Microplastics and associated contaminants in the aquatic environment: A review on their ecotoxicological effects, trophic transfer, and potential impacts to human …

W Huang, B Song, J Liang, Q Niu, G Zeng… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics pollution: a brief review of its source and abundance in different aquatic ecosystems

A Ashrafy, AA Liza, MN Islam, MM Billah… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are a continuous and subtle environmental problem; they have already
been identified as a significant issue in aquatic habitats as well as in human health …

The vertical distribution and biological transport of marine microplastics across the epipelagic and mesopelagic water column

CA Choy, BH Robison, TO Gagne, B Erwin, E Firl… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Plastic waste has been documented in nearly all types of marine environments and has
been found in species spanning all levels of marine food webs. Within these marine …

Biological uptake, distribution and toxicity of micro (nano) plastics in the aquatic biota: a special emphasis on size-dependent impacts

W Liu, H Liao, M Wei, M Junaid, G Chen… - TrAC Trends in Analytical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs), defined as plastic particles smaller
than 5 mm and 100 nm, respectively, have emerged as significantly hazardous …

Sampling and quality assurance and quality control: a guide for scientists investigating the occurrence of microplastics across matrices

SM Brander, VC Renick, MM Foley… - Applied …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Plastic pollution is a defining environmental contaminant and is considered to be one of the
greatest environmental threats of the Anthropocene, with its presence documented across …

Extraction and detection methods of microplastics in food and marine systems: A critical review

A Sridhar, D Kannan, A Kapoor, S Prabhakar - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The ubiquitous presence of microplastics as contaminants in the ecosystem has become a
matter of environmental concern gaining considerable attention in the research community …

[HTML][HTML] Seasonal variation and risk assessment of microplastics in surface water of the Manas River Basin, China

G Wang, J Lu, W Li, J Ning, L Zhou, Y Tong… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The ubiquity of microplastics in the environment has caused great influence to ecosystems
and seriously threatened human health. To better understand the variation in microplastics …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics in food: a review on analytical methods and challenges

JH Kwon, JW Kim, TD Pham, A Tarafdar… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Human exposure to microplastics contained in food has become a significant concern owing
to the increasing accumulation of microplastics in the environment. In this paper, we …

Microplastics prevalence, interactions, and remediation in the aquatic environment: a critical review

AM Elgarahy, A Akhdhar, KZ Elwakeel - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) have been seen over recent years as a major water contaminant with
significant potential for adverse health and animal health effects. Natural attenuation has …

[HTML][HTML] From marine to freshwater environment: A review of the ecotoxicological effects of microplastics

X Li, Y Chen, S Zhang, Y Dong, Q Pang, I Lynch… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) have been widely detected in the world's water, which may pose a
significant threat to the ecosystem as a whole and have been a subject of much attention …