The escalating production of synthetic plastics and inadequate waste management have led
to pervasive microplastic (MP) contamination in aquatic ecosystems. MPs, typically defined …

Microplastics (MPs)─ ie, plastic particles less than 5 mm in length─ are becoming a
growing environmental concern due to their potential ecotoxicological impacts on aquatic …

The inevitable and consistent use of plastics for various chemical and industrial processes
has resulted in MPs pollution, which poses a huge and severe concern for both environment …

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 …

Microplastics are less than 5 mm in diameter that enters the ecosystem through the
breakdown of large plastic particles or climate and human activity. This study examined the …

There is very little knowledge on microplastic pollution in the Western Ghats (WG), a
heritage site in southwest India. To address this, we have studied the spatiotemporal …

The primary objective of this research was to assess microplastics (MPs) in the sediments of
Chilika lake. MPs were extracted from 22 sediment samples using the density separation …

While global attention has been primarily focused on the occurrence and persistence of
microplastics (MP) in urban lakes, relatively little attention has been paid to the problem of …

Highlights Soil pollution by microplastics (MPs) has steadily grown in recent years. MPs may
interact with pesticides that reach the soil during pest control. MPs increase adsorption and …

The current study investigates the seasonal variations in microplastic (MP) contamination,
specifically those ranging in size from 0.1 mm to 5 mm, within the tropical mangroves of …