Microplastic sources, formation, toxicity and remediation: a review

AI Osman, M Hosny, AS Eltaweil, S Omar… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Microplastic pollution is becoming a major issue for human health due to the recent
discovery of microplastics in most ecosystems. Here, we review the sources, formation …

Challenges and opportunities in bioremediation of micro-nano plastics: a review

Y Zhou, M Kumar, S Sarsaiya, R Sirohi… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rising level of micro-nano plastics (MNPs) in the natural ecosystem adversely impact the
health of the environment and living organisms globally. MNPs enter in to the agro …

Efficient removal of microplastics from wastewater by an electrocoagulation process

M Shen, Y Zhang, E Almatrafi, T Hu, C Zhou… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
With the gradual increase of microplastics in the water environment, it is imperative to
understand the removal characteristics of microplastics in the current treatment process …

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 …

Removal of microplastics and nanoplastics from urban waters: separation and degradation

Z Chen, X Liu, W Wei, H Chen, BJ Ni - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The omnipresent micro/nanoplastics (MPs/NPs) in urban waters arouse great public
concern. To build a MP/NP-free urban water system, enormous efforts have been made to …

Micro-and nanoplastics in wastewater treatment plants: occurrence, removal, fate, impacts and remediation technologies–a critical review

I Ali, T Ding, C Peng, I Naz, H Sun, J Li, J Liu - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
The manifestation of microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) in wastewater treatment
plants (WWTPs) has become a major challenge owing to their unique characteristics such …

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 …

Microplastics: Occurrences, treatment methods, regulations and foreseen environmental impacts

NA Khan, AH Khan, EA López-Maldonado… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics are a silent threat that represent a high degree of danger to the environment in
its different ecosystems and of course will also have an important impact on the health of …

Emerging electrochemical techniques for identifying and removing micro/nanoplastics in urban waters

Z Chen, W Wei, X Liu, BJ Ni - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The ubiquitous micro/nanoplastics (MPs/NPs) in urban waters are priority pollutants due to
their toxic effects on living organisms. Currently, great efforts have been made to realize a …

[HTML][HTML] Recent trends in degradation of microplastics in the environment: A state-of-the-art review

PR Sutkar, RD Gadewar, VP Dhulap - Journal of Hazardous Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) have become a global environmental concern due to their considerable
harm to the environment and humans. However, only a few researches have been …