The widespread and increasing use of plastic-based goods in the present-day world has
been raising many concerns about the formation of microplastics, their release, their impacts …

Recent discoveries of microplastics in cities, suburbs, and even remote locations, far from
microplastic source regions, have raised the possibility of long-distance transmission of …

This study shows the general exponential rise in microplastic accumulation in agricultural
soils, with fertilizer application speeding up this increase, and future predictions of …

The investigation along the Coromandel coastline of South-east India focused on assessing
microplastics abundance using Simpson's diversity index (DIMP), Degradation-carbonyl …

Given the increasing reliance on plastic packaging in the beverage industry, this study
investigates the presence of microplastics (MPs) in the most popular beverage brands in the …

Gathering information on plastic particles in composts and the processes they undergo is
important in terms of potentially limiting their further entry into the environment, for example …

The widespread use of plastics has increased environmental pollution by micro-and
nanoplastics (MNPs), especially polystyrene micro-and nanoplastics (PS-MNPs). These …

The determination of metal-containing additives in plastic materials via acid digestion
protocols has attracted growing interest to address potential environmental implications …

The accumulation of plastic waste from various sources into marine and inland water is
considered a global problem due to its serious impacts on aquatic ecosystems and human …

Nanoplastics (NPs), defined as plastic particles with dimensions less than 100 nm, have
emerged as a persistent environmental contaminant with potential risk to both environment …