Microplastics in urban runoff: Global occurrence and fate

C Wang, D O'Connor, L Wang, WM Wu, J Luo, D Hou - Water research, 2022 - Elsevier
Public concerns on microplastic (MP) pollution and its prevalence in urban runoff have
grown exponentially. Huge amounts of MPs are transported from urban environments via …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics pollution in the terrestrial environments: Poorly known diffuse sources and implications for plants

C Campanale, S Galafassi, I Savino… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Research on microplastics (MPs) in the terrestrial environment is currently at a still
embryonal stage. The current knowledge concerning poorly known diffuse sources of MPs …

Review of emerging contaminants in green stormwater infrastructure: Antibiotic resistance genes, microplastics, tire wear particles, PFAS, and temperature

B Bodus, K O'Malley, G Dieter, C Gunawardana… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Green stormwater infrastructure is a growing management approach to capturing, infiltrating,
and treating runoff at the source. However, there are several emerging contaminants for …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics in urban catchments: Review of sources, pathways, and entry into stormwater

H Österlund, G Blecken, K Lange, J Marsalek… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban areas play a key role in the production of microplastics (MPs) and their entry into
water bodies. This article reviews the literature on the sources, transport, and control of MPs …

Understanding the fragmentation of microplastics into nano-plastics and removal of nano/microplastics from wastewater using membrane, air flotation and nano …

BK Pramanik, SK Pramanik, S Monira - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Nano/microplastics (NPs/MPs), a tiny particle of plastic pollution, are known as one
of the most important environmental threats to marine ecosystems. Wastewater treatment …

Treatment technologies for removal of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in biosolids

A Garg, NP Shetti, S Basu, MN Nadagouda… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
PFAS (per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances) possess hydrophobic and hydrophilic
characteristics, recalcitrant nature due to a strong CF bond, and have the potential to endure …

[HTML][HTML] Traffic-related microplastic particles, metals, and organic pollutants in an urban area under reconstruction

I Järlskog, AM Strömvall, K Magnusson, H Galfi… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
In urban environments, particularly areas under reconstruction, metals, organic pollutants
(OP), and microplastics (MP), are released in large amounts due to heavy traffic. Road …

Generation and consequence of nano/microplastics from medical waste and household plastic during the COVID-19 pandemic

AA Mohana, MM Islam, M Rahman, SK Pramanik… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Since the end of 2019, the world has faced a major crisis because of the outbreak of COVID-
19 disease which has created a severe threat to humanity. To control this pandemic, the …

Nano/microplastics: Fragmentation, interaction with co-existing pollutants and their removal from wastewater using membrane processes

AA Mohana, M Rahman, SK Sarker, N Haque, L Gao… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Nano and microplastic (NP/MP) is one of the most challenging types of micropollutants,
coming from either direct release or degradation of plastic items into ecosystems. NP/MP …

Understanding the fate of nano-plastics in wastewater treatment plants and their removal using membrane processes

AA Mohana, SM Farhad, N Haque, BK Pramanik - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanoplastics (NPs) have become a major environmental issue due to their adverse effect on
the water environment. Wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) is considered as one of the …