Microplastic sources, formation, toxicity and remediation: a review

AI Osman, M Hosny, AS Eltaweil, S Omar… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Microplastic pollution is becoming a major issue for human health due to the recent
discovery of microplastics in most ecosystems. Here, we review the sources, formation …

Microplastics as carriers of toxic pollutants: Source, transport, and toxicological effects

N Rafa, B Ahmed, F Zohora, J Bakya, S Ahmed… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastic pollution has emerged as a new environmental concern due to our reliance on
plastic. Recent years have seen an upward trend in scholarly interest in the topic of …

A review on microplastics and nanoplastics in the environment: Their occurrence, exposure routes, toxic studies, and potential effects on human health

S Sangkham, O Faikhaw, N Munkong, P Sakunkoo… - Marine pollution …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) are emerging environmental pollutants,
having a major ecotoxicological concern to humans and many other biotas, especially …

Impacts of plastic pollution on ecosystem services, sustainable development goals, and need to focus on circular economy and policy interventions

R Kumar, A Verma, A Shome, R Sinha, S Sinha… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Plastic pollution is ubiquitous in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Plastic waste exposed to
the environment creates problems and is of significant concern for all life forms. Plastic …

[HTML][HTML] Micro-and nanoplastics: a new cardiovascular risk factor?

X Zhu, C Wang, X Duan, B Liang, EG Xu… - Environment international, 2023 - Elsevier
Exposure to micro-and nanoplastics (MNPs) is inevitable due to their omnipresence in the
environment. A growing body of studies has advanced our understanding of the potential …

Impact of community masking on COVID-19: a cluster-randomized trial in Bangladesh

J Abaluck, LH Kwong, A Styczynski, A Haque, MA Kabir… - Science, 2022 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Mask usage remains low across many parts of the world during the COVID-
19 pandemic, and strategies to increase mask-wearing remain untested. Our objectives …

Environmental effects of COVID-19 pandemic and potential strategies of sustainability

T Rume, SMDU Islam - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
The global outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is affecting every part of
human lives, including the physical world. The measures taken to control the spread of the …

[HTML][HTML] Face mask and medical waste disposal during the novel COVID-19 pandemic in Asia

S Sangkham - Case studies in chemical and environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
The origin of the novel human coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and its potential for harm
increased face mask and medical waste in the environment, thereby necessitating the …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental challenges induced by extensive use of face masks during COVID-19: A review and potential solutions

K Selvaranjan, S Navaratnam, P Rajeev… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The ongoing COVID-19 disease significantly affects not only human health, it also affects the
wealth of country'economy and everyday routine of human life. To control the spread of the …

Challenges and practices on waste management and disposal during COVID-19 pandemic

D Hantoko, X Li, A Pariatamby, K Yoshikawa… - Journal of environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed a global emergency and also has raised issues with
waste management practices. This study emphasized the challenges of increased waste …