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Implementation of sustainable development goals in the cosmetics industry based on the example of cleansing cosmetics containing a surfactin-rich digestate extract
The implementation of sustainable development goals in the cosmetics industry is focused primarily on the phase of product design and the formulation...
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Household discharge of chemical products and its classification based on anaerobic biodegradability
Synthetic household chemical products (HCP) are used in various household activities. An average urban household was estimated to consume ~ 3 kg HCP...
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Patterns of household and personal care product use by the Korean population: implications for aggregate human exposure and health risk
BackgroundHousehold and personal care products (H&PCPs) are used frequently in the domestic environment. Different types of H&PCPs often contain the...
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Microplastics—Definition, Origin and Use
Synthetic materials, colloquially also called plastic, are used in many ways due to their durability. This results in problems with environmentally...
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Sorptive Properties of Microplastics Extracted from Cosmetics
Microplastics from cosmetics, also known as “microbeads,” have been classified as a contaminant of emerging concern and are a global threat to...
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Residential houses — a major point source of microplastic pollution: insights on the various sources, their transport, transformation, and toxicity behaviour
Municipal wastewater has been considered as one of the largest contributors and carriers of microplastics to the aquatic environment. However, the...
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Countermeasures—Avoidance, Degradation and Recycling
Plastic is a smart, versatile material with an almost infinite range of applications and properties, from maximum elasticity to metallic strength...
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Environmental Occurrence and Contemporary Health Issues of Micro Plastics
The micro and nanoplastic have wider range of applications in the daily consumable products such as brushing, clothing and beauty product as...
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SDG-6 Clean Water and Sanitation
The sixth sustainable development goal, Clean Water and SanitationClean water and sanitation, is to ensure that everyone has access to safe, clean...
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Spatial and seasonal distribution of microplastic in surface water of Bueng Boraphet Wetland—a Ramsar wetland in Thailand
This study sought to assess microplastic contamination in the surface water of the inland freshwater wetland, Bueng Boraphet Wetland, Thailand, which...
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Indoor Environment: Background Information
Indoor environmental quality (IEQ), often shortened indoor air quality, is characterized by the spatial and temporal variability of pollutants,...
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Microplastics and associated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in surface water and sediment of the Bay of Bengal coastal area, India: sources, pathway and ecological risk
In the aquatic environment around the world, microplastic contamination has been a common and ongoing issue. Particularly, the ability of...
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Greywater treatment technologies: a comprehensive review
Concerns about decreasing urban water supplies and environmental degradation caused by existing water infrastructure have prompted research on more...
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Caves: Underground Landscapes
In Galicia there are caves in different types of rocks. Although they are typical morphologies in limestone and dolomites that are soluble rocks,...
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An overview on selected plasticizers in the aquatic environment of China and India
Asia holds the second largest share of freshwater (28%) in the world. The Asia-Pacific region is a hotspot for plastic pollution, mainly due to the...
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Entry of Macro, Micro, and Nanoplastic in the Food Chain and Their Impact on Marine Life (from Source to Sink)
Plastic is one of the and most widely used polymer in the world. It degrades very slow rate in the environment and took around 1000 years for...
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Mitigation Approaches to Prevent Microplastics Effects in the Aquatic Environment: Exploration of Microbeads from Personal Care and Cosmetic Products
Plastic microbeads are inevitably released into the aqueous environment and easily enriched in wastewater treatment processes. They are commonly used...
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Fate and Behavior of Microplastics in Freshwater Systems
The extensive utilization and mismanagement of plastic have led to the ubiquitous presence of microplastics in the environment. The freshwater system...
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Micro-nanoplastics in the Environment: Current Research and Trends
Globally, abiotic and biotic components are presently under the greatest threat due to an alarming increase of micro-nanoplastics (MNPs) in the...
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Greywater Treatment in Continuous Flow Solar Photocatalytic Reactor Using Graphite Supported Nitrogen-Doped TiO2
The increasing water demand has been one of the major global issues for the past decades. An enormous amount of potable water is required for...