Due to the accumulation of an enormous amount of plastic waste from municipal and
industrial sources in landfills, landfill leachate is becoming a significant reservoir of …

Microplastics (MPs) have recently attracted much attention due to their widespread
distribution in the aquatic environment. Microplastics can act as a vector of heavy metals in …

Plastic pollution is recognized as a severe anthropogenic issue in the coastal and marine
ecosystems across the world. Unprecedented and continuous accumulation of growing …

Microplastics, whether originating directly from industrial and household products or from the
degradation of larger plastics, are currently of intense global concern. These particles are …

Microplastics, which serve as sources and vector transport of organic contaminants in both
terrestrial and marine environments, are emerging micropollutants of increasing concerns …

Scientific evidences abound of the occurrence of plastic pollution, from mega-to nano-sized
plastics, in virtually all matrixes of the environment. Apart from the direct effects of plastics …

Diverse effects of nano-and microplastic (NMP) have been demonstrated in the laboratory.
We provide a broad review of current knowledge on occurrence, measurement, modeling …

The presence of plastic debris in the ocean is increasing and several effects in the marine
environment have been reported. A great number of studies have demonstrated that …

The widespread occurrence of microplastic has invaded the environment to an extent that it
appears to be present throughout the globe. This review investigated the global abundance …

Due to the widespread use and durability of synthetic polymers, plastic debris occurs in the
environment worldwide. In the present work, information on sources and fate of microplastic …