Degradation of plastics associated with the COVID-19 pandemic

CI Pizarro-Ortega, DC Dioses-Salinas… - Marine pollution …, 2022 - Elsevier
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an unprecedented form of plastic
pollution: personal protective equipment (PPE). Numerous studies have reported the …

[HTML][HTML] Ecological consequences of microplastic pollution in sub-Saharan Africa aquatic ecosystems: An implication to environmental health

E Moto, M Hossein, R Bakari, AS Mateso, JR Selemani… - HydroResearch, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastic pollution (MPs) emerged as a significant environmental concern due to its
persistent nature. These MPs particles endure in waters, soils, and even the atmosphere …

Distribution, characteristics, and risk assessments analysis of microplastics in shore sediments and surface water of Moheshkhali channel of Bay of Bengal …

S Al Nahian, MRJ Rakib, R Kumar, SMB Haider… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastic pollution in various ecosystems has gained significant attention across the
globe. Due to ubiquitous abundance, terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems at regional scales …

Human exposure to microplastics from urban decentralized pay-to-fetch drinking-water refill kiosks

F Pérez-Guevara, PD Roy, I Elizalde-Martínez… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics in the human diet have become a worldwide concern. To date, microplastics in
urban drinking water supplies, such as decentralized drinking-water refill kiosks, have not …

Microplastics: Global occurrence, impact, characteristics and sorting

PP Prabhu, K Pan, JN Krishnan - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Stressors like microplastics (MPs) cause proliferating environmental pollution globally. Since
plastics are continuously introduced into water bodies through numerous paths, novel …

Abundance and characteristics of microplastics in the landfill leachate of Amin Bazar, Dhaka: A potential risk to aquatic environments

MA Rahman, MM Haque, SM Tareq - Physics and Chemistry of the Earth …, 2024 - Elsevier
Plastic pollution has become a growing environmental and human health issue over the last
decade. The landfill sites of develo** countries receive a variety of waste, including …

Sorption of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) using Polyethylene (PE) microplastics as adsorbent: Grand canonical Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics …

CE Enyoh, Q Wang, W Wang… - International Journal …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and microplastics (MPs) removal is
one of the main technical measures in these emerging pollutant control and MPs can sorb …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics biodegradation by biofloc-producing bacteria: an inventive biofloc technology approach

S Hossain, H Manan, ZNA Shukri, R Othman… - Microbiological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics pollution has become a threat to aquaculture practices, as nearly all farming
systems are saturated with microplastics (MPs) particles. Current research on MPs is limited …

First record of plastiglomerates, pyroplastics and plasticrusts along the beaches of Tamilnadu, Southeast coast of India

K Gunasekaran, B Mghili, GE De-la-Torre… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
Plastic litter affects coastal and marine ecosystems globally. This study represents the first
record of pyroplastics and plasticrust in the beaches of Tamil Nadu, India. All samples were …

[HTML][HTML] Micro-and nano-plastic degradation by bacterial enzymes: a solution to'white pollution'

M Mandal, A Roy, R Popek, A Sarkar - The Microbe, 2024 - Elsevier
The most significant threat to environmental components is the alarming increase of micro-
and nano-plastics (MNPs) within the ecosystem. In addition to being produced by breaking …