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 …

Microplastics in environment: global concern, challenges, and controlling measures

G Lamichhane, A Acharya, R Marahatha… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Plastic pollution in various forms has emerged as the most severe environmental threat.
Small plastic chunks, such as microplastics and nanoplastics derived from primary and …

Microplastics and nanoplastics in the terrestrial food chain: Uptake, translocation, trophic transfer, ecotoxicology, and human health risk

PK Rose, S Yadav, N Kataria, KS Khoo - TrAC Trends in Analytical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastics can linger for years in various environmental compartments after being discarded
and exposed to the physical and chemical influences that dismantle their plastic structure to …

PHA-based bioplastic: A potential alternative to address microplastic pollution

SA Acharjee, P Bharali, B Gogoi, V Sorhie… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2023 - Springer
Petroleum-derived plastics are linked to a variety of growing environmental issues
throughout their lifecycle, including emission of greenhouse gases, accumulation in …

[HTML][HTML] Two types of microplastics (polystyrene-HBCD and car tire abrasion) affect oxidative stress-related biomarkers in earthworm Eisenia andrei in a time …

C Lackmann, M Velki, A Šimić, A Müller, U Braun… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics are small plastic fragments that are widely distributed in marine and terrestrial
environments. While the soil ecosystem represents a large reservoir for plastic, research so …

Global sources, abundance, size, and distribution of microplastics in marine sediments-A critical review

K Perumal, S Muthuramalingam - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (< 5 mm) are a pollutant of growing ecotoxicological concern for
marine and human health. This critical review aims (i) to systematically evaluate the findings …

Microplastics in the atmosphere of Ahvaz City, Iran

S Abbasi, N Jaafarzadeh, A Zahedi… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Airborne particulate matter (PM) with an aerodynamic size cutoff of 10 µm (PM10) has been
collected using a high volume air sampler at two locations (urban and residential) in the city …

Micro (nano) plastic contaminations from soils to plants: human food risks

D He, Y Zhang, W Gao - Current Opinion in Food Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•Microplastics have been globally found in agricultural soils.•Micro (nano) plastics
can be uptake size-dependently and influence crop growth.•Micro (nano) plastics can entry …

Microplastics in agroecosystems: A review of effects on soil biota and key soil functions

L Shafea, J Yap, N Beriot, VJ Felde… - Journal of Plant …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Contamination of soils in agroecosystems with microplastics (MPs) is of increasing concern.
The contamination of the environment/farmland soils with MPs (1 µm to 5 mm sized …

Responses of rice (Oryza sativa L.) plant growth, grain yield and quality, and soil properties to the microplastic occurrence in paddy soil

S Chen, Y Feng, L Han, D Li, Y Feng… - Journal of Soils and …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Agricultural soil has been recognized as a major sink of microplastic, an emerging
pollutant to environmental biodiversity and ecosystem. However, the impacts of microplastic …