Plastic pollution in the Arctic

M Bergmann, F Collard, J Fabres… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2022 - nature.com
Plastic pollution is now pervasive in the Arctic, even in areas with no apparent human
activity, such as the deep seafloor. In this Review, we describe the sources and impacts of …

Analysis of the polyester clothing value chain to identify key intervention points for sustainability

C Palacios-Mateo, Y Van der Meer, G Seide - Environmental Sciences …, 2021 - Springer
Clothing is one of the primary human needs, and the demand is met by the global
production of thousands of tons of textile fibers, fabrics and garments every day. Polyester …

Microplastics in food: a review on analytical methods and challenges

JH Kwon, JW Kim, TD Pham, A Tarafdar… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Human exposure to microplastics contained in food has become a significant concern owing
to the increasing accumulation of microplastics in the environment. In this paper, we …

Occurrence, distribution and characteristics of microplastics in gastrointestinal tract and gills of commercial marine fish from Malaysia

N Jaafar, A Azfaralariff, SM Musa, M Mohamed… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics are tiny plastic particles with size below 5 mm, prevalence in marine
environments and the occurrence have been reported in commercial marine fish worldwide …

Occurrence of microplastics (MPs) in the gastrointestinal tract of fishes: A global systematic review and meta-analysis and meta-regression

M Zazouli, H Nejati, Y Hashempour, R Dehbandi… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The presence of Microplastics (MPs) in food has become a global health concern in
the last two decades. In this study, an attempt was made to obtain articles about the …

Microplastics and other anthropogenic particles in Antarctica: Using penguins as biological samplers

J Fragão, F Bessa, V Otero, A Barbosa, P Sobral… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (< 5 mm in size) are known to be widespread in the marine
environment but are still poorly studied in Polar Regions, particularly in the Antarctic. As …

Insight into photocatalysis technology as a promising approach to tackle microplastics pollution through degradation and upcycling

SH Paiman, SFM Noor, N Ngadi, AH Nordin… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to improper plastic waste handling, microplastics (MPs) have become a serious global
problem. MPs threaten animals, plants, and humans as they are passed from one species to …

Human microplastics exposure and potential health risks to target organs by different routes: A review

Z Yang, M Wang, Z Feng, Z Wang, M Lv, J Chang… - Current Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Microplastics in the environment enter the human body through
diet, drinking water, and air inhalation. The widespread detection of microplastics in several …

Microplastics in fillets of Mediterranean seafood. A risk assessment study

M Ferrante, Z Pietro, C Allegui, F Maria, C Antonio… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are considered as emergent threat to human health. No complete data
still exists on MPs presence in fish tissue and their transmission to humans. The present …

Impacts of microplastic on fisheries and seafood security—Global analysis and synthesis

G Kibria - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
This review paper collected, collated, analysed, interpreted, synthesised, and documented
the research investigations conducted on microplastic (MPs) pollution impacts on seafood …