Biofilm-developed microplastics as vectors of pollutants in aquatic environments

J Wang, X Guo, J Xue - Environmental Science & Technology, 2021 - ACS Publications
Microplastics are a big and growing part of global pollution, which has aroused increasing
concern in recent years because of their large amount, wide distribution, and adverse …

Microplastics as a vehicle of heavy metals in aquatic environments: A review of adsorption factors, mechanisms, and biological effects

S Liu, JH Huang, W Zhang, LX Shi, KX Yi, HB Yu… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) have recently attracted much attention due to their widespread
distribution in the aquatic environment. Microplastics can act as a vector of heavy metals in …

Nano-enabled pesticides for sustainable agriculture and global food security

D Wang, NB Saleh, A Byro, R Zepp… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Achieving sustainable agricultural productivity and global food security are two of the
biggest challenges of the new millennium. Addressing these challenges requires innovative …

The plastisphere of biodegradable and conventional microplastics from residues exhibit distinct microbial structure, network and function in plastic-mulching farmland

K Li, W Jia, L Xu, M Zhang, Y Huang - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The inhomogeneity of plastisphere and soil may result in different microbial communities,
thus potentially affecting soil functions. Biodegradable plastics offer an alternative to …

Microplastics and associated contaminants in the aquatic environment: A review on their ecotoxicological effects, trophic transfer, and potential impacts to human …

W Huang, B Song, J Liang, Q Niu, G Zeng… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
The microplastic pollution and related ecological impacts in the aquatic environment have
attracted global attention over the past decade. Microplastics can be ingested by aquatic …

Microplastics and nanoplastics in the environment: Macroscopic transport and effects on creatures

D Huang, J Tao, M Cheng, R Deng, S Chen… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Industrial progress has brought us an important polymer material, ie plastic. Because of
mass production and use, and improper management and disposal, plastic pollution has …

The ecology of the plastisphere: microbial composition, function, assembly, and network in the freshwater and seawater ecosystems

C Li, L Wang, S Ji, M Chang, L Wang, Y Gan, J Liu - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics provide a unique habitat for microorganisms, forming the plastisphere. Yet the
ecology of the plastisphere, including the microbial composition, functions, assembly …

Interactions between microplastics and heavy metals in aquatic environments: a review

S Liu, J Shi, J Wang, Y Dai, H Li, J Li, X Liu… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Microplastics (MPs), tiny particles broken down from larger pieces of plastics, have
accumulated everywhere on the earth. As an inert carbon stream in aquatic environment …

Interaction between microplastic biofilm formation and antibiotics: effect of microplastic biofilm and its driving mechanisms on antibiotic resistance gene

Z Zheng, Y Huang, L Liu, L Wang, J Tang - Journal of hazardous materials, 2023 - Elsevier
As two pollutants with similar transport pathways, microplastics (MPs) and antibiotics (ATs)
inevitably co-exist in water environments, and their interaction has become a topic of intense …

Metagenomic analysis reveals the responses of microbial communities and nitrogen metabolic pathways to polystyrene micro (nano) plastics in activated sludge …

S Huang, B Zhang, Z Zhao, C Yang, F Cui, PNL Lens… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) are prevalent in sewage and pose a
potential threat to nitrogen biotransformation in wastewater treatment systems. However …