Marine plastic pollution, particularly microplastics, has been recognised as a global issue in
the recent years, but research efforts in the Pacific are lagging. We carried out research on …

Abstract Purpose of Review Microplastic (MP) pollution is a global concern due to its
prevalence and persistence in the environment. Aquatic sediments, particularly marine …

An important source of microplastics (MPs) in the Baltic Sea waters is plastic waste, which is
fragmented in the natural environment. The pilot research on the identification of …

In this study, the microplastics (MPs) abundance, characteristics and their variations across
three popular beaches of highly populated and largest megacity of India were documented …

This chapter collected, collated, analysed, synthesised, interpreted and documented the last
15 years (2006–2021) of research investigations carried out on microplastic (MP) pollution …

Plastics have recently become an indispensable part of everyone's daily life due to their
versatility, durability, light weight, and low production costs. The increasing production and …

Coral reefs in the tropical Pacific region are exposed to a range of anthropogenic local
pressures. Climate change is exacerbating local impacts, causing unprecedented declines …

Microplastic pollution has emerged as a pressing environmental issue of global concern due
to its detrimental effects on the environment and ecology. Restricted to their characters of …

Micropollutants (MPs) include a wide range of biological disruptors that can be toxic to
wildlife and humans at very low concentrations (< 1 μg/L). These mainly anthropogenic …

The global reliance on pharmaceuticals coupled with the lack of effective treatment methods
has resulted in pseudo-persistence of pharmaceuticals within the environment. Globally …