Innovative overview of the occurrence, aging characteristics, and ecological toxicity of microplastics in environmental media

Y Wang, J Zhao, Z Fu, D Guan, D Zhang, H Zhang… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs), pollutants detected at high frequency in the environment, can be served
as carriers of many kinds of pollutants and have typical characteristics of environmental …

Applications of bean pod and husk for remediation of water contamination: a review

EC Emenike, HK Okoro, AG Adeniyi, KO Iwuozor… - Bioresource Technology …, 2024 - Elsevier
This review explores the use of bean pod and husk materials as natural adsorbents for water
contaminants. Amid global water quality concerns and the limitations of conventional …

First-of-its-kind: nationwide meta-analysis of microplastic pollution and risk assessment in Thailand

B Suyamud, X Pan, Y Yu, W Yuan, Y Liu, Y Yang - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Thailand ranks as the sixth largest contributor to global microplastic pollution, which is
exacerbated by extensive plastic use. Despite rising concerns, no comprehensive review is …

The significant impact of MPs in the industrial/municipal effluents on the MPs abundance in the Nakdong River, South Korea

J Lee, YS Kim, KY Ju, JW Jeong, S Jeong - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Owing to extensive plastic consumption, wastewater from households, business
establishments, and industrial activities have been recognised as a significant contributor to …

Advances in Microplastic Characterization: Spectroscopic Techniques and Heavy Metal Adsorption Insights

M Vasudeva, AK Warrier, VB Kartha… - TrAC Trends in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) have become a matter of very serious concern as environmental
pollutants nowadays because of the humongous increased production, use-and-discard …

Emission characteristics analysis on microplastics by inorganic sludge discharged from recycling processes of agricultural waste vinyl in Korea

TW Kim, NH Cho, SH Jang, YY Kang, YS Yoon… - Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
Globally, various policies are being implemented to phase out plastic, and South Korea has
set targets to reduce waste and increase recycling rates by 2030. Concerns about managing …

[HTML][HTML] Emission of fibres from textiles: A critical and systematic review of mechanisms of release during machine washing

MC Tedesco, RM Fisher, RM Stuetz - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Research about health and environmental impacts of pollution caused by natural and plastic
fibres is increasing, however, the role of textile characteristics in microfibre release during …

Microplastic residues in clinical samples: A retrospection on sources, entry routes, detection methods and human toxicity

N Sharma, V Kumar, S Vimal, M Umesh… - TrAC Trends in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are emerging toxicants which have been detected in varying
environments. Despite MPs adverse effects, reports on MPs detection from human clinical …

Environmental behavior and toxic effects of micro (nano) plastics and engineered nanoparticles on marine organisms under ocean acidification: a review

L Liu, H Yin, Y Xu, B Liu, Y Ma, J Feng, Z Cao… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Ocean acidification (OA) driven by human activities and climate change presents new
challenges to marine ecosystems. At the same time, the risks posed by micro (nano) plastics …

Microbiological indicators of the biofilms microparticles of quartz sand and polypropylene after short-term exposure in soil

N Tkachuk, L Zelena - Biofouling, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this study was to investigate dynamics of biofilm biomass on microparticles
of natural material quartz sand and the artificial material polypropylene (plastisphere) as …