Plastics are a ubiquitous class of synthetic polymer materials used in virtually all commercial
and industrial sectors. The majority of global plastics consists of polymers with carbon …

Background: Plastics have conveyed great benefits to humanity and made possible some of
the most significant advances of modern civilization in fields as diverse as medicine …

The ubiquitous presence of microplastics in the food web has been established. However,
the mass of microplastics exposure to humans is not defined, impeding the human health …

Microplastic pollution is a topic of increasing concern, especially since this issue was first
addressed in soils. Results have so far been variable in terms of effects, suggesting that …

Microfibers are ubiquitous contaminants of emerging concern. Traditionally ascribed to the
“microplastics” family, their widespread occurrence in the natural environment is commonly …

Background: Pollution–unwanted waste released to air, water, and land by human activity–is
the largest environmental cause of disease in the world today. It is responsible for an …

Anthropogenic microfibers, a ubiquitous environmental contaminant, can be categorized as
synthetic, semisynthetic, or natural according to material of origin and production process …

Micro-and nanoplastics are considered one of the top pollutants that threaten the
environment, aquatic life, and mammalian (including human) health. Unfortunately, the …

Abstract Microfibers (MFs) and cadmium (Cd) are widely distributed in soil ecosystems,
posing a potential threat to soil biota. To explore potential risks of single MFs and in …

Raman spectroscopy is gaining ground in the analysis of microplastics, especially due to its
high spatial resolution that allows the investigation of small plastic particles, whose numeric …