Understanding plastic degradation and microplastic formation in the environment: A review

K Zhang, AH Hamidian, A Tubić, Y Zhang… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Plastic waste are introduced into the environment inevitably and their exposure in the
environment causes deterioration in mechanical and physicochemical properties and leads …

Microplastic materials in the environment: Problem and strategical solutions

W Tian, P Song, H Zhang, X Duan, Y Wei… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastics are widely used in our daily life; however, poor management and disposal result in
their ubiquity throughout the biosphere. Increased accumulation of microplastic (MP) or even …

[HTML][HTML] Rivers as plastic reservoirs

T Van Emmerik, Y Mellink, R Hauk, K Waldschläger… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Land-based plastic waste, carried to the sea through rivers, is considered a main source of
marine plastic pollution. However, most plastics that leak into the environment never make it …

Environmental fate of microplastics in the world's third-largest river: basin-wide investigation and microplastic community analysis

W Yuan, JA Christie-Oleza, EG Xu, J Li, H Zhang… - Water research, 2022 - Elsevier
Rivers have been recognized as major transport pathways for microplastics into the sea but
large-scale quantitative data on the environmental fate of riverine microplastics remains …

Contributions of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy in microplastic pollution research: A review

S Veerasingam, M Ranjani… - Critical Reviews in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy has been extensively used in microplastic
(MP) pollution research since 2004. The aim of this review is to discuss and highlight the …

Spatial distribution and risk assessments due to the microplastics pollution in sediments of Karnaphuli River Estuary, Bangladesh

MRJ Rakib, MB Hossain, R Kumar, MA Ullah… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Microplastics (MPs) have become an emerging global pollutant due to their widespread
dispersion and potential threats to marine ecosystems. However, studies on MPs in …

The abundance and characteristics of microplastics in surface water in the transboundary Ganges River

IE Napper, A Baroth, AC Barrett, S Bhola… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics (plastic< 5 mm in size) are now known to contaminate riverine systems but
understanding about how their concentrations vary spatially and temporally is limited. This …

ROS-mediated photoaging pathways of nano-and micro-plastic particles under UV irradiation

J Duan, Y Li, J Gao, R Cao, E Shang, W Zhang - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation is considered as an important photoaging
mechanism of microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs). To elucidate the ROS-induced …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics in freshwaters and drinking water: Critical review and assessment of data quality

AA Koelmans, NHM Nor, E Hermsen, M Kooi… - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
Microplastics have recently been detected in drinking water as well as in drinking water
sources. This presence has triggered discussions on possible implications for human health …

Microplastics in the environment: A critical review of current understanding and identification of future research needs

Z Akdogan, B Guven - Environmental pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (plastic particles< 5 mm) are a contaminant of increasing
ecotoxicological concern in aquatic environments, as well as for human health. Although …