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 …

Environmental behaviors of microplastics in aquatic systems: A systematic review on degradation, adsorption, toxicity and biofilm under aging conditions

H Luo, C Liu, D He, J Xu, J Sun, J Li, X Pan - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (MPs,< 5 mm) in the environment have attracted worldwide attention
due to their wide distribution and difficulty in handling. Aging processes such as UV …

Emerging micropollutants in aquatic ecosystems and nanotechnology-based removal alternatives: a review

N Narwal, D Katyal, N Kataria, PK Rose, SG Warkar… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
There is a significant concern about the accessibility of uncontaminated and safe drinking
water, a fundamental necessity for human beings. This concern is attributed to the toxic …

Review of emerging contaminants in green stormwater infrastructure: Antibiotic resistance genes, microplastics, tire wear particles, PFAS, and temperature

B Bodus, K O'Malley, G Dieter, C Gunawardana… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Green stormwater infrastructure is a growing management approach to capturing, infiltrating,
and treating runoff at the source. However, there are several emerging contaminants for …

Adsorption of typical natural organic matter on microplastics in aqueous solution: Kinetics, isotherm, influence factors and mechanism

J Zhang, S Zhan, LB Zhong, X Wang, Z Qiu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
With rapid urbanization, microplastics and natural organic matters (NOMs) are ubiquitous in
aquatic environment, and microplastics could act as carriers for organic matters in the …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics and associated emerging contaminants in the environment: Analysis, sorption mechanisms and effects of co-exposure

J Martín, JL Santos, I Aparicio, E Alonso - Trends in Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) and other emerging pollutants exist together in the environment and
their co-exposure represents a source of increasing concern as MPs have been reported to …

Organic pollutants adsorbed on microplastics: Potential indicators for source appointment of microplastics

X Chen, X Yu, L Zhang, W Zhao, Q Sui - Journal of hazardous materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Pollution by microplastics (MPs) has caused potential threats to the environment.
Understanding the sources of MPs in the environment can help control their emissions and …

Biochar for the removal of emerging pollutants from aquatic systems: a review

M Dong, L He, M Jiang, Y Zhu, J Wang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Water contaminated with emerging pollutants has become a serious environmental issue
globally. Biochar is a porous and carbon-rich material produced from biomass pyrolysis and …

Review of microplastics in lakes: sources, distribution characteristics, and environmental effects

T Pan, H Liao, F Yang, F Sun, Y Guo, H Yang, D Feng… - Carbon Research, 2023 - Springer
Microplastics (MPs) are contaminants that damage lake ecosystems by enriching pollutants.
This study investigated the current state of MPs in lakes using the bibliometric method and …

Occurrence, fate, and sorption behavior of contaminants of emerging concern to microplastics: Influence of the weathering/aging process

JN Hanun, F Hassan, JJ Jiang - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics have been observed in most environments, and their concentrations are
expected to increase over the coming decades given the continued and increased …