Microplastic pollution in terrestrial ecosystems: Global implications and sustainable solutions

A Zeb, W Liu, N Ali, R Shi, Q Wang, J Wang, J Li… - Journal of hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastic (MPs) pollution has become a global environmental concern with significant
impacts on ecosystems and human health. Although MPs have been widely detected in …

Microplastic pollution: Understanding microbial degradation and strategies for pollutant reduction

R Jain, A Gaur, R Suravajhala, U Chauhan… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics are ubiquitous environmental pollutants with the potential for adverse impacts
on ecosystems and human health. These particles originate from the fragmentation of larger …

A review of the cost and effectiveness of solutions to address plastic pollution

J Nikiema, Z Asiedu - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022 - Springer
Plastic usage increases year by year, and the growing trend is projected to continue.
However as of 2017, only 9% of the 9 billion tons of plastic ever produced had been …

Microplastics in the freshwater and terrestrial environments: Prevalence, fates, impacts and sustainable solutions

JKH Wong, KK Lee, KHD Tang, PS Yap - Science of the total environment, 2020 - Elsevier
The ubiquitous occurrences of microplastics in the environment have raised much concern
and resulted in voluminous studies related to microplastics. Studies on microplastics …

Municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill: A source of microplastics?-Evidence of microplastics in landfill leachate

P He, L Chen, L Shao, H Zhang, F Lü - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
Although landfill is suspected to be releasing microplastics to the environment, there is few
empirical researches carried out. To clarify suspicions of landfills as potential sources of …

Occurrence, sources, human health impacts and mitigation of microplastic pollution

S Karbalaei, P Hanachi, TR Walker, M Cole - Environmental science and …, 2018 - Springer
The presence and accumulation of plastic and microplastic (MP) debris in the natural
environment is of increasing concern and has become the focus of attention for many …

Microplastics pollution in different aquatic environments and biota: A review of recent studies

S Rezania, J Park, MFM Din, SM Taib… - Marine pollution …, 2018 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are generated from plastic and have negative impact to our environment
due to high level of fragmentation. They can be originated from various sources in different …

Source, occurrence, distribution, fate, and implications of microplastic pollutants in freshwater on environment: A critical review and way forward

TA Kurniawan, A Haider, HM Ahmad, A Mohyuddin… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
The generation of microplastics (MPs) has increased recently and become an emerging
issue globally. Due to their long-term durability and capability of traveling between different …

Mitigating microplastic pollution: A critical review on the effects, remediation, and utilization strategies of microplastics

A Thacharodi, S Hassan, R Meenatchi, MA Bhat… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics are found ubiquitous in the natural environment and are an increasing source
of worry for global health. Rapid industrialization and inappropriate plastic waste …

Bioplastics for food packaging: environmental impact, trends and regulatory aspects

RMS Cruz, V Krauter, S Krauter, S Agriopoulou… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
The demand to develop and produce eco-friendly alternatives for food packaging is
increasing. The huge negative impact that the disposal of so-called “single-use plastics” has …