Microplastics in human samples: Recent advances, hot-spots, and analytical challenges

G Malafaia, D Barceló - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Given the rapid advancement of microplastic (MP) contamination studies, we present a
comprehensive review in which the studies that identified and characterized MPs in human …

From oceans to dinner plates: The impact of microplastics on human health

EC Emenike, CJ Okorie, T Ojeyemi, A Egbemhenghe… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Microplastics, measuring less than 5 mm in diameter, are now found in various
environmental media, including soil, water, and air, and have infiltrated the food chain …

Detoxification of harmful pollutants using highly efficient visible light active Ru/TiO2/PVDF photocatalytic membranes

S Kumaravel, S Thiripuranthagan, T Vembuli… - Materials Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, the pristine PVDF and x% Ru/TiO 2/PVDF (x= 0. 5, 1 & 1. 5 wt.%) photocatalytic
composite membranes were cast by the phase inversion method. The prepared …

[HTML][HTML] Metal-organic framework membrane for waterborne micro/nanoplastics treatment

TK Dey, J Hou, M Sillanpää, BK Pramanik - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Micro/nanoplastics (MPs/NPs) are widespread and pose a significant threat to the
environment. Conventional polymeric membrane filtration struggles to completely remove …

Indoor microplastics: a comprehensive review and bibliometric analysis

MA Bhat - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023 - Springer
Indoor microplastic (MP) pollution is becoming a worldwide issue because people spend
more time inside. Through dust and air, indoor MP pollution may harm human health. This …

Microplastic pollutants in water: A comprehensive review on their remediation by adsorption using various adsorbents

A Verma, G Sharma, A Kumar, P Dhiman, GT Mola… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs), as emerging pollutants, have attracted the attention of
environmentalists, statespersons, and the scientific community over the last few decades. To …

Morphometric determination and digital geological mapping by RS and GIS Techniques in Aseer–Jazan Contact, Southwest Saudi Arabia

MYA Khan, M ElKashouty, AM Subyani, F Tian - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
The hydrological characteristics of the watershed in the southern Aseer and northern Jazan
regions of Saudi Arabia (SA) were identified by integrated remote sensing (RS) and …

Recent progress in the hydrophobic modification of starch-based films

Z Lin, H Cheng, K He, DJ McClements, Z Jin, Z Xu… - Food …, 2024 - Elsevier
Growing public awareness of the harmful environmental impacts of plastics has sparked
interest in the development of plant-based packaging materials. Because starch is a …

Occurrence of plastics and their characterization in wild caught fish species (Labeo rohita, Wallago attu and Mystus tengara) of River Ganga (India) compared to a …

N Kumari, DK Yadav, PK Khan, R Kumar - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT Ganga River in India is one of the top 10 polluted rivers in the world, yet there is
no information on the occurrence of plastics in its wild caught fishes compared to …

A comprehensive assessment of macro and microplastics from Rivers Ganga and Yamuna: Unveiling the seasonal, spatial and risk factors

P Gupta, M Saha, A Naik, MM Kumar, C Rathore… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
There have been growing apprehensions and concerns regarding the increasing presence
of plastic pollutants in the holiest river of India, the Ganga, and its major tributary, Yamuna. In …