[HTML][HTML] Microplastics pollution in inland aquatic ecosystems of India with a global perspective on sources, composition, and spatial distribution

J Singh, BK Yadav, U Schneidewind… - Journal of Hydrology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Study region Indian inland aquatic ecosystems. Study focus Microplastics (MPs) have been
identified as emerging contaminants, potentially impacting public and ecosystem health …

Microplastics in ecosystems: Critical review of occurrence, distribution, toxicity, fate, transport, and advances in experimental and computational studies in surface and …

M Chanda, JR Bathi, E Khan, D Katyal… - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (MPs), particles under 5 mm, pervade water, soil, sediment, and air
due to increased plastic production and improper disposal, posing global environmental and …

A baseline study of microplastic pollution in a Southern Indian Estuary

V Unnikrishnan, G Valsan, K Amrutha… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge on the processes controlling the vertical distribution of microplastics
(MPs) in estuaries is less. This research was carried out to determine the MP distribution in …

Exploring the presence and distribution of microplastics in subterranean estuaries from southwest India

G Valsan, AK Warrier, K Amrutha, S Anusree… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Rivers, surface runoff, and the wind all transport microplastics (MPs) to the ocean. There is a
knowledge gap concerning the distribution of microplastics in transitional subterranean …

Assessment and accumulation of microplastics in the Indian riverine systems: Risk assessment and implications of translocation across the water-to-fish continuum

ZA Ganie, A Mandal, L Arya, T Sangeetha, M Talib… - Aquatic Toxicology, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastic (MP) pollution has engulfed global aquatic systems, and the concerns about
microplastic translocation and bioaccumulation in fish and other aquatic organisms are now …

Microplastics in the marine environment of St. Mary's Island: implications for human health and conservation

R Khaleel, G Valsan, N Rangel-Buitrago… - Environmental Monitoring …, 2023 - Springer
Microplastics have now been identified as a class of emerging pollutants and is considered
as a threat to aquatic organisms. This baseline paper investigated the distribution …

[HTML][HTML] Natural factors of microplastics distribution and migration in water: A review

X An, Y Wang, M Adnan, W Li, Y Zhang - Water, 2024 - mdpi.com
Microplastics are widely present worldwide and are of great concern to scientists and
governments due to their toxicity and ability to serve as carriers of other environmental …

Exploring the abundance of microplastics in Indian landfill leachate: An analytical study

M Verma, P Singh, M Dhanorkar - Journal of Environmental Management, 2024 - Elsevier
Landfills are a major source of many emerging pollutants, including microplastics (MPs).
This makes them a potential threat to human and environmental health and calls for a more …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics in the Ganga-Brahmaputra delta: sources and pathways to the sundarbans biosphere reserve-an UNESCO World Heritage Centre

K Neelavannan, IS Sen, N Sinha, AK Thakur… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract River Ganga, Brahmaputra, and their distributaries form one of the world's largest
delta and mangrove forests-the Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve-designated as the World …

Occurrence of plastics and their characterization in wild caught fish species (Labeo rohita, Wallago attu and Mystus tengara) of River Ganga (India) compared to a …

N Kumari, DK Yadav, PK Khan, R Kumar - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT Ganga River in India is one of the top 10 polluted rivers in the world, yet there is
no information on the occurrence of plastics in its wild caught fishes compared to …