Organic amendment in climate change mitigation: Challenges in an era of micro-and nanoplastics

SM Owusu, MO Adomako, H Qiao - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
As a global strategy for mitigating climate change, organic amendments play critical roles in
restoring stocks in carbon (C) depleted soils, preserving existing stocks to prevent further …

Microplastic pollution in riverine ecosystems: threats posed on macroinvertebrates

D Nantege, R Odong, HS Auta, UN Keke… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Microplastics (MPs) are pollutants of emerging concern that have been reported in terrestrial
and aquatic ecosystems as well as in food items. The increasing production and use of …

Synergistic adverse effects of microfibers and freshwater acidification on host-microbiota interactions in the water flea Daphnia magna

YH Lee, MS Kim, Y Lee, C Wang, SC Yun… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microfibers are the most common type of microplastics in freshwater environments.
Anthropogenic climate stressors, such as freshwater acidification (FA), can interact with …

Ants avoid food contaminated with micro-and nanoplastics

G Le Hen, A Masoni, M Manuelli, S Falsini, E Corti… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Micro-and nanoplastics (MNP) have recently received particular attention in freshwater and
marine ecosystems, but less is known about their impact on terrestrial species. Ants can be …

Microplastics in the Amazon biome: State of the art and future priorities

LMS Morais, AFS Queiroz, BKF Brito, N Fenzl… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Microplastics (MPs) have been identified as a major potential threat to the biota and human
health. Despite the exponential increase in MP research worldwide, few studies have …

[HTML][HTML] Review of mayflies (Insecta Ephemeroptera) as a bioindicator of heavy metals and microplastics in freshwater

N Benhadji, SB Kurniawan, MF Imron - Science of the Total Environment, 2025 - Elsevier
Heavy metal and microplastic pollutions are prevalent in freshwater ecosystems, with many
freshwater bodies being contaminated by one or both of these pollutants. Recent studies …

Microplastics alter the leaf litter breakdown rates and the decomposer community in subtropical lentic microhabitats

WG Borges, ER Cararo, R de Brito, AN Pazini… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics, pervasive pollutants in aquatic environments, have been primarily studied for
their impact on marine ecosystems. However, their effects on freshwater systems …

Amazonian aquatic insects in a changing landscape

RT Martins, VC Firmino, N Hamada - The Future of Amazonian Aquatic …, 2024 - Springer
Multiple local anthropogenic pressures and climate changes threaten the biodiversity of
aquatic insects in the Amazon. In this chapter, we review the impacts of various land use …

Effects of microplastics on the foraging activity of a Neotropical shredder

EC Sangiogo, ER Cararo, CA Lima-Rezende… - Hydrobiologia, 2024 - Springer
Microplastics may negatively affect shredder invertebrates in aquatic ecosystems,
influencing litter breakdown and nutrient cycling, resulting in adverse effects on the trophic …

Role of Microplastics in Global Warming and Climate Change: A Review

MS Parvez, H Ullah, O Faruk, E Simon… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2024 - Springer
Microplastics (MPs) have become an important concern among scientists and policymakers
all around the globe. Despite this, the contribution of MPs to global warming and climate …