Microplastic is an emerging contaminant of concern in soil globally due to its widespread
and potential risks on the ecological system. Some basic issues such as the occurrence …

Lightweight concrete with expanded polystyrene (EPS) has been adopted for several
decades. The EPS is to reduce the structural weight of the material for precast and …

Seas are polluted with macro-(> 5 mm) and microplastics (< 5 mm). However, few studies
account for both types when modeling water quality, thus limiting our understanding of the …

Plastic floating at the ocean surface, estimated at tens to hundreds of thousands of metric
tons, represents only a small fraction of the estimated several million metric tons annually …

Rivers have been recognized as major transport pathways for microplastics into the sea but
large-scale quantitative data on the environmental fate of riverine microplastics remains …

Marine plastic pollution poses a potential threat to the ecosystem, but the sources and their
magnitudes remain largely unclear. Existing bottom-up emission inventories vary among …

Microplastics (plastic< 5 mm in size) are now known to contaminate riverine systems but
understanding about how their concentrations vary spatially and temporally is limited. This …

Negotiations for a global treaty on plastic pollution will shape future policies on plastics
production, use and waste management. Its parties will benefit from a high-resolution …

Microplastics and nanoplastics are distributed in the environments universally. The
interrelationship between vascular plants and micro/nanoplastics began to attract attention …

Rural areas are exposed to severe environmental pollution issues fed by industrial and
agricultural activities combined with poor waste and sanitation management practices …