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 freshwater sediment: A review on methods, occurrence, and sources

L Yang, Y Zhang, S Kang, Z Wang, C Wu - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
There is a rising concern regarding the accumulation of microplastics in the aquatic
ecosystems. However, compared to the marine environment, the occurrence, transport, and …

Contributions of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy in microplastic pollution research: A review

S Veerasingam, M Ranjani… - Critical Reviews in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy has been extensively used in microplastic
(MP) pollution research since 2004. The aim of this review is to discuss and highlight the …

A review of microplastic pollution in seawater, sediments and organisms of the Chinese coastal and marginal seas

Y Jiang, F Yang, SSUH Kazmi, Y Zhao, M Chen… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
China is considered to account for nearly a third of all plastic waste discharging from land to
the ocean. To overall assess microplastic pollution status in Chinese coastal and marginal …

Microplastics in the environment: A critical review of current understanding and identification of future research needs

Z Akdogan, B Guven - Environmental pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (plastic particles< 5 mm) are a contaminant of increasing
ecotoxicological concern in aquatic environments, as well as for human health. Although …

Systematical review of interactions between microplastics and microorganisms in the soil environment

X Zhang, Y Li, D Ouyang, J Lei, Q Tan, L Xie… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Terrestrial ecosystems are widely contaminated by microplastics due to extensive usage
and poor handling of plastic materials, but the subsequent fate and remediate strategy of …

The chemical behaviors of microplastics in marine environment: A review

X Guo, J Wang - Marine pollution bulletin, 2019 - Elsevier
Microplastics are widely existed in marine and coastal environments, which aroused global
concern in recent years. This review mainly summarized the interactions of organic …

Characterization of microplastics and the association of heavy metals with microplastics in suburban soil of central China

Y Zhou, X Liu, J Wang - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous in the aquatic and terrestrial environment and can absorb
other kinds of pollutants on surfaces due to strong hydrophobicity and higher specific …

The occurrence and distribution characteristics of microplastics in the agricultural soils of Shaanxi Province, in north-western China

L Ding, S Zhang, X Wang, X Yang, C Zhang… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are less than 5 mm, and have significant implications for the
environment. As a new type of environmental pollutant, MPs have increasingly attracted the …

Critical assessment of analytical methods for the harmonized and cost-efficient analysis of microplastics

S Primpke, SH Christiansen, W Cowger… - Applied …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Microplastics are of major concerns for society and is currently in the focus of legislators and
administrations. A small number of measures to reduce or remove primary sources of …