Effects of environmental and anthropogenic factors on the distribution and abundance of microplastics in freshwater ecosystems

W Li, X Li, J Tong, W **ong, Z Zhu, X Gao, S Li… - Science of the Total …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Although microplastics are emerging marine pollutants that have recently attracted
increasing attention, it is still difficult to identify their sources. This study reviewed 6487 …

Ecotoxicity of microplastics to freshwater biota: Considering exposure and hazard across trophic levels

AT Castro-Castellon, AA Horton, JMR Hughes… - Science of the Total …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
In contrast to marine ecosystems, the toxicity impact of microplastics in freshwater
environments is poorly understood. This contribution reviews the literature on the range of …

[HTML][HTML] Hydro-geomorphic perspectives on microplastic distribution in freshwater river systems: A critical review

D Range, C Scherer, F Stock, TA Ternes, TO Hoffmann - Water Research, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Freshwater river systems are commonly defined as the main transport paths of microplastics
(MP) from land into the seas. A shift in research interest from oceans to rivers can be …

[HTML][HTML] Quantifying microplastic dispersion due to density effects

B Stride, S Abolfathi, GD Bending, J Pearson - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
An experimental study was conducted on how polymer density affects the transport and fate
of microplastics in aquatic flows. For the first time, polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE) …

Micro (nano) plastics in wastewater: A critical review on toxicity risk assessment, behaviour, environmental impact and challenges

S Singh, TSSK Naik, AG Anil, J Dhiman, V Kumar… - Chemosphere, 2022‏ - Elsevier
With millions of tonnes of plastic pollution generated every year, small-sized plastic particles,
including micro-and nanoplastics, end up in freshwater systems. Due to the very small size …

[HTML][HTML] Towards a circular economy of plastics: an evaluation of the systematic transition to a new generation of bioplastics

EM Melchor-Martínez, R Macías-Garbett… - Polymers, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Polymers | Free Full-Text | Towards a Circular Economy of Plastics: An Evaluation of the
Systematic Transition to a New Generation of Bioplastics Next Article in Journal Graphene …

The influence of photocatalytic reactors design and operating parameters on the wastewater organic pollutants removal—a mini-review

A Enesca - Catalysts, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
The organic pollutants removal by conventional methods (adsorption, coagulation, filtration,
microorganism and enzymes) showed important limitation due to the reluctance of these …

A review on microplastics in major European rivers

S Gao, N Orlowski, FK Bopf… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
The topic of riverine microplastics is of great interest to the general public, yet the univocal
scientific knowledge on this topic is limited. This review investigated the occurrence of …

Road markings and microplastics–a critical literature review

TE Burghardt, A Pashkevich - Transportation research part D: transport and …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Microplastic pollution became one of the most researched current environmental topics.
Road markings are often listed amongst important microplastic pollution sources, but there is …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics and road markings: the role of glass beads and loss estimation

TE Burghardt, A Pashkevich, D Babić… - … research part D …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Road markings are often listed amongst meaningful contributors to pollution with
microplastics. However, the reported estimates do not address the renewal frequency and its …