The commercially sold cigarettes contain more than 7000 chemicals, and their combustion
produces potential toxicants in mainstream smoke (MS), sidestream smoke (SS) …

Plastic debris are at present recognized as an emerging potential threat for natural
environments, wildlife and humans. In the past years an increasing attention has been …

The ubiquity of plastic materials in the environment has been, for long, a matter of
discussion. Smaller particles, named microplastics (< 5 mm), gained attention more recently …

Synthetic organic polymers—or plastics—did not enter widespread use until the 1950s. By
2015, global production had increased to 322 million metric tons (Mt) year− 1, which …

We compare the toxicity of microplastics, microfibres and nanoplastics on mussels. Mussels
(Mytilus spp.) were exposed to 500 ng mL-1 of 20 μm polystyrene microplastics, 10× 30 μm …

Microplastic pollution is a growing environmental concern among the scientific community.
These small particles (< 5 mm) might come from the fragmentation or direct emission of …

Degradable and/or biobased plastics are advocated as possible solution to plastic waste
problem. Although mechanical, chemical or energy recycling are in many cases a preferred …

Beach anthropogenic litter is a worldwide problem and has been discussed in the
specialized literature for decades. Cigarette butts (CB) are the most frequent form of …

Abstract Microscopic plastic (microplastic, 0.1 µm–5 mm) is a widespread pollutant
impacting upon aquatic ecosystems across the globe. Environmental sampling has revealed …

Microplastics have been proven to be one of the critical environmental pollution issues.
Moreover, microfibers, the most prominent form of microplastics in the environment, have …