Microplastics as a vehicle of heavy metals in aquatic environments: A review of adsorption factors, mechanisms, and biological effects

S Liu, JH Huang, W Zhang, LX Shi, KX Yi, HB Yu… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) have recently attracted much attention due to their widespread
distribution in the aquatic environment. Microplastics can act as a vector of heavy metals in …

Microplastics: An overview on separation, identification and characterization of microplastics

A Tirkey, LSB Upadhyay - Marine pollution bulletin, 2021 - Elsevier
At present plastic residues has become grave threat to the environment. Microplastics are
plastic residues with a size< 5 mm, due to their small size it is very difficult to remove them …

Degradation rates of plastics in the environment

A Chamas, H Moon, J Zheng, Y Qiu… - ACS Sustainable …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Plastic waste is currently generated at a rate approaching 400 Mt year–1. The amount of
plastics accumulating in the environment is growing rapidly, yet our understanding of its …

[HTML][HTML] Visible light photocatalytic degradation of polypropylene microplastics in a continuous water flow system

A Uheida, HG Mejía, M Abdel-Rehim, W Hamd… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastic pollution of water and ecosystem is attracting continued attention worldwide.
Due to their small sizes (≤ 5 mm) microplastic particles can be discharged to the …

Photocatalysis toward microplastics conversion: a critical review

G Zhou, H Xu, H Song, J Yi, X Wang, Z Chen… - ACS Catalysis, 2024 - ACS Publications
Microplastics (MPs, particle size< 5 mm) have become increasingly ubiquitous on Earth due
to the cleavage and degradation of the heavy use of plastics. MPs have recently been …

Characterization techniques of polymer aging: from beginning to end

R Tian, K Li, Y Lin, C Lu, X Duan - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Polymers have been widely applied in various fields in the daily routines and the
manufacturing. Despite the awareness of the aggressive and inevitable aging for the …

The chemical behaviors of microplastics in marine environment: A review

X Guo, J Wang - Marine pollution bulletin, 2019 - Elsevier
Microplastics are widely existed in marine and coastal environments, which aroused global
concern in recent years. This review mainly summarized the interactions of organic …

Plastic pollution in agriculture as a threat to food security, the ecosystem, and the environment: an overview

IA Lakhiar, H Yan, J Zhang, G Wang, S Deng, R Bao… - Agronomy, 2024 - mdpi.com
Plastic products in plant production and protection help farmers increase crop production,
enhance food quality, and reduce global water use and their environmental footprint …

The plastic in microplastics: A review

AL Andrady - Marine pollution bulletin, 2017 - Elsevier
Microplastics [MPs], now a ubiquitous pollutant in the oceans, pose a serious potential threat
to marine ecology and has justifiably encouraged focused biological and ecological …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastic fibres from synthetic textiles: Environmental degradation and additive chemical content

STL Sait, L Sørensen, S Kubowicz, K Vike-Jonas… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastic fibres (MPFs) often make up the largest fraction of microplastic pollution in
aquatic environments, yet little is known about their degradative fate and persistence. This …