The pollution of plastic waste has become an increasingly serious environmental crisis.
Recently, plastic has been detected in various kinds of environments, even in human …

Plastic debris is an established environmental menace affecting aquatic systems globally.
Recently, microplastics (MP) and plastic leachates (PL) have been detected in vital human …

The inhomogeneity of plastisphere and soil may result in different microbial communities,
thus potentially affecting soil functions. Biodegradable plastics offer an alternative to …

To date, previous studies have reported the adverse effects of microplastics (MPs) and
nanoplastics (NPs) on both freshwater and marine organisms. However, the information on …

Microplastics (MPs) entering the environment undergo complex weathering (aging)
processes, however, the impacts of aged MPs on estuarine nitrogen cycling and microbial …

Continuous input of plastic litter in ocean and coastal environments achieved alarming
levels that are exposing new settings in natural systems. While novel plastic debris pollution …

Discarded plastic wastes in the environment are serious challenges for sustainable waste
management and for the delivery of environmental and public health. Plastics in the …

PET plastic waste entering the oceans is supposed to take hundreds of years to degrade
and tends to accumulate in the deep sea. However, we know little about the bacteria …

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Plastics dumped in the environment are fragmented into microplastics by various factors
(UV, weathering, mechanical abrasion, animal chewing, etc.). However, little is known about …