Emerging contaminants: a One Health perspective

F Wang, L Xiang, KSY Leung, M Elsner, Y Zhang… - The Innovation, 2024 - cell.com
Environmental pollution is escalating due to rapid global development that often prioritizes
human needs over planetary health. Despite global efforts to mitigate legacy pollutants, the …

Exposure pathways, environmental processes and risks of micro (nano) plastics to crops and feasible control strategies in agricultural regions

J Wang, X Zhang, X Li, Z Wang - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Micro/nanoplastics (MPs/NPs) pollution may adversely impact agricultural
ecosystems, threatening the sustainability and security of agricultural production. This drives …

The threat of micro/nanoplastic to aquatic plants: Current knowledge, gaps, and future perspectives

DM Osman, W Yuan, S Shabaka, MP Nyaga, J Geng… - Aquatic Toxicology, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastics have been recognized as an emerging pollutant and have raised global concerns
due to their widespread distribution in the environment and potential harm to living systems …

[HTML][HTML] Trophic transfer of microplastics from producer (Lemna minuta) to primary consumer (Cataclysta lemnata) in a freshwater food chain

F Mariani, D Di Lernia, I Venditti, E Pelella… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Contamination by microplastics (0.1 μm–5 mm plastic fragments) is currently one of
the major threats to the conservation of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems worldwide …

Traversing the potential of phytoremediation and phycoremediation as pioneering technologies in microplastic mitigation–A critical review

I Paul, R Biswas, G Halder - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
With the advent of numerous reports related to health and environmental hazards
associated with microplastics (MPs), scientists have been engrossed in developing …

Effects of biodegradable P3HB on the specific growth rate, root length and chlorophyll content of duckweed, Lemna minor

P Procházková, S Mácová, S Aydın, HZ Gargošová… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
The extensive production and use of plastics have led to widespread pollution of the
environment. As a result, biodegradable polymers (BDPs) are receiving a great deal of …

Microplastics in the River Ganga and its fishes: study of a Himalayan River

N Badola, F Sobhan, JS Chauhan - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The River Ganga has been explored for microplastics (MPs) majorly in the lower or
middle course, while the upper course from where the river starts its journey remains …

Impact of microplastics on aquatic flora: Recent status, mechanisms of their toxicity and bioremediation strategies

AG Basu, RS Paul, F Wang, S Roy - Chemosphere, 2025 - Elsevier
The accumulation of microplastics (MPs) in aquatic environments has occurred pervasively.
The MPs affect almost all the aquatic plants including the aquatic microorganisms, ultimately …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of PET micro/nanoplastics on the symbiotic system Azolla filiculoides-Trichormus azollae

M Dainelli, B Chiavacci, I Colzi, A Coppi, E Corti… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
The symbiotic system Azolla filiculoides-Trichormus azollae was exposed for ten days to
environmentally relevant concentrations (ie 0.05 and 0.1 g L− 1) of polyethylene …

Lower concentration polyethylene microplastics can influence free-floating macrophyte interactions by combined effects of many weak interactions: A nonnegligible …

H Yang, H Zhao, H Mao, Y Pu, Q Peng, Z Xu, X Zhang… - Aquatic Toxicology, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous in freshwater ecosystems and their accumulation has
been considered an emerging threat. Early research on the effects of MPs on macrophytes …