Insight into microplastics in the aquatic ecosystem: Properties, sources, threats and mitigation strategies

N Ali, MH Khan, M Ali, S Ahmad, A Khan, G Nabi… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Globally recognized as emergent contaminants, microplastics (MPs) are prevalent in
aquaculture habitats and subject to intense management. Aquaculture systems are at risk of …

Microplastics and nanoplastics in the terrestrial food chain: Uptake, translocation, trophic transfer, ecotoxicology, and human health risk

PK Rose, S Yadav, N Kataria, KS Khoo - TrAC Trends in Analytical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastics can linger for years in various environmental compartments after being discarded
and exposed to the physical and chemical influences that dismantle their plastic structure to …

Microplastics derived from food packaging waste—Their origin and health risks

K Kadac-Czapska, E Knez, M Gierszewska… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Plastics are commonly used for packaging in the food industry. The most popular
thermoplastic materials that have found such applications are polyethylene (PE) …

Microplastics in wastewater treatment plants: A review of the occurrence, removal, impact on ecosystem, and abatement measures

I Sheriff, MS Yusoff, HB Halim - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics are ubiquitous in the environment which has attracted increasing
environmental, health, socio-economic, and regulatory concerns. Exposure to these …

Quantification and characterization of microplastics in coastal environments: Insights from laser direct infrared imaging

M Ghanadi, I Joshi, N Dharmasiri, JE Jaeger… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The study identified and quantified nine plastic polymers frequently detected in the
environment by collecting sediment and seawater samples from coastal areas in Auckland …

Recent advances in MXenes based composites as photocatalysts: synthesis, properties and photocatalytic removal of organic contaminants from wastewater

N Kitchamsetti, ALF de Barros - ChemCatChem, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
MXene has indeed gained significant attention in recent years as a promising photocatalyst
for various applications, including photocatalytic degradation of pollutants. MXene …

Methods of soil sampling for microplastic analysis: a review

RW Chia, JY Lee, J Cha, A Rodríguez-Seijo - Environmental Chemistry …, 2024 - Springer
While microplastic analysis in aquatic systems is rather well standardized, the determination
of microplastics in terrestrial samples has been less explored. Here, we review methods for …

Identification and physico-chemical characterization of microplastics in marine aerosols over the northeast Arabian Sea

A Kaushik, P Gupta, A Kumar, M Saha… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) in the atmosphere can undergo long-range transport from emission
regions to pristine terrestrial and oceanic ecosystems. Due to their inherent toxic and …

[HTML][HTML] Personal protective equipment and micro-nano plastics: A review of an unavoidable interrelation for a global well-being hazard

S Akhtar, K Pranay, K Kumari - Hygiene and Environmental Health …, 2023 - Elsevier
The usage and the demand for personal protective equipments (PPEs) for our day-to-day
survival in this pandemic period of COVID-19 have seen a steep rise which has …

[HTML][HTML] Ecotoxicological effects and detection features of polyvinyl chloride microplastics in soils: a review

AO Nosova, MV Uspenskaya - Environmental Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
The soil microplastics pollution problem is becoming more and more urgent every year. PVC
is a widely used material, consequently it is possible that PVC microplastics are a significant …