Effects of microplastics' physical and chemical properties on aquatic organisms: State-of-the-art and future research trends

JP da Costa, M Chamkha, M Ksibi, S Sayadi - TrAC Trends in Analytical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) pose a global threat to marine ecosystems, little is known about the
factors that influence their bioavailability. Microplastics have the ability to adsorb …

Effects of microplastics on physiological performance of marine bivalves, potential impacts, and enlightening the future based on a comparative study

R Mkuye, S Gong, L Zhao, F Masanja… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
This review aims to explore the effects of microplastics and their corresponding additives on
the physiological performances of marine bivalves together with their related genes. We …

Removal of microplastics from wastewater through electrocoagulation-electroflotation and membrane filtration processes

C Akarsu, H Kumbur, AE Kideys - Water Science and Technology, 2021 - iwaponline.com
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are one of the major vectors of microplastics (MPs)
pollution for the recipient water bodies. Therefore, the recovery of MPs from WWTPs is …

Microplastic pollution in Turkish aquatic ecosystems: sources, characteristics, implications, and mitigation strategies

İ Aydın, Y Terzi, S Gündoğdu, Ü Aytan… - Turkish Journal of …, 2023 - avesis.akdeniz.edu.tr
Aquatic environments are one of the final destinations for microplastics. In this review, a
combination of systematic and narrative literature review was conducted to identify and …

A review of plastic pollution in aquatic ecosystems of Turkey

C Çevik, AE Kıdeyş, ÜN Tavşanoğlu… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Turkey is one of the major plastic pollution sources in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
This review summarizes present information, data, and legislation on plastic pollution in …

Pervasive occurrence of microplastics in Hudson-Raritan estuary zooplankton

K Sipps, G Arbuckle-Keil, R Chant, N Fahrenfeld… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MP) are considered emerging contaminants in the water environment, and
there is an interest in understanding their entry into the food web. As a growing body of …

Spatio-temporal patterns of microplastic contamination in surface waters of Hooghly River Estuary: Causes and consequences

K Rajan, FA Khudsar, R Kumar - Regional Studies in Marine Science, 2023 - Elsevier
We conducted a pilot study in Hooghly River Estuary (HRE) at ten stations covering rural,
urban and tidally mixed stretches to the confluence to quantify levels of microplastic (MP) …

Implications of plastic pollution on global marine carbon cycling and climate

K Kvale - Emerging Topics in Life Sciences, 2022 - portlandpress.com
Plastic pollution can both chemically and physically impede marine biota. But it can also
provide novel substrates for colonization, and its leachate might stimulate phytoplankton …

Microplastics reduce net population growth and fecal pellet sinking rates for the marine copepod, Acartia tonsa

EA Shore, JA DeMayo, MH Pespeni - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (< 5 mm) are ubiquitous in the global environment and are
increasingly recognized as a biological hazard, particularly in the oceans. Zooplankton, at …

Revealing the hidden threats: Genotoxic effects of microplastics on freshwater fish

M Menezes, FT de Mello, L Ziegler, B Wanderley… - Aquatic Toxicology, 2024 - Elsevier
New evidence regarding the risks that microplastics (MP) ingestion pose to human and
wildlife health are being revealed with progress made in ecotoxicological research …