Industrial progress has brought us an important polymer material, ie plastic. Because of
mass production and use, and improper management and disposal, plastic pollution has …

According to extensive in situ investigations, the microplastics (MPs) determined in current
wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are mostly aged, with roughened surfaces and varied …

Microplastics collected from the Magothy River in Maryland. end,” says Tamara Galloway, an
ecotoxicologist at the University of Exeter, UK.“I think it is fair to say the potential risk might …

To date, most studies of microplastics have been carried out with pristine particles. However,
most plastics in the environment will be aged to some extent; hence, understanding the …

Nanoplastics (NPs) are currently considered an environmental pollutant of concern, but the
actual extent of NP pollution in environmental water bodies remains unclear and there is not …

Micro-and nanoplastics (MNPs) are recognized as emerging contaminants, especially in
food, with unknown health significance. MNPs passing through the gastrointestinal tract …

Microplastics (MPs) have been detected in atmosphere, soil, and water and have been
characterized as contaminants of emerging concern. When exposed to these environments …

Photo aging of microplastics (MPs) in water environment are relevant to free radical
associated polymer chain reaction, and various photo chemical reactive constitutes (ie, Cl …

In this work, we probed the changes to some physicochemical properties of polystyrene
microplastics generated from a disposable cup as a result of UV-weathering, using a range …

Secondary microplastics usually come from the breakdown of larger plastics due to
weathering and environmental stress cracking of plastic wastes. In the present study, 5013 …