Recently, studies on microplastics (MPs) have increased rapidly due to the growing
awareness of the potential health risks related to their occurrence. The first part of this review …

Microplastics (MPs), as an entirely anthropogenic type of pollution, are considered to be
stratigraphic markers of the Anthropocene Epoch, and have become of increasing public …

Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous environmental contaminants of considerable persistence
and have been a global concern for the past decade. Recently, atmospheric MPs have …

Microplastics (MP) have recently been considered as emerging contaminants in the water
environment. In the last number of years, the number of studies on MP has grown quickly …

Plastics are essential raw materials widely used in various fields in our modern society due
to their excellent durability, moldability and lightweight. Nevertheless, the massive amount of …

The ubiquitous distribution of microplastics (MPs) across marine habitats has led to an
increased investigation of their potential impacts on the marine food chain and consequent …

Microplastics (MPs) are considered as emergent threat to human health. No complete data
still exists on MPs presence in fish tissue and their transmission to humans. The present …

This study assessed the abundance of microplastics (MPs) in muscle, liver, gill, and
gastrointestinal tissues of 14 fish species from the Persian Gulf. The quality control showed …

The distribution of freshwater and marine microplastics (MPs) varies due to the difference in
fresh and seawater densities and MP sources. This study aims to investigate the abundance …

This study evaluated the biodegradability of PBS fishing gear in marine sedimentary
environments, which is a major cause of unintended catches caused by discarded fishing …