The impact of microplastics on the efficacy of urban wastewater treatment processes

M Adeel, T Mina, L Rizzo, D Fatta-Kassinos - Journal of Environmental …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs), now considered as contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), have
gained attention because of their widespread presence in the environment. Even though …

Magnetic-based Microextraction Systems for the Determination of Emerging Contaminants in Environmental Liquid Samples

T Vega-Morales, Z Sosa-Ferrera… - TrAC Trends in …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The development of novel methodologies for the extraction of emerging contaminants (ECs)
based on functionalized magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) has increased over the past …

[HTML][HTML] Do microplastics have neurological implications in relation to schizophrenia zebrafish models? A brain immunohistochemistry, neurotoxicity assessment, and …

A Savuca, AS Curpan, LD Hritcu… - International Journal of …, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
The effects of exposure to environmental pollutants on neurological processes are of
increasing concern due to their potential to induce oxidative stress and neurotoxicity …

Food Plants and Environmental Contamination: An Update

N Guerrieri, S Mazzini, G Borgonovo - Toxics, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Food plants are the basis of human nutrition, but, in contaminated places, they can uptake
contaminants. Environmental contamination and climate change can modify food quality; …

Reefs of Brachidontes exustus and Petaloconchus spp. as traps and sink for microplastics in tropical coastal areas

SN Santos, N Craveiro, FF da Silva, SA Júnior… - Marine Pollution …, 2025‏ - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are emerging contaminants in marine environments. This study
quantified, chemically identified, and described MPs in reefs of Brachidontes exustus and …

Microplastic-induced shifts in bioturbation and oxygen penetration depth in subtidal sediments

A Ridall, A Maciute, FJA Nascimento, S Bonaglia… - Marine Pollution …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Interstitial meiofauna, organisms smaller than 500 μm that live between sediment grains, are
the most abundant animals on Earth. They play crucial roles in biogeochemical cycles, but …

Does short-span chemical oxidation induce more weathering than prolonged thermal aging on polypropylene microplastics? Its consequence during the interaction …

TN Narhayanan, B Ou, D Janjaroen - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Weathering and degradation of plastics in the environment are evident in almost all
conditions. However, the difference is the changes in the polymer properties, which varies …

Point and nonpoint sources of microplastics to two Southeast Michigan rivers and reduced biofilm function on plastic substrata

JL Troost, SM Baker, MH Chaudry, KE Judd - Aquatic Sciences, 2024‏ - Springer
Plastic pollution is an emergent global issue in freshwater and marine ecosystems.
Microplastics enter waterways from a variety of sources, although the relative importance of …

[HTML][HTML] Sources, distribution, and impacts of emerging contaminants–a critical review on contamination of landfill leachate

R Das, D Raj - Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 2025‏ - Elsevier
A broad range of artificial or naturally occurring chemicals known as emerging contaminants
(ECs) are increasingly found in landfill leachate and provide serious dangers to human …

[HTML][HTML] The last decade epidemiologic concern of drinking water contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) in Asian Countries: A sco** review

RJ Nathanael, LN Adyanis, K Oginawati - Heliyon, 2024‏ - cell.com
With the rapid industrialization and urbanization in Asian countries, the challenge of rising
emerging contaminants in the environment, including the water cycle, has become more …