Microplastics: a real global threat for environment and food safety: a state of the art review

K Ziani, CB Ioniță-Mîndrican, M Mititelu, SM Neacșu… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Microplastics are small plastic particles that come from the degradation of plastics,
ubiquitous in nature and therefore affect both wildlife and humans. They have been detected …

Personal protective equipment (PPE) disposal during COVID-19: an emerging source of microplastic and microfiber pollution in the environment

MT Khan, IA Shah, MF Hossain, N Akther… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Waste generated by healthcare facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic has become a new
source of pollution, particularly with the widespread use of single-use personal protective …

Managing the invisible threat of microplastics in marine ecosystems: Lessons from coast of the Bay of Bengal

AN Mubin, S Arefin, MS Mia, ARMT Islam… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Invisible microplastics (MP) have become a significant problem worldwide in recent years.
Although many studies have highlighted the sources, effects, and fate of MPs pollution on …

Is there tea complemented with the appealing flavor of microplastics? A pioneering study on plastic pollution in commercially available tea bags in Bangladesh

S Afrin, MM Rahman, MA Akbor, MAB Siddique… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastic pollution is a global concern, mainly due to its adverse effects on organisms
and ecosystems. However, our knowledge of its impact on humans, in particular, is still very …

Microplastics in sediment of Kuakata Beach, Bangladesh: occurrence, spatial distribution, and risk assessment

P Banik, MB Hossain, AAU Nur… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Kuakata beach, known as Daughter of Sea in Bangladesh, has drawn a growing number of
tourists from all over the world, leading to the higher use of single plastic products. This …

[HTML][HTML] Risk assessment of microplastic pollution in urban lakes and peripheral Rivers of Dhaka, Bangladesh

F Parvin, MA Hassan, SM Tareq - Journal of Hazardous Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Although microplastics (MPs) are considered as a ubiquitous pollutants, most of the studies
on MPs in water have paid little attention to the analysis of the ecological risk of MPs, which …

The impact of nano/micro-plastics toxicity on seafood quality and human health: facts and gaps

S Gündogdu, N Rathod, A Hassoun… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Contamination of the food and especially marine environment with nano/micro-plastic
particles has raised serious concern in recent years. Environmental pollution and the …

[HTML][HTML] Occurrence and characteristics of microplastic in different types of industrial wastewater and sludge: A potential threat of emerging pollutants to the freshwater …

MM Haque, FY Nupur, F Parvin, SM Tareq - Journal of Hazardous Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are emerging contaminants found in large quantities in every
compartment of the environment. In Bangladesh, this is the first evidence of MPs pollution in …

Distribution, characterization and contamination risk assessment of microplastics in the sediment from the world's top sediment-laden estuary

MB Hossain, J Yu, AAU Nur, P Banik, YN Jolly… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) have gained a serious attention as an emerging contaminant throughout
the world because of their persistence and possible risks to aquatic ecosystems and human …

Microplastic contamination in processed and unprocessed sea salts from a developing country and potential risk assessment

AAU Nur, MB Hossain, P Banik, TR Choudhury, SI Liba… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
In aquatic environments, microplastics (MPs) are pervasive which could have a
considerable negative impact on the environment, organisms and pose a risk to human …