Green solutions for blue waters: Using biomaterials to purify water from microplastics and nanoplastics

V Fakhri, A Hamzehlouy, AJ Dehchani, E Moradi… - Journal of Water …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are increasingly recognized as significant environmental contaminants
due to their widespread presence in the atmosphere, soil, and, particularly, aquatic …

Global microplastics pollution: a bibliometric analysis and review on research trends and hotspots in agroecosystems

A Jamil, A Ahmad, M Irfan, X Hou, Y Wang… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
The prevalence of microplastics (MPs) in agricultural ecosystems poses a notable threat to
dynamics of soil ecosystems, crop productivity, and global food security. MPs enter …

Identification and physico-chemical characterization of microplastics in marine aerosols over the northeast Arabian Sea

A Kaushik, P Gupta, A Kumar, M Saha… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) in the atmosphere can undergo long-range transport from emission
regions to pristine terrestrial and oceanic ecosystems. Due to their inherent toxic and …

Unraveling the land-based discharge of microplastics from sewers to oceans–A comprehensive study and risk assessment in wastewaters of Goa, India

C Rathore, M Saha, J de Boer, A Desai, P Gupta… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Owing to their pervasive dispersion in the environment and their potential ramifications on
both marine life and human health, microplastics (MPs) are of increasing concern. However …

A comprehensive assessment of macro and microplastics from Rivers Ganga and Yamuna: Unveiling the seasonal, spatial and risk factors

P Gupta, M Saha, A Naik, MM Kumar, C Rathore… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
There have been growing apprehensions and concerns regarding the increasing presence
of plastic pollutants in the holiest river of India, the Ganga, and its major tributary, Yamuna. In …

The consequences of reduced anthropogenic activities during the COVID-19 pandemic on microplastic abundance in a tropical estuarine region: Goa, India

P Gupta, M Saha, V Suneel, C Rathore, D Ray… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Plastic pollution is pervasive, as it has infiltrated every corner of the planet and the COVID-
19 pandemic has caused a depletion in the production, consumption, and disposal of …

Microplastics in the Eastern Arabian Sea: Decision support tools for monitoring and environmental risk reduction

M Mugilarasan, RS Robin, JJJ Jeevamani… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The study of microplastics (MP) in the Eastern Arabian Sea (EAS) offers globally relevant
insights into the pressing issue of marine plastic pollution. Quantification results (mean …

The first report on emerged microplastics in deep-sea sediment: Insights from the Central Indian Ocean Basin

D Ramadoss, A Biju, C Rathore, M Saha… - Marine Pollution …, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (MPs,< 5 mm) are widespread in coastal ecosystems and pose a
growing global concern; however, their presence in deep-sea environments remains …

Advances in Microplastic Characterization: Spectroscopic Techniques and Heavy Metal Adsorption Insights

M Vasudeva, AK Warrier, VB Kartha… - TrAC Trends in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) have become a matter of very serious concern as environmental
pollutants nowadays because of the humongous increased production, use-and-discard …

Deciphering the seasonal dynamics of microplastic morphotypes and associated co-contaminants along the northwest coast of India

AC Maurya, A Bhattacharya, V Vij, SK Khare - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
In the present study, the northwest coast of India, bordering the Arabian Sea, was selected to
evaluate the microplastic (MP) abundance. This is the first study to emphasize the effects of …