Microplastics as carriers of toxic pollutants: Source, transport, and toxicological effects

N Rafa, B Ahmed, F Zohora, J Bakya, S Ahmed… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastic pollution has emerged as a new environmental concern due to our reliance on
plastic. Recent years have seen an upward trend in scholarly interest in the topic of …

Insight into microplastics in the aquatic ecosystem: Properties, sources, threats and mitigation strategies

N Ali, MH Khan, M Ali, S Ahmad, A Khan, G Nabi… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Globally recognized as emergent contaminants, microplastics (MPs) are prevalent in
aquaculture habitats and subject to intense management. Aquaculture systems are at risk of …

A review on microplastics and nanoplastics in the environment: Their occurrence, exposure routes, toxic studies, and potential effects on human health

S Sangkham, O Faikhaw, N Munkong, P Sakunkoo… - Marine pollution …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) are emerging environmental pollutants,
having a major ecotoxicological concern to humans and many other biotas, especially …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics in the soil environment: A critical review

M Sajjad, Q Huang, S Khan, MA Khan, Y Liu… - … Technology & Innovation, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution of microplastics (MPs) is known to be anthropogenically mediated
menace to biosphere and becoming a debatable concern globally. Large quantities of …

Environmental behaviors of microplastics in aquatic systems: A systematic review on degradation, adsorption, toxicity and biofilm under aging conditions

H Luo, C Liu, D He, J Xu, J Sun, J Li, X Pan - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (MPs,< 5 mm) in the environment have attracted worldwide attention
due to their wide distribution and difficulty in handling. Aging processes such as UV …

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 …

Microplastics: a real global threat for environment and food safety: a state of the art review

K Ziani, CB Ioniță-Mîndrican, M Mititelu, SM Neacșu… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Microplastics are small plastic particles that come from the degradation of plastics,
ubiquitous in nature and therefore affect both wildlife and humans. They have been detected …

Microplastics and associated contaminants in the aquatic environment: A review on their ecotoxicological effects, trophic transfer, and potential impacts to human …

W Huang, B Song, J Liang, Q Niu, G Zeng… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
The microplastic pollution and related ecological impacts in the aquatic environment have
attracted global attention over the past decade. Microplastics can be ingested by aquatic …

The potential effects of microplastics on human health: What is known and what is unknown

K Blackburn, D Green - Ambio, 2022 - Springer
Microplastic contamination is ubiquitous in aquatic and terrestrial environments, found in
water, sediments, within organisms and in the atmosphere and the biological effects on …

Bioaccumulation and biomagnification of microplastics in marine organisms: A review and meta-analysis of current data

ME Miller, M Hamann, FJ Kroon - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Microplastic (MP) contamination has been well documented across a range of habitats and
for a large number of organisms in the marine environment. Consequently, bioaccumulation …