Toxicological Research on Nano and Microplastics in Environmental Pollution: Current Advances and Future Directions

S Shukla, Y Pei, WG Li, DS Pei - Aquatic Toxicology, 2024 - Elsevier
This review explains the sources of nanoplastics (NPs) and microplastics (MPs), their
release, fate, and associated health risks in the aquatic environment. In the 21st century …

Environmental contamination and climate change in Antarctic ecosystems: an updated overview

R Bargagli, E Rota - Environmental Science: Advances, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Abiotic and biotic components of Antarctic ecosystems are valuable archives of past and
current trends in global processes and play an important role in assessing emissions and …

Effects of charged polystyrene microplastics on the bioavailability of dufulin in tomato plant

E Nie, L Guo, X Zhou, D Zhou, H Wang, Q Ye… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) and pesticides commonly exist in the environment, yet the interactions
between them and their subsequent impacts on plants remain poorly understood. Thus, this …

Enhanced plasmid-mediated conjugative transfer of resistance genes across bacterial species promoted by graphene oxide

S Zhang, J Fang, H Liu, Z Li, L Liu, S Du - Environmental Science …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The rapid proliferation of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the environment has become
a major concern. However, the effect of graphene oxide (GO), a newly recognized pollutant …

Microplastic occurrence and its potential role as a carrier for SARS-CoV-2 in health center wastewater treatment plant and surface water

T Massahi, AA Amin, RA Meshabaz, M Pirsaheb… - Journal of Sea …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigated the presence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) RNAs on the surface of microplastics (MPs) collected from a hospital …

Alleviating binary toxicity of polystyrene nanoplastics and atrazine to Chlorella vulgaris through humic acid interaction: Long-term toxicity using environmentally …

M Khoshnamvand, D You, Y Xie, Y Feng, M Sultan… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, microalgae Chlorella vulgaris (C. vulgaris) were simultaneously exposed to
environmental concentrations of amino-functionalized polystyrene nanoplastics (PS-NH 2; …

Retrieving the real microbial diversity in aquatic plastisphere

I Taveira, RO Castro, J Cypriano, HF Santos… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
Disposed plastics in oceans provide a substrate to which microbes can adhere and structure
the biofilm, namely the plastisphere. In this study, we showed that the mesoplastic density …

Spread of antibiotic resistance genes to Antarctica by migratory birds

T Segawa, A Takahashi, N Kokubun, S Ishii - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Recent studies have highlighted the presence of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in
Antarctica, which are typically indicative of human activity. However, these studies have …

Structural properties and microbial diversity of the biofilm colonizing plastic substrates in Terra Nova Bay (Antarctica)

M Papale, S Fazi, M Severini, R Scarinci… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microbial colonization on plastic polymers has been extensively explored, however the
temporal dynamics of biofilm community in Antarctic environments are almost unknown. As a …

Recent advances in the relationships between biofilms and microplastics in natural environments

E Ventura, A Marín, J Gámez-Pérez… - World Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Plastic pollution in the form of microplastics (MPs), poses a significant threat to natural
ecosystems, with detrimental ecological, social, and economic impacts. This review paper …