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Are microplastics the ‘technofossils’ of the Anthropocene?
Microplastics are ubiquitous in the environment, eventually becoming part of the geological record as ‘technofossils’. However, research on the...
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Current publication activity on nanoplastics & microplastics: a bibliometric analysis
In recent years, interest in Nanoplastics and Microplastics (NM) has increased both in scientific research and in the initiatives of environmental...
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Characteristics of Microplastics in a Hospital Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent and Hazard Risk Assessment
Plastic products are widely used globally, leading to their extensive presence in various wastewaters, water resources, and the environment, which...
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Microplastics and nanoplastics in agriculture—A potential source of soil and groundwater contamination?
An overview of the current state of knowledge on the pollution of agricultural soils with microplastic and nanoplastic (MnP) particles is provided...
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Evaluation of the leaching of microplastics from discarded medical masks in aquatic environments: a case study of Mashhad city
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a significant increase in the global use of face masks, with reports indicating that approximately 129 billion...
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Microplastic menace: a path forward with innovative solutions to reduce pollution
Microplastics are a very complex, diverse, and persistent contaminant class in aquatic ecosystems, providing significant challenges for scientists in...
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Biodegradable Plastics Do not Form Chemically Persistent Microplastics
Biodegradation of solid plastic materials is a heterogeneous reaction [1]. Only the surface is affected by biodegradation while the inner part should...
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Microplastic pollution in sediments in the urban section of the Qara Su River, Iran
Microplastic pollution is an emerging threat to marine environments with potential environmental, social, economic, and health consequences and has...
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Marine microplastics as vectors of major ocean pollutants and its hazards to the marine ecosystem and humans
Microplastic pollutes water, land, air, and groundwater environments not only visually but also ecologically for plants, animals, and humans....
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Macro and Microplastics in Stormwater and Combined Sewer Overflows in Paris Megacity
Stormwater and combined sewer overflows (CSO) might represent an important source of macro and microplastics in the environment, but such fluxes are...
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Microplastic pollution and enrichment of distinct microbiota in sediment of mangrove in Zhujiang River estuary, China
The microbial communities colonized on microplastics (MPs) have attracted widespread attention. However, few studies focused on the MPs impacts on...
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The Combined Effect of Plastic Particles Size and Concentration on Rotifers’ (Brachionus plicatilis) Performance
The presence of microplastics in aquatic ecosystems is of increasing global concern. Nano-sized plastics, in particular, can penetrate the cell...
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Plastic pollution in the Arctic
Plastic pollution is now pervasive in the Arctic, even in areas with no apparent human activity, such as the deep seafloor. In this Review, we...
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Potentially toxic element and microplastic contamination in the river Hooghly: Implications to better water quality management
Present study revolves around the assessment of basic physicochemical parameters, dissolved PTEs, and microplastics (MPs) in riverine water to...
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Plastic Pollution
Global plastic production crosses over 300 million tonnes every year. PlasticsPlastic pollution having varying properties like cheap, lightweight.
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Aging effect on the adsorption behavior of microfibers obtained from cigarette butts in aqueous solutions
The issue of cigarette butts is an environmental crisis that has affected the world. Despite their small size, CBs are one of the most common types...
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Managing plastic waste with nanotechnology: current sustainability prospects
Plastic plays a significant role in most sectors of the economy. Its widespread applicability leads to its massive scale production and alarming...
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Wastewater Treatment in India—A New Perspective
The increasing population of India has initiated a growing demand for freshwater. In the present scenario, scale of urbanization and industrial...
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Occurrence and Detection Problems of Micro- and Nanoplastics in the Water Environment of Russia
AbstractNumerous studies on plastic pollution of natural environment have been published. Special attention is paid to micro- (<5 mm) and nano-sized...
