Microplastic sources, formation, toxicity and remediation: a review

AI Osman, M Hosny, AS Eltaweil, S Omar… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Microplastic pollution is becoming a major issue for human health due to the recent
discovery of microplastics in most ecosystems. Here, we review the sources, formation …

Microplastics as carriers of toxic pollutants: Source, transport, and toxicological effects

N Rafa, B Ahmed, F Zohora, J Bakya, S Ahmed… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastic pollution has emerged as a new environmental concern due to our reliance on
plastic. Recent years have seen an upward trend in scholarly interest in the topic of …

COVID pollution: impact of COVID-19 pandemic on global plastic waste footprint

NU Benson, DE Bassey, T Palanisami - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
Plastic products have played significant roles in protecting people during the COVID-19
pandemic. The widespread use of personal protective gear created a massive disruption in …

Impacts of COVID-19 on energy demand and consumption: Challenges, lessons and emerging opportunities

P Jiang, Y Van Fan, JJ Klemeš - Applied energy, 2021 - Elsevier
COVID-19 has caused great challenges to the energy industry. Potential new practices and
social forms being facilitated by the pandemics are having impacts on energy demand and …

Mechanical recycling of packaging plastics: A review

ZOG Schyns, MP Shaver - Macromolecular rapid …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The current global plastics economy is highly linear, with the exceptional performance and
low carbon footprint of polymeric materials at odds with dramatic increases in plastic waste …

A critical analysis of the impacts of COVID-19 on the global economy and ecosystems and opportunities for circular economy strategies

T Ibn-Mohammed, KB Mustapha, J Godsell… - Resources …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic on the 11th
of March 2020, but the world is still reeling from its aftermath. Originating from China, cases …

Biotechnological methods to remove microplastics: a review

U Anand, S Dey, E Bontempi, S Ducoli… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Microplastics pollution is major threat to ecosystems and is impacting abiotic and biotic
components. Microplastics are diverse and highly complex contaminants that transport other …

Increased plastic pollution due to COVID-19 pandemic: Challenges and recommendations

ALP Silva, JC Prata, TR Walker, AC Duarte… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Plastics have become a severe transboundary threat to natural ecosystems and human
health, with studies predicting a twofold increase in the number of plastic debris (including …

Challenges and strategies for effective plastic waste management during and post COVID-19 pandemic

KR Vanapalli, HB Sharma, VP Ranjan, B Samal… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic has enhanced the complexities of plastic waste
management. Our improved, hyper-hygienic way of life in the fear of transmission has …

Challenges and practices on waste management and disposal during COVID-19 pandemic

D Hantoko, X Li, A Pariatamby, K Yoshikawa… - Journal of environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed a global emergency and also has raised issues with
waste management practices. This study emphasized the challenges of increased waste …