The fate of plastic in the ocean environment–a minireview

C Wayman, H Niemann - Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The presence of plastics in the marine environment poses a threat to ocean life and has
received much scientific and public attention in recent years. Plastics were introduced to the …

Advances in magnetic materials for microplastic separation and degradation

Y Cao, CI Sathish, X Guan, S Wang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
The widespread use of plastics in modern human society has led to severe environmental
pollution with microplastics (MP/MPs). The rising consumption of plastics raises the …

Removal of microplastics from water by magnetic nano-Fe3O4

X Shi, X Zhang, W Gao, Y Zhang, D He - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) have been widely detected in aquatic environments, and become
emerging contaminants of growing concern. It is urgently needed to explore how to …

The occurrence and abundance of microplastics in surface water of the midstream and downstream of the Cisadane River, Indonesia

L Sulistyowati, E Riani, MR Cordova - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigates microplastic contamination in the midstream to downstream of the
Cisadane River and its confluence with the Java Sea. The abundance ranged between …

Microplastics in the surface waters of the South China sea and the western Pacific Ocean: Different size classes reflecting various sources and transport

Y Cui, M Liu, S Selvam, Y Ding, Q Wu, VS Pitchaimani… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastic transport in the marginal seas is a key process influencing their ultimate fate in
the open oceans. In the present study, we collected seawater samples from the western …

Zooplankton as a suitable tool for microplastic research

MB Alfonso, DJ Lindsay, AH Arias, H Nakano… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, significant efforts have been dedicated to measuring and comprehending
the impact of microplastics (MPs) in the ocean. Despite harmonization guidelines for MPs …

[HTML][HTML] Synthetic microplastic abundance and composition along a longitudinal gradient traversing the subtropical gyre in the North Atlantic Ocean

W Courtene-Jones, S van Gennip, J Penicaud… - Marine Pollution …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plastic pollution has been reported in the North Atlantic Ocean since the 1970s, yet limited
data over subsequent decades pose challenges when assessing spatio-temporal trends in …

Microplastics in the tropical Northwestern Pacific Ocean and the Indonesian seas

D Yuan, C Corvianawatie, MR Cordova, D Surinati… - Journal of Sea …, 2023 - Elsevier
The abundance of microplastics fragments with sizes larger than 0.30–0.35 mm is measured
during two research cruises in the tropical Northwestern Pacific Ocean and inside the …

Vertical distribution and river-sea transport of microplastics with tidal fluctuation in a subtropical estuary, China

Y Wu, S Wang, L Wu, Y Yang, X Yu, Q Liu, X Liu… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The river-sea transport of microplastic with complex environmental conditions and diverse
driving factors has received growing attention in the estuary. This research investigated the …

The seasonal distribution characteristics of microplastics on bathing beaches along the coast of Qingdao, China

F Gao, J Li, J Hu, B Sui, C Wang, C Sun, X Li… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics pollution in nearshore marine environment has become increasingly
prominent and has received widespread attention. As a major leisure and entertainment …