Micro-and Nanoplastics Produced from Textile Finishes: A Review

A Ali, S Qamer, M Shahid, B Tomkova, MZ Khan… - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
The problem of increasing plastic pollution has emerged as a significant societal issue.
Plastics can originate from various sources, and there is growing concern among …

Leaching of triphenyl phosphate and tri-n-butyl phosphate from polystyrene microplastics: influence of plastic properties and simulated digestive fluids

L Zuo, Y Li, W Hou, F Wang, Y Feng… - Environmental Science and …, 2023 - Springer
Microplastics have gained considerable attention as a growing environmental problem
owing to their potential to serve as vectors for harmful chemicals. However, the leaching of …

Spatial distribution of small microplastics in the Norwegian Coastal Current

F Wu, L Reding, M Starkenburg… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
High concentrations of microplastic (MP) particles have been reported in the Arctic Ocean.
However, studies on the high-resolution lateral and vertical transport of MPs from the …

[HTML][HTML] Single-use plastic or paper products? A dilemma that requires societal change

N Simantiris - Cleaner Waste Systems, 2024 - Elsevier
Plastic pollution has reached irreversible levels in both the terrestrial and marine
environments affecting our planet's fauna and human health. Plastic debris originating from …

[HTML][HTML] Characteristics and quantification of small microplastics (< 100 µm) in seasonal svalbard snow on glaciers and lands

B Rosso, F Scoto, IG Hallanger, C Larose… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Small microplastics (SMPs< 100 µm) can easily be transported over long distances far from
their sources through the atmospheric pathways and reach even remote regions, including …

[HTML][HTML] Are microplastics a new cardiac threat? A pilot study with wild fish from the North East Atlantic Ocean

LGA Barboza, SC Lourenço, A Aleluia, GP Senes… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Global environmental contamination by microplastics (MPs) is a growing problem with
potential One Health impacts. The presence of MPs in vital organs, such as the heart, is of …

[PDF][PDF] Identification and Characterization of Microplastics in Indoor Environments​

MA Bhat - 2023 - researchgate.net
Mansoor Ahmad BHAT Department of Environmental Engineering Programme in
Environmental Science Eskişehir Technical University, Institute of Graduate Programs, June …

[HTML][HTML] The potential use of birds as bioindicators of suspended atmospheric microplastics and artificial fibers

C Wayman, F Fernández-Pinas… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) and artificial fibers (AFs) have been detected suspended tens of meters
above ground level in the atmosphere, yet empirical data on them remain scarce. This study …

General Introduction of Microplastic: Uses, Types, and Generation

JT Mathew, A Inobeme, BO Adetuyi, CO Adetunji… - Microplastic …, 2024 - Springer
The tiny plastic particles known as microplastics, which are smaller than 5 millimetres in
size, have raised environmental concerns on a global scale as a result of their wide spread …

Microplastics suspended in dust from different indoor environments in Barranquilla, Colombia: Predominant microparticles?

AP Abad-López, KK Orozco-Pérez, VA Arana… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Considering that microplastics (MPs) are classified as ubiquitous pollutants, that air quality
affects human health, and that people remain indoors most of the time, the need has arisen …