Plastic waste are introduced into the environment inevitably and their exposure in the
environment causes deterioration in mechanical and physicochemical properties and leads …

The plastisphere, which comprises the microbial community on plastic debris, rivals that of
the built environment in spanning multiple biomes on Earth. Although human-derived debris …

Plastic waste is currently generated at a rate approaching 400 Mt year–1. The amount of
plastics accumulating in the environment is growing rapidly, yet our understanding of its …

Oceanography has received a lot of attention in the 21st century. Due to the harsh and
complex ocean conditions, ensuring power supply to the distributed marine equipment has …

Plastics play an important part in every sector of economy all over the world due to their
extensive use in agriculture, building and construction, health and consumer goods. They …

Nanoplastics have attracted increasing attention in recent years due to their widespread
existence in the environment and the potential adverse effects on living organisms. In this …

Future plastic materials will be very different from those that are used today. The increasing
importance of sustainability promotes the development of bio-based and biodegradable …

We performed an environmental risk assessment for microplastics (< 5 mm) in the marine
environment by estimating the order of magnitude of the past, present and future …

A new and more alarming source of marine contamination has been recently identified in
micro and nanosized plastic fragments. Microplastics are difficult to see with the naked eye …

Nanoplastics are emerging contaminants of concern for living organisms and ecosystems,
yet nanoplastics are difficult to extract and analyse. Once released into the environment, the …