Microplastics in urban runoff: Global occurrence and fate

C Wang, D O'Connor, L Wang, WM Wu, J Luo, D Hou - Water research, 2022 - Elsevier
Public concerns on microplastic (MP) pollution and its prevalence in urban runoff have
grown exponentially. Huge amounts of MPs are transported from urban environments via …

Microplastics as an emerging threat to the global environment and human health

S Ghosh, JK Sinha, S Ghosh, K Vashisth, S Han… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, there has been mounting concern about the bearing of microplastics on
human health and the comprehensive natural environment. These particles come from a …

Adsorptive behavior of micro (nano) plastics through biochar: Co-existence, consequences, and challenges in contaminated ecosystems

R Kumar, A Verma, MRJ Rakib, PK Gupta… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The abundance of micro (nano) plastics in natural ecosystems is a crucial global challenge,
as these small-sized plastic particles originate from land-based and marine-based activities …

Generation and consequence of nano/microplastics from medical waste and household plastic during the COVID-19 pandemic

AA Mohana, MM Islam, M Rahman, SK Pramanik… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Since the end of 2019, the world has faced a major crisis because of the outbreak of COVID-
19 disease which has created a severe threat to humanity. To control this pandemic, the …

Nano/microplastics: Fragmentation, interaction with co-existing pollutants and their removal from wastewater using membrane processes

AA Mohana, M Rahman, SK Sarker, N Haque, L Gao… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Nano and microplastic (NP/MP) is one of the most challenging types of micropollutants,
coming from either direct release or degradation of plastic items into ecosystems. NP/MP …

Understanding the fate of nano-plastics in wastewater treatment plants and their removal using membrane processes

AA Mohana, SM Farhad, N Haque, BK Pramanik - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanoplastics (NPs) have become a major environmental issue due to their adverse effect on
the water environment. Wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) is considered as one of the …

A review on the remediation of microplastics using constructed wetlands: Bibliometric, co-occurrence, current trends, and future directions

D Xu, X Yin, S Zhou, Y Jiang, X **, H Sun, J Wang - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Massive prevalence of microplastics (MPs) in the environment has become one of the
world's most serious environmental concerns. Human dependence on plastics has created a …

Removal of micro/nanoplastics in constructed wetland: Efficiency, limitations and perspectives

S Liu, Y Zhao, T Li, T Hu, K Zheng, M Shen… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The persistent presence of microplastics in freshwater environments has posed a threat to
the ecological environment and human health. How to remove microplastics from aquatic …

Identification, classification and quantification of microplastics in road dust and stormwater

S Monira, R Roychand, MA Bhuiyan, FI Hai… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MP) have become a major emerging class of pollutants representing
significant eco-toxicological risks for ecosystems and marine environments. The aim of this …