Microplastics and nanoplastics in the marine-atmosphere environment

D Allen, S Allen, S Abbasi, A Baker… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2022 - nature.com
The discovery of atmospheric micro (nano) plastic transport and ocean–atmosphere
exchange points to a highly complex marine plastic cycle, with negative implications for …

[HTML][HTML] There's something in the air: a review of sources, prevalence and behaviour of microplastics in the atmosphere

S O'Brien, C Rauert, F Ribeiro, ED Okoffo… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Literature regarding microplastics in the atmosphere has advanced in recent years.
However, studies have been undertaken in isolation with minimal collaboration and …

Rapid single-particle chemical imaging of nanoplastics by SRS microscopy

N Qian, X Gao, X Lang, H Deng… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Plastics are now omnipresent in our daily lives. The existence of microplastics (1 µm to 5 mm
in length) and possibly even nanoplastics (< 1 μm) has recently raised health concerns. In …

Chemical analysis of microplastics and nanoplastics: challenges, advanced methods, and perspectives

NP Ivleva - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Microplastics and nanoplastics have become emerging particulate anthropogenic pollutants
and rapidly turned into a field of growing scientific and public interest. These tiny plastic …

Recent approaches and advanced wastewater treatment technologies for mitigating emerging microplastics contamination–A critical review

RY Krishnan, S Manikandan, R Subbaiya… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics have been identified as an emerging pollutant due to their irrefutable
prevalence in air, soil, and particularly, the aquatic ecosystem. Wastewater treatment plants …

Understanding plastic degradation and microplastic formation in the environment: A review

K Zhang, AH Hamidian, A Tubić, Y Zhang… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Plastic waste are introduced into the environment inevitably and their exposure in the
environment causes deterioration in mechanical and physicochemical properties and leads …

Identification of microplastics in human placenta using laser direct infrared spectroscopy

L Zhu, J Zhu, R Zuo, Q Xu, Y Qian, AN Lihui - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics are ubiquitous in the environment, including in food and drinking water.
Consequently, there is growing concern about the human health risks associated with …

[HTML][HTML] Bioaccumulation and biomagnification of microplastics in marine organisms: A review and meta-analysis of current data

ME Miller, M Hamann, FJ Kroon - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Microplastic (MP) contamination has been well documented across a range of habitats and
for a large number of organisms in the marine environment. Consequently, bioaccumulation …

Contributions of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy in microplastic pollution research: A review

S Veerasingam, M Ranjani… - Critical Reviews in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy has been extensively used in microplastic
(MP) pollution research since 2004. The aim of this review is to discuss and highlight the …

[HTML][HTML] Uptake and transport of micro/nanoplastics in terrestrial plants: Detection, mechanisms, and influencing factors

Z Yu, X Xu, L Guo, R Jin, Y Lu - Science of the Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
The pervasive dispersion of micro/nanoplastics in various environmental matrices has
raised concerns regarding their potential intrusion into terrestrial ecosystems and, notably …