[HTML][HTML] Analytical methods for microplastics in the environment: a review

Z Huang, B Hu, H Wang - Environmental chemistry letters, 2023 - Springer
Microplastic pollution is a recently discovered threat to ecosystems requiring the
development of new analytical methods. Here, we review classical and advanced methods …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics in the environment: intake through the food web, human exposure and toxicological effects

C Pironti, M Ricciardi, O Motta, Y Miele, A Proto… - Toxics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Recently, studies on microplastics (MPs) have increased rapidly due to the growing
awareness of the potential health risks related to their occurrence. The first part of this review …

Microplastics and nanoplastics in atheromas and cardiovascular events

R Marfella, F Prattichizzo, C Sardu… - … England Journal of …, 2024 - Mass Medical Soc
Abstract Background Microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs) are emerging as a potential
risk factor for cardiovascular disease in preclinical studies. Direct evidence that this risk …

Micro-and nano-plastics (MNPs) as emerging pollutant in ground water: Environmental impact, potential risks, limitations and way forward towards sustainable …

V Kumar, E Singh, S Singh, A Pandey… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastics play an indispensable role in our daily lives, owing to their ease in use, low cost,
strength, versatility and durability but their excessive usage in packaging industries …

Source, occurrence, distribution, fate, and implications of microplastic pollutants in freshwater on environment: A critical review and way forward

TA Kurniawan, A Haider, HM Ahmad, A Mohyuddin… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
The generation of microplastics (MPs) has increased recently and become an emerging
issue globally. Due to their long-term durability and capability of traveling between different …

Airborne microplastics: A review of current perspectives and environmental implications

L Shao, Y Li, T Jones, M Santosh, P Liu… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs), as an entirely anthropogenic type of pollution, are considered to be
stratigraphic markers of the Anthropocene Epoch, and have become of increasing public …

Updated review on microplastics in water, their occurrence, detection, measurement, environmental pollution, and the need for regulatory standards

A Yusuf, A Sodiq, A Giwa, J Eke, O Pikuda… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The gravity of the impending threats posed by microplastics (MPs) pollution in the
environment cannot be over-emphasized. Several research studies continue to stress how …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics in the aquatic environment: occurrence, persistence, analysis, and human exposure

M Ricciardi, C Pironti, O Motta, Y Miele, A Proto… - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Microplastics (MP) have recently been considered as emerging contaminants in the water
environment. In the last number of years, the number of studies on MP has grown quickly …

Mass spectrometry detection of environmental microplastics: Advances and challenges

J Zhang, D Fu, H Feng, Y Li, S Zhang, C Peng… - TrAC Trends in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mass spectrometry has emerged as a vital tool for microplastics (MPs) analysis, offering
sensitivity and specificity to identify diverse polymer types. This review explores mass …

[HTML][HTML] Yellowing, weathering and degradation of marine pellets and their influence on the adsorption of chemical pollutants

B Abaroa-Pérez, S Ortiz-Montosa, JJ Hernández-Brito… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Marine microplastics (MPs) are exposed to environmental factors, which produce aging,
weathering, surface cracking, yellowing, fragmentation and degradation, thereby changing …