Microplastics in decapod crustaceans: Accumulation, toxicity and impacts, a review

AH D'Costa - Science of the total environment, 2022 - Elsevier
The presence of microplastics in the aquatic environment poses a serious threat not only to
aquatic organisms but also to human beings that consume them. The uptake and effects of …

A global snapshot of microplastic contamination in sediments and biota of marine protected areas

BZ Nunes, LB Moreira, EG Xu, ÍB Castro - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) become ubiquitous contaminants in Marine Protected Areas (MPA) that
have been planned as a conservation strategy. The present study provides a …

Is it possible to efficiently and sustainably remove microplastics from sediments using froth flotation?

H Jiang, Y Zhang, K Bian, C Wang, X **e… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) contamination in sediments is becoming an intractable environmental
issue. Numerous methods are proposed for removing microplastics from aqueous solution …

Environmental microplastics exposure decreases antioxidant ability, perturbs gut microbial homeostasis and metabolism in chicken

A Li, Y Wang, MFA Kulyar, M Iqbal, R Lai, H Zhu… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The widespread presence and accumulation of microplastics (MPs) in organisms has led to
their recognition as a major global ecological issue. There is a lot of data on how MPs affect …

Adsorption of a diverse range of pharmaceuticals to polyethylene microplastics in wastewater and their desorption in environmental matrices

L McDougall, L Thomson, S Brand, A Wagstaff… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
It is proposed that microplastics discharged from wastewater treatment plants act as a vector
of pharmaceuticals. In this study, adsorption of pharmaceuticals to polyethylene …

The current state of microplastic pollution in the world's largest gulf and its future directions

VC Shruti, F Pérez-Guevara… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics can have several negative consequences on a variety of organisms, and their
prevalence in marine ecosystems has become a major concern. Researchers have recently …

Indonesian policy and researches toward 70% reduction of marine plastic pollution by 2025

Z Arifin, D Falahudin, H Saito, TH Mintarsih, M Hafizt… - Marine Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Marine plastic litter has become an emerging pollution issue in Indonesia. In this review, we
examined policies related to plastic litter and their impact on reducing plastic litter in …

Plastic ingestion in aquatic insects: Implications of waterbirds and landfills and association with stable isotopes

L Gallitelli, A Cera, M Scalici, A Sodo… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Wetlands provide numerous ecosystem services including freshwater purification.
Nonetheless, their functionality is continuously impacted by many pollutants. Plastics are …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics ingestion and chemical pollutants in seabirds of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain)

A Navarro, OP Luzardo, M Gómez, A Acosta-Dacal… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastic pollution constitutes an environmental problem in the Canary Islands nowadays.
Nevertheless, studies evaluating the impact of plastics on its avifauna are still scarce …

[HTML][HTML] Contamination of coastal and marine bird species with plastics: Global analysis and synthesis

G Kibria - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2024 - Elsevier
This review article provides an account of coastal and marine bird species contaminated
with plastics in light of ingestion, taxonomy, feeding clusters, types, shapes, colours and …