Review of microplastic sources, transport pathways and correlations with other soil stressors: a journey from agricultural sites into the environment

EH Lwanga, N Beriot, F Corradini, V Silva… - Chemical and Biological …, 2022 - Springer
This paper explores different interactions and processes involved in the transport of
microplastics from agricultural systems to surrounding environments. We conducted an …

Microplastics in aquatic systems, a comprehensive review: origination, accumulation, impact, and removal technologies

A Tursi, M Baratta, T Easton, E Chatzisymeon… - RSC …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Although the discovery of plastic in the last century has brought enormous benefits to daily
activities, it must be said that its use produces countless environmental problems that are …

Mechanisms of polystyrene microplastic degradation by the microbially driven Fenton reaction

Y Yang, J Chen, Z Chen, Z Yu, J Xue, T Luan, S Chen… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Natural hydroxyl radical (· OH) production, which partially occurs through the microbially
driven Fenton reaction, can enhance the degradation of polystyrene microplastics (PS-MPs) …

Are there plastic particles in my sugar? A pioneering study on the characterization of microplastics in commercial sugars and risk assessment

S Afrin, MM Rahman, MN Hossain, MK Uddin… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Although several studies are confirming the ubiquity of microplastics (MPs) in environments,
our knowledge about their effects on human health is still very limited. Therefore, while we …

Mass quantification of microplastic at wastewater treatment plants by pyrolysis-gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

ED Okoffo, C Rauert, KV Thomas - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are a central point of collection of plastic
particles from households and industry and for their re-distribution into the environment …

[HTML][HTML] Quantitative analysis of nanoplastics in environmental and potable waters by pyrolysis-gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

ED Okoffo, KV Thomas - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Nanoplastics are emerging environmental contaminants, but their presence in
environmental and potable water remains largely understudied due to the absence of …

Occurrence and characteristics of atmospheric microplastics in Mexico City

VC Shruti, G Kutralam-Muniasamy… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
While atmospheric microplastics have attracted scientific attention as a significant source of
microplastic contamination in the environment, studies in large population centers remain …

Managing the invisible threat of microplastics in marine ecosystems: Lessons from coast of the Bay of Bengal

AN Mubin, S Arefin, MS Mia, ARMT Islam… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Invisible microplastics (MP) have become a significant problem worldwide in recent years.
Although many studies have highlighted the sources, effects, and fate of MPs pollution on …

Identification and quantification of micro-bioplastics in environmental samples by pyrolysis–gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

ED Okoffo, CM Chan, C Rauert… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Bioplastics are materials that are biobased and/or biodegradable, but not necessarily both.
Concerns about environmental plastic pollution are constantly growing with increasing …

Assessment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease symptoms and gut–liver axis status in zebrafish after exposure to polystyrene microplastics and oxytetracycline, alone …

W Zhou, W Shi, X Du, Y Han, Y Tang, S Ri… - Environmental …, 2023 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Environmental pollution may give rise to the incidence and progression of
nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the most common cause for chronic severe liver …