[HTML][HTML] Review of polymer technologies for improving the recycling and upcycling efficiency of plastic waste

H Jung, G Shin, H Kwak, LT Hao, J Jegal, HJ Kim… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Human society has become increasingly reliant on plastic because it allows for convenient
and sanitary living. However, recycling rates are currently low, which means that the majority …

Micro (nano) plastics pollution and human health: How plastics can induce carcinogenesis to humans?

R Kumar, C Manna, S Padha, A Verma, P Sharma… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) are key indicators of the plasticine era,
widely spread across different ecosystems. MPs and NPs become global stressors due to …

[HTML][HTML] Impacts of plastic pollution on ecosystem services, sustainable development goals, and need to focus on circular economy and policy interventions

R Kumar, A Verma, A Shome, R Sinha, S Sinha… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Plastic pollution is ubiquitous in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Plastic waste exposed to
the environment creates problems and is of significant concern for all life forms. Plastic …

[HTML][HTML] A review of microplastic pollution in aquaculture: Sources, effects, removal strategies and prospects

H Wu, J Hou, X Wang - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2023 - Elsevier
As microplastic pollution has become an emerging environmental issue of global concern,
microplastics in aquaculture have become a research hotspot. For environmental safety …

Interaction of microplastics with antibiotics in aquatic environment: distribution, adsorption, and toxicity

Y Wang, Y Yang, X Liu, J Zhao, R Liu… - … Science & Technology, 2021 - ACS Publications
As two major types of pollutants of emerging concerns, microplastics (MPs) and antibiotics
(ATs) coexist in aquatic environments, and their interactions are a source of increasing …

Microplastic pollution in soil and groundwater: a review

RW Chia, JY Lee, H Kim, J Jang - Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2021 - Springer
Plastic particles of less than 5 mm size, referred as microplastics, have recently become a
major environmental issue. While microplastics are well known in marine and lake systems …

[HTML][HTML] Recent trends in degradation of microplastics in the environment: A state-of-the-art review

PR Sutkar, RD Gadewar, VP Dhulap - Journal of Hazardous Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) have become a global environmental concern due to their considerable
harm to the environment and humans. However, only a few researches have been …

Environmental microplastics: Classification, sources, fates, and effects on plants

Q Gan, J Cui, B ** - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastic (MP) pollution has become a global concern due to the generation of extensive
plastic waste and products (370 million metric tons in 2020) that are difficult to biodegrade …

Microplastic degradation methods and corresponding degradation mechanism: research status and future perspectives

H Du, Y **e, J Wang - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) pollution has become a global environmental concern because of their
severe threat to biota. However, limited studies on the elimination of MPs pollution were …

A review of plastic pollution and their treatment technology: A circular economy platform by thermochemical pathway

G Kwon, DW Cho, J Park, A Bhatnagar… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The rapid expansion of plastic manufacturing industries in last several decades has brought
serious concerns over the environmental impacts of plastic wastes. Recent outbreak of …