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 …

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 …

Microplastic pollution is a recently discovered threat to ecosystems requiring the
development of new analytical methods. Here, we review classical and advanced methods …

Plastic pollution in various forms has emerged as the most severe environmental threat.
Small plastic chunks, such as microplastics and nanoplastics derived from primary and …

The soil environment serves as an assembling area for microplastics, and is an important
secondary source of microplastics in other environmental media. Recently, soil microplastics …

Plastics play an indispensable role in our daily lives, owing to their ease in use, low cost,
strength, versatility and durability but their excessive usage in packaging industries …

Nanoplastics are drawing a significant attention as a result of their propensity to spread
across the environment and pose a threat to all organisms. The presence of nanoplastics in …

Plastic plays a major role in today's human life; moreover, it becomes a part of our life, yet it
is a most challenging threat for the freshwater ecosystems in the future. The present study …

The increasing distribution of miniaturized plastic particles, viz. microplastics (100 nm–5
mm) and nanoplastics (less than 100 nm), across the various ecosystems is currently a …

Microplastics are among the major contaminations in terrestrial and marine environments
worldwide. These persistent organic contaminants composed of tiny particles are of concern …