Increasing production of synthetic plastics and poor management of plastic wastes have
dramatically increased the amount of plastics in the environment. In 2014, at the first United …

Nowadays, microplastic has been detected in many environmental samples, including
aquatic and terrestrial environments. However, few studies recently have addressed their …

Plastic is now considered part and parcel of daily life due to its extensive usage. Microplastic
pollution is becoming a growing worry and has been ranked as the second most critical …

Although the discovery of plastic in the last century has brought enormous benefits to daily
activities, it must be said that its use produces countless environmental problems that are …

Microplastic (MP) contamination is considered one of the emerging environmental problems,
and ecological effects investigation is critical to pollution control. This work aimed to …

Microplastics (MPs) are one of the most widespread contaminants worldwide, yet their risks
for freshwater ecosystems have seldom been investigated. In this study, we performed a …

With the intensification of microplastic pollution globally, aquaculture environments also face
risks of microplastic contamination through various pathways such as plastic fishing gear …

Humans are exposed to micro-and-nano plastics (MNPs) through various routes, but the
adverse health effects of MNPs on different organ systems are not yet fully understood. This …

Plastic waste pollution is one of the biggest problems in the world today. The amount of
plastic in the environment continues to increase, and human exposure to microplastic (MP) …

Microplastics (MPs) are small plastic debris (< 5 mm) that result from the fragmentation of
plastic due to physical and physiochemical processes. MPs are emerging pollutants that …