[HTML][HTML] Adsorption behavior of organic pollutants on microplastics

L Fu, J Li, G Wang, Y Luan, W Dai - Ecotoxicology and Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are emerging pollutants that act as a carrier of toxic pollutants, release
toxic substances, and aggregate in biota. The adsorption behavior of MPs has recently …

Microplastics in the soil-groundwater environment: aging, migration, and co-transport of contaminants–a critical review

Z Ren, X Gui, X Xu, L Zhao, H Qiu, X Cao - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastic contamination in soil has received increasing attention since excessive plastic
debris has been emitted directly into the terrestrial environment. Once released into the …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] A review of the removal of microplastics in global wastewater treatment plants: Characteristics and mechanisms

W Liu, J Zhang, H Liu, X Guo, X Zhang, X Yao… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are considered to be the main sources of microplastic
contaminants in the aquatic environment, and an in-depth understanding of the behavior of …

[HTML][HTML] Interactions between microplastics, pharmaceuticals and personal care products: Implications for vector transport

T Atugoda, M Vithanage, H Wijesekara, N Bolan… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics are well known for vector transport of hydrophobic organic contaminants, and
there are growing concerns regarding their potential adverse effects on ecosystems and …

Aging mechanism of microplastics with UV irradiation and its effects on the adsorption of heavy metals

R Mao, M Lang, X Yu, R Wu, X Yang, X Guo - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microplastics are formed by the degradation of plastic wastes under the action of
physicochemical mechanisms in environment, and they are becoming a new type of …

Microbial degradation and other environmental aspects of microplastics/plastics

J Yuan, J Ma, Y Sun, T Zhou, Y Zhao, F Yu - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microplastic (MP) pollution is a significant environmental concern due to the persistence of
MPs and their potential adverse effects on biota. Most scientific studies have examined the …

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 …

Effect of weathering on environmental behavior of microplastics: Properties, sorption and potential risks

P Liu, X Zhan, X Wu, J Li, H Wang, S Gao - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Microplastic (MP) pollution is a raising global concern in recent years due to its wide
distribution. Additionally, most of the MPs have undergone extensive weathering in the …

Leaching of microplastic-associated additives in aquatic environments: a critical review

ATN Do, Y Ha, JH Kwon - Environmental Pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastic pollution has attracted significant attention as an emerging global
environmental problem. One of the most important issues with microplastics is the leaching …