Microplastics and nanoplastics in the marine-atmosphere environment

D Allen, S Allen, S Abbasi, A Baker… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2022 - nature.com
The discovery of atmospheric micro (nano) plastic transport and ocean–atmosphere
exchange points to a highly complex marine plastic cycle, with negative implications for …

[HTML][HTML] A plastic world: A review of microplastic pollution in the freshwaters of the Earth's poles

F Citterich, AL Giudice, M Azzaro - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastic (MP) pollution is of great environmental concern. MPs have been found all over
the Earth, including in the poles, which is indicative for the important threat they constitute …

Microplastic pollution in the Himalayas: Occurrence, distribution, accumulation and environmental impacts

A Talukdar, S Bhattacharya, A Bandyopadhyay… - Science of the total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics have been reported from various ecosystems including lakes, ponds,
wetlands, mountains, and forests globally. Recent research works showed microplastic …

Microplastics in drinking water: A review on methods, occurrence, sources, and potential risks assessment

L Yang, S Kang, X Luo, Z Wang - Environmental Pollution, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics in drinking water captured widespread attention following reports of
widespread detection around the world. Concerns have been raised about the potential …

Insight into combined pollution of antibiotics and microplastics in aquatic and soil environment: Environmental behavior, interaction mechanism and associated impact …

J Wei, M Chen, J Wang - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
At present, antibiotics and microplastics are two emerging pollutants which widely exist in
the water environment. The interaction between antibiotics and microplastics forms …

How microplastics interact with food chain: a short overview of fate and impacts

M Saeedi - Journal of Food Science and Technology, 2024 - Springer
Microplastics as one of the ubiquitous contaminants have recently attracted attentions.
Microplastics have the potential to impact the social-ecological environment. Accordingly …

Environmental fate, aging, toxicity and potential remediation strategies of microplastics in soil environment: Current progress and future perspectives

N Ali, W Liu, A Zeb, R Shi, Y Lian, Q Wang… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are small plastic debris (< 5 mm) that result from the fragmentation of
plastic due to physical and physiochemical processes. MPs are emerging pollutants that …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Far from a distraction: plastic pollution and the planetary emergency

JL Lavers, AL Bond, C Rolsky - Biological conservation, 2022 - Elsevier
Pollution of the environment with plastics has garnered significant public attention, but the
topic has also been the focus of controversy, including assertions that resources are better …

Hydrostatic pressure drives microbe-mediated biodegradation of microplastics in surface sediments of deep reservoirs: Novel findings from hydrostatic pressure …

K Yu, B Chai, T Zhuo, Q Tang, X Gao, J Wang, L He… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics originate from the physical, chemical, or biological degradation of plastics in
the environment. Once ingested by organisms at the bottom of the food chain, microplastics …