Reducing uncertainty and confronting ignorance about the potential impacts of microplastic on animals: A critical review

R Ding, Y Dong, Z Ouyang, X Zuo, Y Zhang… - TrAC Trends in Analytical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) pollution is omnipresent in the global environment, and its potential
harm to animal health has aroused widespread concern. The primary pathways and …

Microplastics in the coral ecosystems: A threat which needs more global attention

T Biswas, SC Pal, A Saha, D Ruidas, M Shit… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are one of the leading pollutants on the earth's surface and are found
almost everywhere, including in aquatic environments. Microplastic pollution (MPP) on the …

Nanoplastic at environmentally relevant concentrations activates a germline mir-240-rab-5 signaling cascade to affect the secreted ligands associated with …

X Hua, L Zhang, D Wang - Environmental Science: Nano, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Epigenetic regulation plays an important role in regulating the transgenerational toxicity of
pollutants. However, the underlying mechanism of microRNAs (miRNAs) in regulating …

Comparison of reproductive toxicity between pristine and aged polylactic acid microplastics in Caenorhabditis elegans

Y Shao, X Hua, Y Li, D Wang - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Caenorhabditis elegans was employed as model to compare reproductive toxicity between
pristine and aged polylactic acid microplastics (PLA-MPs). Aged PLA-MPs induced by UV …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive meta-analysis reveals the impact of non-biodegradable plastic pollution on methane production in anaerobic digestion

Z Gao, H Qian, T Cui, Z Ren, X Wang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Plastics as emerging contaminants have been heavily accumulated in organic wastes (eg
waste activated sludge and food waste), which have a dramatically different impact on the …

The lull before microplastics pollution outbreaks: Some implications for human health and control strategies

J Wu, H Chen, J Xu, MSU Rahman, S Li, J Wang… - Nano Today, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastic pollution (MPs, plastics with a particle size< 5 mm) has attracted worldwide
attention. In the last five years, increased literature has pointed out that humans may …

Global distribution, drivers, and potential hazards of microplastics in groundwater: a review

J Xu, R Zuo, G Wu, J Liu, J Liu, C Huang… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Since microplastics (MPs) were first detected in groundwater, an increasing number of
studies have focused on groundwater pollution by MPs. However, knowledge of the global …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced hepatotoxicity in zebrafish due to co-exposure of microplastics and sulfamethoxazole: Insights into ROS-mediated MAPK signaling pathway …

G Xiong, H Zhang, H Shi, Y Peng, M Han, T Hu… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The combined pollution of microplastics (MPs) and sulfamethoxazole (SMZ) often occurs in
aquatic ecosystems, posing a serious threat to animal and human health. However, little is …

Preparation of PBAT microplastics and their potential toxicity to zebrafish embryos and juveniles

M Xie, K Cai, J Zhang, S Tu, J Feng - Aquatic Toxicology, 2024 - Elsevier
The extensive use of traditional non-biodegradable plastics results in the generation of
microplastics (MPs), forming a new pollutant that can pose significant environmental risks …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of aging on the toxicity of polyethylene microplastics on the estuarine bivalve Scrobicularia plana

C Labbé, I Métais, H Perrein-Ettajani, M Mouloud… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MP) are now present in all ecosystems and undergo weathering processes,
including physical or chemical degradation. Although most studies have been carried out on …