Plastics are in high demand for various uses worldwide because of their low cost, versatility,
lightweight, low density, flexibility, high strength, and durability. An increase in single-use …

Traditional approaches for monitoring aquatic pollution primarily rely on chemical analysis
and the detection of pollutants in the aqueous environments. However, these methods lack …

In today's age, plastic waste is a major problem for our environment. The decomposition of
plastic waste causes widespread contamination in all types of ecosystems worldwide. Micro …

Fecal-contaminated water may enter the food chain and become an important route for the
transmission of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) to the human microbiome. However, little …

Human activities have directly impacted the environment, causing significant ecological
imbalances. From the different contaminants resulting from human activities, plastics are of …

Being chemically inert and morphologically similar (< 5 mm in size) to the natural prey of
copepods, microplastics (MPs) affect them through entanglement, ingestion, and …

The global rise in plastic demand and production, combined with the significant amount of
plastics found in municipal solid waste, has led to the ubiquitous occurrence of microplastics …

Microplastics (MPs) have been an emerging concern due to their harmful effects on the
ecosystem and are ubiquitous in various habitats, from marine to terrestrial environments …

Pollution is monitored in the ecosystem with methods that aim to capture the presence of
pollutants. However, risk assessment is more oriented to develop sensitive metrics that rely …

In today's age, plastic waste is a major problem for our environment. The decomposition of
plastic waste causes widespread contamination in all types of ecosystems worldwide. Micro …