Microplastics as carriers of toxic pollutants: Source, transport, and toxicological effects

N Rafa, B Ahmed, F Zohora, J Bakya, S Ahmed… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastic pollution has emerged as a new environmental concern due to our reliance on
plastic. Recent years have seen an upward trend in scholarly interest in the topic of …

Effects of microplastics on soil properties: current knowledge and future perspectives

F Wang, Q Wang, CA Adams, Y Sun, S Zhang - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are a type of emerging contaminants that pose a potential threat to
global terrestrial ecosystems, including agroecosystems. In recent years, MPs in soil and …

Detection of various microplastics in patients undergoing cardiac surgery

Y Yang, E Xie, Z Du, Z Peng, Z Han, L Li… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Microplastics have been detected in human stool, lungs, and placentas, which have direct
exposure to the external environment through various body cavities, including the oral/anal …

Micro (nano) plastics and terrestrial plants: Up-to-date knowledge on uptake, translocation, and phytotoxicity

F Wang, X Feng, Y Liu, CA Adams, Y Sun… - Resources, Conservation …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Micro (nano) plastics (MNPs) are categorized as emerging persistent pollutants that
occur widely in various ecosystems. However, their impacts on terrestrial plants (particularly …

Microplastics in terrestrial ecosystems: Un-ignorable impacts on soil characterises, nutrient storage and its cycling

A Kumar, S Mishra, R Pandey, ZG Yu, M Kumar… - TrAC Trends in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (size< 5 mm) debris are environmentally persistent pollutants that
severely affect terrestrial ecosystems by promoting the loss of soil fertility, and microbiome …

Micro (nano) plastics pollution and human health: How plastics can induce carcinogenesis to humans?

R Kumar, C Manna, S Padha, A Verma, P Sharma… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) are key indicators of the plasticine era,
widely spread across different ecosystems. MPs and NPs become global stressors due to …

Nanoparticles in plants: uptake, transport and physiological activity in leaf and root

X Wang, H Xie, P Wang, H Yin - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Due to their unique characteristics, nanoparticles are increasingly used in agricultural
production through foliage spraying and soil application. The use of nanoparticles can …

[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 …

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 …