Microplastic pollution: Phytotoxicity, environmental risks, and phytoremediation strategies

X Li, X Wang, C Ren, KN Palansooriya… - Critical Reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Microplastics (MPs) are emerging contaminants that adversely affect environmental health.
In this review, we discuss the uptake of MPs by plants via endocytosis and crack-entry …

The role of microplastics biofilm in accumulation of trace metals in aquatic environments

O Stabnikova, V Stabnikov, A Marinin, M Klavins… - World Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Microplastics are one of the major contaminants of aquatic nature where they can interact
with organic and inorganic pollutants, including trace metals, and adsorb them. At the same …

Influence of Different Microplastic Forms on pH and Mobility of Cu2+ and Pb2+ in Soil

A Medyńska-Juraszek, B Jadhav - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microplastics, due to their surface properties, porosity and electrostatic interactions have a
high affinity for cations sorption from the aqueous phase. As soil is a complex matrix …

Polypropylene microplastics aging under natural conditions in winter and summer and its effects on the sorption and desorption of nonylphenol

S He, S Sun, H Xue, C Kang, S Yu - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastics in the environment undergo various aging effects. Due to the changes in physical
and chemical properties, the sorption behavior of aged microplastics (MPs) for pollutants …

Effects of microplastic properties and dissolved organic matter on phosphorus availability in soil and aqueous mediums

R Wang, L Yang, M Guo, X Lin, R Wang, S Guo - Environmental Pollution, 2024 - Elsevier
Plastic mulching films and phosphate fertilizers have been widely used to improve
agricultural soil productivity. Microplastics (MP) and phosphorus (P) significantly accumulate …

The Unseen Threat of the Synergistic Effects of Microplastics and Heavy Metals in Aquatic Environments: A Critical Review

AT Adeleye, MM Bahar, M Megharaj, C Fang… - Current Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The synergistic effects of microplastics (MPs) and heavy metals
are becoming major threats to aquatic life and human well-being. Therefore, understanding …

Interactive impacts of microplastics and chlorine on biological stability and microbial community formation in stagnant water

X Chen, G Tao, Y Wang, W Wei, X Lian, Y Shi, S Chen… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Possibility of human exposure to microplastics (MPs) in water environment has been
escalating, and subsequent challenges of MPs to biostability and biosafety in drinking water …

Physiological effects and molecular response in the marine rotifer Brachionus plicatilis after combined exposure to nanoplastics and copper

C Wang, H Jeong, JS Lee, P Maszczyk… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Because nanoplastics (NPs) can transport pollutants, the absorption of surrounding
pollutants into NPs and their effects are important environmental issues. This study shows a …

Sorption of metal ions onto PET-derived microplastic fibres

H Frost, T Bond, T Sizmur… - … Science: Processes & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
This study investigated microplastic polyester fibres representative of those shed during
laundering as sorbents for metal ions. During sewage distribution and treatment …

Global distribution, drivers, and potential hazards of microplastics in groundwater: a review

J Xu, R Zuo, G Wu, J Liu, J Liu, C Huang… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Since microplastics (MPs) were first detected in groundwater, an increasing number of
studies have focused on groundwater pollution by MPs. However, knowledge of the global …