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 …

Mitigating microplastic pollution: A critical review on the effects, remediation, and utilization strategies of microplastics

A Thacharodi, S Hassan, R Meenatchi, MA Bhat… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics are found ubiquitous in the natural environment and are an increasing source
of worry for global health. Rapid industrialization and inappropriate plastic waste …

Detection, characterization and possible biofragmentation of synthetic microfibers released from domestic laundering wastewater as an emerging source of marine …

S Mishra, D Dash, AP Das - Marine pollution bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
Synthetic microfibers are universally recognized as an emerging pollutant in all ecosystems.
The present investigation focuses on the evaluation and quantification of synthetic microfiber …

Recent analytical techniques, and potential eco-toxicological impacts of textile fibrous microplastics (FMPs) and associated contaminates: A review

S Yadav, N Kataria, P Khyalia, PK Rose, S Mukherjee… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite of our growing understanding of microplastic's implications, research on the effects
of fibrous microplastic (FMPs) on the environment is still in its infancy. Some scientists have …

Microplastics in wastewater by washing polyester fabrics

A Šaravanja, T Pušić, T Dekanić - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microplastics have become one of the most serious environmental hazards today, raising
fears that concentrations will continue to rise even further in the near future …

Occurrence and characteristics of atmospheric microplastics in Mexico City

VC Shruti, G Kutralam-Muniasamy… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
While atmospheric microplastics have attracted scientific attention as a significant source of
microplastic contamination in the environment, studies in large population centers remain …

Microfibers released into the air from a household tumble dryer

D Tao, K Zhang, S Xu, H Lin, Y Liu, J Kang… - … & Technology Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
Microfibers of polyester and cotton might be significant for the transport and fate of chemical
pollutants in the air due to the amounts emitted, as well as their capacities to sorb inorganic …

[HTML][HTML] Recycled wastewater as a potential source of microplastics in irrigated soils from an arid-insular territory (Fuerteventura, Spain)

R Pérez-Reverón, J González-Sálamo… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, the occurrence of microplastics (MPs) in irrigation recycled wastewaters
(RWWs) and a desalinated brackish water (DBW) from the arid territory of Fuerteventura …

Bioaccumulation and ecotoxicological impact of micro (nano) plastics in aquatic and land snails: historical review, current research and emerging trends

CC Rodrigues, RF Salla, TL Rocha - Journal of hazardous materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) are ubiquitous emerging pollutants in
the environment. Although MPs/NPs' hazardous effects have been described at different …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics in agricultural soils from a semi-arid region and their transport by wind erosion

M Rezaei, S Abbasi, H Pourmahmood… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite the importance of agricultural soils, little is known about the fate of microplastics
(MPs) in this environment. In the present study, MPs have been determined in soils and wind …