Plastics are widely used in our daily life; however, poor management and disposal result in
their ubiquity throughout the biosphere. Increased accumulation of microplastic (MP) or even …

Microplastics are emerging contaminants and there has been growing concern regarding
their impacts on aquatic and terrestrial environments. This review provides a comprehensive …

Microplastics are small plastic pieces with sizes less than 5 mm. Due to their widespread
distribution in different environmental compartments, food, and drinking water, microplastics …

Microplastics are a pollutant of growing concern, capable of harming aquatic organisms and
entering the food web. While freshwater microplastic research has expanded in recent …

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 …

There is a rising concern regarding the accumulation of microplastics in the aquatic
ecosystems. However, compared to the marine environment, the occurrence, transport, and …

Microplastics (MPs) are creating an emerging threat on the soil ecosystems and are of great
global concern. However, the distribution in soil-plant system, as well as the phytotoxicity …

Microplastics are formed by the degradation of plastic wastes under the action of
physicochemical mechanisms in environment, and they are becoming a new type of …

Microplastics (MPs) have become an emerging global pollutant due to their widespread
dispersion and potential threats to marine ecosystems. However, studies on MPs in …

The reliance on plastic for a vast number of consumer products, many of them single-use,
results in their continuous entry into aquatic environments. Plastic waste can fragment into …