Microplastics, the microscopic plastics, are fragments of any type of plastic that are being
produced today as plastic waste originating from anthropogenic activities. Such …

Phthalate esters (PAEs) are known as esters of phthalic acid, which are commonly used as
plasticizers in the plastic industry. Due to the lack of chemical bonding with the polymer …

Microplastics are emerging contaminants and there has been growing concern regarding
their impacts on aquatic and terrestrial environments. This review provides a comprehensive …

It is widely known that microplastics are present everywhere and they pose certain risks to
the ecosystem and humans which are partly attributed to the leaching of additives and …

Plastics are widely used in our daily life; however, poor management and disposal result in
their ubiquity throughout the biosphere. Increased accumulation of microplastic (MP) or even …

Recently, studies on microplastics (MPs) have increased rapidly due to the growing
awareness of the potential health risks related to their occurrence. The first part of this review …

Abstract Single-use plastics (SUPs), invented for the modern “throwaway society,” are
intended to be used only once. They are being increasingly produced and used globally …

The distribution and abundance of microplastics into the world are so extensive that many
scientists use them as key indicators of the recent and contemporary period defining a new …

The widespread distribution of phthalates (PAEs) in agricultural soils is increasing
drastically; however, the environmental occurrence and potential risk of PAEs in agricultural …

Plastic wastes are produced in a large amount everywhere, and are commonly disposed in
landfills. So landfill leachate seems an obvious source of microplastics (MPs) and phthalate …