Micro (nano) plastics pollution and human health: How plastics can induce carcinogenesis to humans?

R Kumar, C Manna, S Padha, A Verma, P Sharma… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) are key indicators of the plasticine era,
widely spread across different ecosystems. MPs and NPs become global stressors due to …

Interaction of microplastics with antibiotics in aquatic environment: distribution, adsorption, and toxicity

Y Wang, Y Yang, X Liu, J Zhao, R Liu… - Environmental science & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
As two major types of pollutants of emerging concerns, microplastics (MPs) and antibiotics
(ATs) coexist in aquatic environments, and their interactions are a source of increasing …

[HTML][HTML] Adsorption behavior of organic pollutants on microplastics

L Fu, J Li, G Wang, Y Luan, W Dai - Ecotoxicology and Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are emerging pollutants that act as a carrier of toxic pollutants, release
toxic substances, and aggregate in biota. The adsorption behavior of MPs has recently …

Interactions and effects of microplastics with heavy metals in aquatic and terrestrial environments

N Khalid, M Aqeel, A Noman, SM Khan, N Akhter - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
Contamination of waters and soils with microplastics (MPs) is an emerging environmental
issue worldwide. MPs constitute a cocktail of various additives and polymers besides …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiotic sorption onto microplastics in water: A critical review of the factors, mechanisms and implications

MJ Stapleton, AJ Ansari, FI Hai - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics as vectors for contaminants in the environment is becoming a topic of public
interest. Microplastics have been found to actively adsorb heavy metals, per-fluorinated alkyl …

Microplastics as a vehicle of heavy metals in aquatic environments: A review of adsorption factors, mechanisms, and biological effects

S Liu, JH Huang, W Zhang, LX Shi, KX Yi, HB Yu… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) have recently attracted much attention due to their widespread
distribution in the aquatic environment. Microplastics can act as a vector of heavy metals in …

Sorption of chemical contaminants on degradable and non-degradable microplastics: Recent progress and research trends

FG Torres, DC Dioses-Salinas… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (< 5 mm) are ubiquitous contaminants of growing concern. These
have been found in multiple environmental compartments, including remote sites where …

[HTML][HTML] Combined toxicity of micro/nanoplastics loaded with environmental pollutants to organisms and cells: Role, effects, and mechanism

N Sun, H Shi, X Li, C Gao, R Liu - Environment international, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Micro/nanoplastics (MPs/NPs) are ubiquitous in the environment and living
organisms have been exposed to these substances for a long time. When MPs/NPs enter …

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 …

Interaction between antibiotics and microplastics: recent advances and perspective

S Zhuang, J Wang - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Both microplastics and antibiotics are emerging pollutants, which are ubiquitous in aquatic
environments. With small size, high specific surface area, and attached biofilm, microplastics …