Microplastics and plastics-associated contaminants in food and beverages; Global trends, concentrations, and human exposure

M Sewwandi, H Wijesekara, AU Rajapaksha… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics has become a global concern due to their ubiquitous presence which poses
unavoidable human exposure risks. Geographical distribution and yearly trends of research …

Analyzing microplastics with Nile Red: Emerging trends, challenges, and prospects

VC Shruti, F Pérez-Guevara, PD Roy… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The development and applications of effective analytical techniques for identification and
quantification of microplastics in diverse spheres are increasing in the scientific arena. Nile …

Microplastic remediation technologies in water and wastewater treatment processes: current status and future perspectives

Y Lu, MC Li, J Lee, C Liu, C Mei - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are a type of contaminants produced during the use and disposal of
plastic products, which are ubiquitous in our lives. With the high specific surface area and …

[HTML][HTML] The fate of microplastics in wastewater treatment plants: An overview of source and remediation technologies

AS Reddy, AT Nair - Environmental Technology & Innovation, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) in everyday consumer products have paved the way for high MPs
concentrations in wastewater. Wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) s are the significant …

A critical review on microplastics, interaction with organic and inorganic pollutants, impacts and effectiveness of advanced oxidation processes applied for their …

IA Ricardo, EA Alberto, AHS Júnior… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics have become a hot topic in the scientific community as they promote adverse
effects to living beings. Various analytical tools must be used simultaneously for …

A complete guide to extraction methods of microplastics from complex environmental matrices

M Rani, S Ducoli, LE Depero, M Prica, A Tubić… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Sustainable development is a big global challenge for the 21st century. In recent years, a
class of emerging contaminants known as microplastics (MPs) has been identified as a …

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 …

Microplastics in the ecosystem: an overview on detection, removal, toxicity assessment, and control release

B Pandey, J Pathak, P Singh, R Kumar, A Kumar… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent decades, the accumulation and fragmentation of plastics on the surface of the
planet have caused several long-term climatic and health risks. Plastic materials, specifically …

Distribution and characterization of microplastics in beach sediments from Karnataka (India) coastal environments

NA Yaranal, S Subbiah, K Mohanty - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2021 - Elsevier
The presence of microplastic particles from five different beach locations (Arabian Sea
coast) in the Indian state of Karnataka was assessed. The sieving and density separation …

Treatment processes for microplastics and nanoplastics in waters: State-of-the-art review

MRK Estahbanati, M Kiendrebeogo… - Marine pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, established treatment processes for microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs)
in water as well as developed analytical techniques for evaluation of the operation of these …