A review: Research progress on microplastic pollutants in aquatic environments

Y Tang, Y Liu, Y Chen, W Zhang, J Zhao, S He… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The ubiquitous problems of microplastics in waters are receiving global attention as
microplastics can harm aquatic organisms, and finally can accumulate in the human body …

Microplastics in the marine environment: Current trends in environmental pollution and mechanisms of toxicological profile

CG Alimba, C Faggio - Environmental toxicology and pharmacology, 2019 - Elsevier
The global plastics production has increased from 1.5 million tons in the 1950s to 335
million tons in 2016, with plastics discharged into virtually all components of the …

Microplastics prevalence, interactions, and remediation in the aquatic environment: a critical review

AM Elgarahy, A Akhdhar, KZ Elwakeel - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) have been seen over recent years as a major water contaminant with
significant potential for adverse health and animal health effects. Natural attenuation has …

Emerging pollutants in water environment: Occurrence, monitoring, fate, and risk assessment

Y Tang, M Yin, W Yang, H Li, Y Zhong… - Water Environment …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The occurrence of emerging pollutants (EPs) is continuously reported worldwide.
Nevertheless, only few of these compounds are toxicologically evaluated due to their vast …

Microplastic's story

C Schmid, L Cozzarini, E Zambello - Marine pollution bulletin, 2021 - Elsevier
The problem of microplastic pollution is now the order of the day in front of everyone's eyes
affecting the environment and the health of leaving creature. This work aims to retrace the …

The issue of microplastics in marine ecosystems: A bibliometric network analysis

VH Pauna, E Buonocore, M Renzi, GF Russo… - Marine Pollution …, 2019 - Elsevier
Human activities lead to several impacts on marine ecosystems, among which a massive
input of plastic entering the marine environment. This scenario has the potential to threaten …

Trace analysis of polystyrene microplastics in natural waters

GF Schirinzi, M Llorca, R Seró, E Moyano, D Barceló… - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
The development of quantitative and qualitative analytical methods to assess micro-plastics
(MPLs) and nano-plastics (NPLs) content in the environment is a central issue for realistic …

[HTML][HTML] Are research methods shaping our understanding of microplastic pollution? A literature review on the seawater and sediment bodies of the Mediterranean …

L Simon-Sánchez, M Grelaud, M Franci, P Ziveri - Environmental Pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
The lack of standardization on the definition and methods in microplastic (MP) research has
limited the overall interpretation and intercomparison of published data. This has presented …

Trends and evolution in the concept of marine ecosystem services: an overview

E Buonocore, U Grande, PP Franzese, GF Russo - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
The biotic and abiotic assets of the marine environment form the “marine natural capital”
embedded in the global ocean. Marine natural capital provides the flow of “marine …

An ecotoxicological approach to microplastics on terrestrial and aquatic organisms: A systematic review in assessment, monitoring and biological impact

OA Vazquez, MS Rahman - Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, 2021 - Elsevier
Marine and land plastic debris biodegrades at micro-and nanoscales through progressive
fragmentation. Oceanographic model studies confirm the presence of up to∼ 2.41 million …