: Carolin Völker, Johanna Kramm, Martin Wagner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-06-01
Series:Global Challenges
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/gch2.201900010