Nowadays, a growing number of microplastics are released into the environment due to the
extensive use and inappropriate management of plastic products. With the increasing body …

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 are emerging contaminants and their presence in water and soil ecosystems
has recently drawn considerable attention because they pose a great threat to entire …

The reliance on plastic for a vast number of consumer products, many of them single-use,
results in their continuous entry into aquatic environments. Plastic waste can fragment into …

The microplastics (MPs) serving as the “minor but efficient” vector and carriers of the
environmental heavy metals (HMs) were broadly disseminated in the freshwater and marine …

Aquatic ecosystems are the ultimate sinks for the contaminants. Water contamination is the
outcome of human activities such as urbanization, industrialization, and agricultural …

Abstract Microplastics (< 5 mm) have become an environmental hazard to natural
ecosystems and humanity due to their ubiquitous presence in the environment, and possess …

Abstract Microplastics (plastics< 5 mm, including nanoplastics which are< 0.1 μm) originate
from the fragmentation of large plastic litter or from direct environmental emission. Their …

Evidence exists that humans are exposed to plastic microparticles via diet. Data on intestinal
particle uptake and health-related effects resulting from microplastic exposure are scarce …

The presence of microplastics in the marine environment poses a great threat to the entire
ecosystem and has received much attention lately as the presence has greatly impacted …