Environmental pollution of microplastics (MPs) is known to be anthropogenically mediated
menace to biosphere and becoming a debatable concern globally. Large quantities of …

Nowadays, a growing number of microplastics are released into the environment due to the
extensive use and inappropriate management of plastic products. With the increasing body …

Contamination of waters and soils with microplastics (MPs) is an emerging environmental
issue worldwide. MPs constitute a cocktail of various additives and polymers besides …

Microplastic contamination in soil has received increasing attention since excessive plastic
debris has been emitted directly into the terrestrial environment. Once released into the …

Although individual toxicity of microplastics (MPs) to organism has been widely studied,
limited knowledge is available on the interactions between heavy metals and MPs, as well …

In this study, Cucurbita pepo L., one of the most cultivated, consumed and economically
important crop worldwide, was used as model plant to test the toxic effects of the four most …

As a type of emerging pollutant, microplastics exist widely in soil and continue to migrate
and transform. Recently, the potential threats of microplastics to soil health and ecological …

The mass production and wide application of plastics and their derivatives have led to the
release of a large number of discarded plastic products into the natural environment, where …

The co-occurrence of microplastics/nanoplastics (MPs/NPs) with other environmental
contaminants has stimulated a focus shift of its skyrocketed research publications (more than …

Industrial progress has brought us an important polymer material, ie plastic. Because of
mass production and use, and improper management and disposal, plastic pollution has …