[HTML][HTML] Silicon-based nanoparticles for mitigating the effect of potentially toxic elements and plant stress in agroecosystems: a sustainable pathway towards food …

ES Okeke, EJ Nweze, TC Ezike, CO Nwuche… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to their size, flexibility, biocompatibility, large surface area, and variable functionality
nanoparticles have enormous industrial, agricultural, pharmaceutical and biotechnological …

The forgotten impacts of plastic contamination on terrestrial micro-and mesofauna: A call for research

E Daghighi, T Shah, RW Chia, JY Lee, J Shang… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MP) and nanoplastics (NP) contamination of the terrestrial environment is a
growing concern worldwide and is thought to impact soil biota, particularly the micro and …

A review of heavy metal risks around e-waste sites and comparable municipal dumpsites in major African cities: Recommendations and future perspectives

ES Okeke, A Enochoghene, BC Ezeudoka, SD Kaka… - Toxicology, 2024 - Elsevier
In Africa, the effects of informal e-waste recycling on the environment are escalating. It is
regularly transported from developed to develo** nations, where it is disassembled …

Impact of microplastic particle size on physiological and biochemical properties and rhizosphere metabolism of Zea mays L.: Comparison in different soil types

Y Zhang, M Song, Y Zhu, H Li, Y Zhang, G Wang… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The effect of microplastics (MPs) on plant growth has received increasing attention.
However, whether soil texture and MPs size influence the toxicological effects of MPs on …

Nano-microplastic and agro-ecosystems: a mini-review

KK Verma, XP Song, L Xu, HR Huang… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Plastics' unavoidable and rampant usage causes their trash to be extensively dispersed in
the atmosphere and land due to its numerous characteristics. Because of extensive plastic …

Food chain microplastics contamination and impact on human health: a review

CG Eze, CE Nwankwo, S Dey… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
Microplastics have been recently detected in many environmental media and living
organisms, yet their transfer and toxicity to humans are poorly known. Here, we review …

Microplastics and nanoplastics in environment: Sampling, characterization and analytical methods

S Mahapatra, JP Maity, S Singha, T Mishra… - Groundwater for …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) have gained increasing attention in
environmental research due to their ubiquitousness and potential impacts on natural …

Emerging eco-friendly technologies for remediation of Per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in water and wastewater: A pathway to environmental sustainability

TPC Ezeorba, ES Okeke, CE Nwankwo… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are rampant, toxic contaminants from
anthropogenic sources, called forever chemicals for their recalcitrance. Although banned in …

Formation, behavior, properties and impact of micro-and nanoplastics on agricultural soil ecosystems (A Review)

AF Astner, AB Gillmore, Y Yu, M Flury, JM DeBruyn… - NanoImpact, 2023 - Elsevier
Micro and nanoplastics (MPs and NPs, respectively) in agricultural soil ecosystems
represent a pervasive global environmental concern, posing risks to soil biota and crops …

Sustainable production of flocculant-containing bacterial cellulose composite for removal of PET nano-plastics

H Lu, S Sun, J Sun, X Peng, N Li, MW Ullah… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) nano-plastics (PNP) is a major source of water pollution
which in turn causes health issues in humans. There is no effective method to completely …