[HTML][HTML] Current trends of unsustainable plastic production and micro (nano) plastic pollution

TR Walker, L Fequet - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Unsustainable plastic production, use and mismanagement has resulted in increased global
plastic pollution and subsequent degradation into micro (nano) plastics in the environment …

Recent approaches and advanced wastewater treatment technologies for mitigating emerging microplastics contamination–A critical review

RY Krishnan, S Manikandan, R Subbaiya… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics have been identified as an emerging pollutant due to their irrefutable
prevalence in air, soil, and particularly, the aquatic ecosystem. Wastewater treatment plants …

[HTML][HTML] The role of wastewater treatment in achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs) and sustainability guideline

K Obaideen, N Shehata, ET Sayed, MA Abdelkareem… - Energy Nexus, 2022 - Elsevier
The world is currently striving to achieve the globally adopted sustainable development
goals (SDGs). Exploring the role of technology in achieving the SDGs is critical for the …

Impacts of plastic pollution on ecosystem services, sustainable development goals, and need to focus on circular economy and policy interventions

R Kumar, A Verma, A Shome, R Sinha, S Sinha… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Plastic pollution is ubiquitous in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Plastic waste exposed to
the environment creates problems and is of significant concern for all life forms. Plastic …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of smart irrigation systems using IoT

K Obaideen, BAA Yousef, MN AlMallahi, YC Tan… - Energy Nexus, 2022 - Elsevier
Countries are working into making agriculture more sustainable by integrating different
technologies to enhance its operation. Implementing improvements in irrigation systems is …

Microplastics in soil: A review on methods, occurrence, sources, and potential risk

L Yang, Y Zhang, S Kang, Z Wang, C Wu - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastic is an emerging contaminant of concern in soil globally due to its widespread
and potential risks on the ecological system. Some basic issues such as the occurrence …

Microplastics change soil properties, heavy metal availability and bacterial community in a Pb-Zn-contaminated soil

X Feng, Q Wang, Y Sun, S Zhang, F Wang - Journal of Hazardous materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) co-occur widely with diverse contaminants in soils. However, few data
are available on their impacts on soil chemical and microbial properties of heavy metal …

Understanding plastic degradation and microplastic formation in the environment: A review

K Zhang, AH Hamidian, A Tubić, Y Zhang… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Plastic waste are introduced into the environment inevitably and their exposure in the
environment causes deterioration in mechanical and physicochemical properties and leads …

Effects of microplastics on the terrestrial environment: a critical review

PD Dissanayake, S Kim, B Sarkar, P Oleszczuk… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics are emerging contaminants and there has been growing concern regarding
their impacts on aquatic and terrestrial environments. This review provides a comprehensive …

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 …