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 …

Microplastics in the environment: a critical overview on its fate, toxicity, implications, management, and bioremediation strategies

A Thacharodi, R Meenatchi, S Hassan… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics are small plastic pieces ranging in size from 1μ to< 5 mm in diameter, are
water-soluble, and can be either primary as they are initially created in small sizes or …

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 …

Abundance, interaction, ingestion, ecological concerns, and mitigation policies of microplastic pollution in riverine ecosystem: A review

R Kumar, P Sharma, C Manna, M Jain - Science of The Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (< 5 mm) have become an environmental hazard to natural
ecosystems and humanity due to their ubiquitous presence in the environment, and possess …

Mitigating microplastic pollution: A critical review on the effects, remediation, and utilization strategies of microplastics

A Thacharodi, S Hassan, R Meenatchi, MA Bhat… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics are found ubiquitous in the natural environment and are an increasing source
of worry for global health. Rapid industrialization and inappropriate plastic waste …

Critical review on airborne microplastics: An indoor air contaminant of emerging concern

HY Kek, H Tan, MHD Othman, BB Nyakuma… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Airborne Microplastics (MPs), an emerging environmental issue, have gained
recent attention due to their newfound presence in indoor environments. Utilizing the Web of …

A review of atmospheric microplastics pollution: In-depth sighting of sources, analytical methods, physiognomies, transport and risks

J Munyaneza, Q Jia, FA Qaraah, MF Hossain… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Micro-sized plastics were first examined for atmospheric environment in 2016. From then on,
they have been detected in both indoor and outdoor atmospheric samples, with indoor …

Origin, ecotoxicity, and analytical methods for microplastic detection in aquatic systems

V Kumar, M Umesh, P Chakraborty, P Sharma… - TrAC Trends in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Over the decades, interaction of microplastics with other pollutants in a dynamic
environmental set up was observed to increase their toxic effects. This scenario is worse in …

Influencing factors of farmers' cognition on agricultural mulch film pollution in rural China

Y Xue, J Guo, C Li, X Xu, Z Sun, Z Xu, L Feng… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The extensive use and inadequate recycling of agricultural mulch film has caused serious
environmental pollution. Studies have shown that farmers' cognition on agricultural mulch …

Risk posed by microplastics: Scientific evidence and public perception

AI Catarino, J Kramm, C Völker, TB Henry… - Current Opinion in Green …, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•Few studies reported on microplastic risk for biota, and no risk assessment has
been carried out for humans.•Current evidence indicates a low risk of microplastics to …