Background: Plastics have conveyed great benefits to humanity and made possible some of
the most significant advances of modern civilization in fields as diverse as medicine …

Microplastic particles are ubiquitous in the environment, from the air we breathe to the food
we eat. The key question with respect to these particles is to what extent they cause risks for …

The fate of plastics that enter the ocean is a longstanding puzzle. Recent estimates of the
oceanic input of plastic are one to two orders of magnitude larger than the amount measured …

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increased demand for single-use plastics that
intensifies pressure on an already out-of-control global plastic waste problem. While it is …

There have been numerous studies that have identified the presence of low-density
microplastics (MPs) in the water column and sediments. The focus of current MPs research …

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 …

Plastic waste are introduced into the environment inevitably and their exposure in the
environment causes deterioration in mechanical and physicochemical properties and leads …

Marine plastic pollution poses a potential threat to the ecosystem, but the sources and their
magnitudes remain largely unclear. Existing bottom-up emission inventories vary among …

The microplastic pollution and related ecological impacts in the aquatic environment have
attracted global attention over the past decade. Microplastics can be ingested by aquatic …

Millions of tons of riverine plastic waste enter the ocean via estuaries annually. The plastics
accumulate, fragment, mix and interact with organisms in these dynamic systems, but such …