[HTML][HTML] Antibiotic sorption onto microplastics in water: A critical review of the factors, mechanisms and implications

MJ Stapleton, AJ Ansari, FI Hai - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics as vectors for contaminants in the environment is becoming a topic of public
interest. Microplastics have been found to actively adsorb heavy metals, per-fluorinated alkyl …

The potential effects of microplastics on human health: What is known and what is unknown

K Blackburn, D Green - Ambio, 2022 - Springer
Microplastic contamination is ubiquitous in aquatic and terrestrial environments, found in
water, sediments, within organisms and in the atmosphere and the biological effects on …

Polyvinyl chloride degradation by a bacterium isolated from the gut of insect larvae

Z Zhang, H Peng, D Yang, G Zhang, J Zhang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Evidence for microbial degradation of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) has previously been
reported, but little is known about the degrading strains and enzymes. Here, we isolate a …

Biological degradation of plastics and microplastics: a recent perspective on associated mechanisms and influencing factors

Z Cai, M Li, Z Zhu, X Wang, Y Huang, T Li, H Gong… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Plastic and microplastic pollution has caused a great deal of ecological problems because
of its persistence and potential adverse effects on human health. The degradation of plastics …

Activities of microplastics (MPs) in agricultural soil: a review of MPs pollution from the perspective of agricultural ecosystems

T Jin, J Tang, H Lyu, L Wang, AB Gillmore… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Microplastics are emerging persistent pollutants which have attracted increasing attention
worldwide. Although microplastics have been widely detected in aquatic environments, their …

Challenges and opportunities in bioremediation of micro-nano plastics: a review

Y Zhou, M Kumar, S Sarsaiya, R Sirohi… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rising level of micro-nano plastics (MNPs) in the natural ecosystem adversely impact the
health of the environment and living organisms globally. MNPs enter in to the agro …

Enrichment and dissemination of bacterial pathogens by microplastics in the aquatic environment

M Junaid, JA Siddiqui, M Sadaf, S Liu… - Science of the total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastic pollution and associated impacts in the aquatic environment are spreading at
an alarming rate worldwide. Plastic waste is increasing in the environment, and …

PlasticDB: a database of microorganisms and proteins linked to plastic biodegradation

V Gambarini, O Pantos, JM Kingsbury, L Weaver… - Database, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The number of publications reporting putative plastic-degrading microbes and proteins is
continuously increasing, necessitating the compilation of these data and the development of …

[HTML][HTML] How plastic debris and associated chemicals impact the marine food web: A review

EM Tuuri, SC Leterme - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
Contamination from plastic debris is omnipresent in marine environments, posing a
substantial risk to marine organisms, food webs and the ecosystem. The overlap between …

[HTML][HTML] Natural polymers in bio-degradable/edible film: A review on environmental concerns, cold plasma technology and nanotechnology application on food …

RK Gupta, P Guha, PP Srivastav - Food Chemistry Advances, 2022 - Elsevier
Global food waste is the biggest issue owing to food spoilage. According to the world food
program, approx. 35 million people worldwide suffer from acute malnutrition. Despite this …