Background: Plastics have conveyed great benefits to humanity and made possible some of
the most significant advances of modern civilization in fields as diverse as medicine …

Contamination of waters and soils with microplastics (MPs) is an emerging environmental
issue worldwide. MPs constitute a cocktail of various additives and polymers besides …

Microplastics are an emergent yet critical issue for the environment because of high
degradation resistance and bioaccumulation. Unfortunately, the current technologies to …

Plastic products are made from the essential polymer mixed with a complex blend of
substances including catalyst remnants, polymerization solvents, and a wide range of other …

Microplastics are widely existed in marine and coastal environments, which aroused global
concern in recent years. This review mainly summarized the interactions of organic …

Despite Africa ranking top in mismanaged plastic waste, there is insufficient data on the
extent of microplastics and its interaction with other contaminants in its ecosystems …

It is very important to understand the interaction between plastics and environment in
ambient conditions. The plastics degrade because of this interaction and often their surface …

Given their capacity to adsorb chemical pollutants, microplastics represent a growing
environmental concern in the oceans. The levels of 81 chemical compounds in two types of …

Heavy metals and microplastics have been considered as threats to the marine environment
and the interactions between these two pollutants are poorly understood. This study …

Plastic production began in the early 1900s and it has transformed our way of life. Despite
the many advantages of plastics, a massive amount of plastic waste is generated each year …