Origin, ecotoxicity, and analytical methods for microplastic detection in aquatic systems

V Kumar, M Umesh, P Chakraborty, P Sharma… - TrAC Trends in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Over the decades, interaction of microplastics with other pollutants in a dynamic
environmental set up was observed to increase their toxic effects. This scenario is worse in …

Microplastics in water: Occurrence, fate and removal

S Chandra, KB Walsh - Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 2024 - Elsevier
A global study on tap water samples has found that up to 83% of these contained
microplastic fibres. These findings raise concerns about their potential health risks. Ingested …

A comprehensive assessment of macro and microplastics from Rivers Ganga and Yamuna: Unveiling the seasonal, spatial and risk factors

P Gupta, M Saha, A Naik, MM Kumar, C Rathore… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
There have been growing apprehensions and concerns regarding the increasing presence
of plastic pollutants in the holiest river of India, the Ganga, and its major tributary, Yamuna. In …

Microplastics in the sediments along the eastern Arabian Sea shelf: Distribution, governing factors and risk assessment

P Gupta, M Saha, V Suneel, C Rathore… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite the omnipresence of microplastics (MPs), the studies around the western
continental shelf of Indian Ocean (Eastern Arabian Sea-EAS) are uncovered and …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the potential and challenges of develo** physiologically-based toxicokinetic models to support human health risk assessment of microplastic and …

CY Chen, Z Lin - Environment International, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) pollution has emerged as a significant
and widespread environmental issue. Humans are inevitably exposed to MPs and NPs via …

Characteristics and risks of microplastic contamination in aquaculture ponds near the Yangtze Estuary, China

JN Huang, L Xu, B Wen, JZ Gao, ZZ Chen - Environmental Pollution, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastic pollution has been frequently reported in natural water environments, but
studies on the occurrence and characteristics of microplastic in aquaculture environments …

Unraveling the land-based discharge of microplastics from sewers to oceans–A comprehensive study and risk assessment in wastewaters of Goa, India

C Rathore, M Saha, J de Boer, A Desai, P Gupta… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Owing to their pervasive dispersion in the environment and their potential ramifications on
both marine life and human health, microplastics (MPs) are of increasing concern. However …

Global occurrence characteristics, drivers, and environmental risk assessment of microplastics in lakes: A meta-analysis

L Chen, S Zhou, Q Zhang, B Su, Q Yin, M Zou - Environmental Pollution, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastic (MP) pollution in lakes has received much attention as an increasing amount of
plastic waste enters aquatic ecosystems. However, there is still a lack of comprehensive …

Identification and physico-chemical characterization of microplastics in marine aerosols over the northeast Arabian Sea

A Kaushik, P Gupta, A Kumar, M Saha… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) in the atmosphere can undergo long-range transport from emission
regions to pristine terrestrial and oceanic ecosystems. Due to their inherent toxic and …

Do microplastics accumulate in penguin internal organs? Evidence from Svenner island, Antarctica

S Bhattacharjee, C Rathore, A Naik, M Saha… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The prevalence of microplastics (MPs,< 5 mm) in natural environments presents a
formidable global environmental threat MPs can be found from the Arctic to Antarctica …