Interactions and effects of microplastics with heavy metals in aquatic and terrestrial environments

N Khalid, M Aqeel, A Noman, SM Khan, N Akhter - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
Contamination of waters and soils with microplastics (MPs) is an emerging environmental
issue worldwide. MPs constitute a cocktail of various additives and polymers besides …

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 …

Microplastics as a vehicle of heavy metals in aquatic environments: A review of adsorption factors, mechanisms, and biological effects

S Liu, JH Huang, W Zhang, LX Shi, KX Yi, HB Yu… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) have recently attracted much attention due to their widespread
distribution in the aquatic environment. Microplastics can act as a vector of heavy metals in …

A critical review on the interactions of microplastics with heavy metals: Mechanism and their combined effect on organisms and humans

Y Cao, M Zhao, X Ma, Y Song, S Zuo, H Li… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Although individual toxicity of microplastics (MPs) to organism has been widely studied,
limited knowledge is available on the interactions between heavy metals and MPs, as well …

Microplastics in urban runoff: Global occurrence and fate

C Wang, D O'Connor, L Wang, WM Wu, J Luo, D Hou - Water research, 2022 - Elsevier
Public concerns on microplastic (MP) pollution and its prevalence in urban runoff have
grown exponentially. Huge amounts of MPs are transported from urban environments via …

Recent advances on microplastic aging: Identification, mechanism, influence factors, and additives release

W He, S Liu, W Zhang, K Yi, C Zhang, H Pang… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics pollution has attracted worldwide attention in recent years due to their wide
distribution and severe threat to biota. Additionally, microplastics will undergo serious aging …

Aging effects on low-and high-density polyethylene, polypropylene and polystyrene under UV irradiation: An insight into decomposition mechanism by Py-GC/MS for …

NM Ainali, DN Bikiaris, DA Lambropoulou - Journal of Analytical and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, analytical pyrolysis coupled to gas chromatography and mass spectrometry
(Py-GC/MS) has gained remarkable ground in microplastics (MPs) qualitative as well as …

Investigation of the adsorption behavior of Pb (II) onto natural-aged microplastics as affected by salt ions

S Liu, JH Huang, W Zhang, LX Shi, KX Yi… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the adsorption behavior of Pb (II) on natural-aged and virgin microplastics in
different electrolyte solutions was investigated. The results demonstrated that natural-aged …

[HTML][HTML] Unfolding the interaction between microplastics and (trace) elements in water: A critical review

G Binda, D Spanu, D Monticelli, A Pozzi, A Bellasi… - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Plastic and microplastic pollution is an environmental and societal concern. The interaction
of plastic with organic chemicals in the environment has attracted scientific interest. New …

Adsorption of heavy metals on biodegradable and conventional microplastics in the Pearl River Estuary, China

M Shi, Q Xie, ZL Li, YF Pan, Z Yuan, L Lin, XR Xu… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, microplastics (MPs) as emerging carriers for environmental pollutants have
attracted increasing worldwide attention. However, the adsorption of heavy metals on MPs …