[HTML][HTML] Interactions between microplastics, pharmaceuticals and personal care products: Implications for vector transport

T Atugoda, M Vithanage, H Wijesekara, N Bolan… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics are well known for vector transport of hydrophobic organic contaminants, and
there are growing concerns regarding their potential adverse effects on ecosystems and …

Effect of weathering on environmental behavior of microplastics: Properties, sorption and potential risks

P Liu, X Zhan, X Wu, J Li, H Wang, S Gao - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Microplastic (MP) pollution is a raising global concern in recent years due to its wide
distribution. Additionally, most of the MPs have undergone extensive weathering in the …

Microplastics in the soil environment: occurrence, risks, interactions and fate–a review

B Xu, F Liu, Z Cryder, D Huang, Z Lu, Y He… - Critical Reviews in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The issue of microplastic pollution emerged from the marine environment, but the terrestrial
environment is estimated to receive annually 4–23 times more plastic wastes. Microplastic …

Leaching of microplastic-associated additives in aquatic environments: a critical review

ATN Do, Y Ha, JH Kwon - Environmental Pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastic pollution has attracted significant attention as an emerging global
environmental problem. One of the most important issues with microplastics is the leaching …

Interactions between microplastics and organic pollutants: Effects on toxicity, bioaccumulation, degradation, and transport

T Wang, L Wang, Q Chen, N Kalogerakis, R Ji… - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs), defined as particles with diameters< 5 mm and including nanoplastics
(NPs), with diameters< 1 μm, are characterized by large specific surface areas and …

Enhanced adsorption of oxytetracycline to weathered microplastic polystyrene: Kinetics, isotherms and influencing factors

H Zhang, J Wang, B Zhou, Y Zhou, Z Dai, Q Zhou… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Microplastic polystyrene foam has been found widely in the environment and is readily
transported by wind or water. Beached and virgin foams of size 0.45–1 mm were prepared …

Interaction of toxic chemicals with microplastics: a critical review

F Wang, CS Wong, D Chen, X Lu, F Wang, EY Zeng - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
Occurrence of microplastics (MPs) in the environment has attracted great attention as it has
become a global concern. This review aims to systematically demonstrate the role of marine …

[HTML][HTML] Wastewater treatment plants as a source of microplastics to an urban estuary: Removal efficiencies and loading per capita over one year

K Conley, A Clum, J Deepe, H Lane, B Beckingham - Water research X, 2019 - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment plants serve to collect and treat wastes that are known to include
microplastic (MP; synthetic polymer materials< 5 mm in size) and other small anthropogenic …

Partitioning of chemical contaminants to microplastics: Sorption mechanisms, environmental distribution and effects on toxicity and bioaccumulation

PS Tourinho, V Kočí, S Loureiro, CAM van Gestel - Environmental Pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
There is an increasing awareness of the threats posed by the worldwide presence of
microplastics (MPs) in the environment. Due to their high persistence, MPs will accumulate …

Interaction of microplastics and nanoplastics with natural organic matter (NOM) and the impact of NOM on the sorption behavior of anthropogenic contaminants–A …

I Ali, X Tan, J Li, C Peng, I Naz, Z Duan… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
The interaction of microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) with natural organic matter
(NOM) has opened new debate, defies and research prospects for the scientists owing to the …