Plastic particles of less than 5 mm size, referred as microplastics, have recently become a
major environmental issue. While microplastics are well known in marine and lake systems …

Emerging pollutants (EPs) have become a global concern, attracting tremendous attention
because of serious threats to human and animal health. EP diversity emanates from their …

In this study, for the first time, we evaluated microplastic contamination in water, beach sand,
and fish samples collected from the seven most famous and crowded beaches of the eastern …

This review addresses the issue of replacing manufactured microplastics in seed coatings
used in agriculture. Firstly, it focuses on the policy and regulatory actions taken on …

Plastic is highly used polymer, with 330 million metric tons annual global production. The
extensive use of plastic from kitchen to industry level leads to accumulation of around 50–90 …

Given that a substantial amount of time is spent in kitchens preparing food, the kitchen
equipment used may be relevant in determining the composition and amount of …

Microplastics irrespective of their myriad sources eventually are discharged into the world's
oceans, posing a serious threat to marine life. Evidence has shown the increasing threat …

Polyethylene (PE) microplastics and caffeine (CFN) are ubiquitous in water and wastewater
systems; however, PE microplastic's ability to adsorb CFN in organic matter-rich waters and …

Plastics have gradually become one of the most ubiquitous household materials in the
modern world. Although already infamously known to pollute the environment due to their …

The presence of microplastics (MPs) in aquatic ecosystems (marine and freshwater)
represents a persistent global environmental problem because they can be ingested by …