Due to its excellent physical and chemical properties and low price, plastic has replaced part
of the use of stone, wood and metal. The inability to degrade and improper handling have …

The prevalence of micro and nanoplastics (MNPs) across the various environments and
their negative impact on ecosystems have become a serious global threat and are currently …

Plastics have caused serious environmental pollution. In recent years, microplastics (MPs)
have caused widespread concern about their potential toxicity on animals and humans …

Clothing is one of the primary human needs, and the demand is met by the global
production of thousands of tons of textile fibers, fabrics and garments every day. Polyester …

Large-scale plastic pollution occurs in terrestrial and marine environments and degrades
into microparticles (MP) and nanoparticles (NP) of plastic. Micro/nanoplastics (MP/NPs) are …

Polystyrene microplastics (PS-MPs) can threaten human health, especially male fertility.
However, most existing studies have focused on the adulthood stage of male reproduction …

Microplastics (MPs) pose a global threat to marine ecosystems, little is known about the
factors that influence their bioavailability. Microplastics have the ability to adsorb …

Microplastics have become predominant contaminants, attracting much political and
scientific attention. Despite the massively-increasing research on microplastics effects on …

The threat of plastic waste pollution in African countries is increasing exponentially since the
World Health Organisation declared the coronavirus infection as a pandemic. Fundamental …

The ubiquity and detrimental effects of plastics in the environment have become global
environmental concerns over the past decade. Intensive anthropogenic activities, such as …