Microplastic sources, formation, toxicity and remediation: a review

AI Osman, M Hosny, AS Eltaweil, S Omar… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Microplastic pollution is becoming a major issue for human health due to the recent
discovery of microplastics in most ecosystems. Here, we review the sources, formation …

Interaction of microplastics with antibiotics in aquatic environment: distribution, adsorption, and toxicity

Y Wang, Y Yang, X Liu, J Zhao, R Liu… - Environmental science & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
As two major types of pollutants of emerging concerns, microplastics (MPs) and antibiotics
(ATs) coexist in aquatic environments, and their interactions are a source of increasing …

Dissolved organic matter promotes the aging process of polystyrene microplastics under dark and ultraviolet light conditions: the crucial role of reactive oxygen …

X Qiu, S Ma, J Zhang, L Fang, X Guo… - Environmental Science & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Microplastics (MPs) interact frequently with dissolved organic matter (DOM) commonly found
in the environment, but information on the aging behavior of MPs under the participation of …

Review on migration, transformation and ecological impacts of microplastics in soil

S Zhao, Z Zhang, L Chen, Q Cui, Y Cui, D Song… - Applied Soil …, 2022 - Elsevier
As a type of emerging pollutant, microplastics exist widely in soil and continue to migrate
and transform. Recently, the potential threats of microplastics to soil health and ecological …

Recent advances on microplastic aging: Identification, mechanism, influence factors, and additives release

W He, S Liu, W Zhang, K Yi, C Zhang, H Pang… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics pollution has attracted worldwide attention in recent years due to their wide
distribution and severe threat to biota. Additionally, microplastics will undergo serious aging …

ROS-mediated photoaging pathways of nano-and micro-plastic particles under UV irradiation

J Duan, Y Li, J Gao, R Cao, E Shang, W Zhang - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation is considered as an important photoaging
mechanism of microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs). To elucidate the ROS-induced …

Effect of weathering on environmental behavior of microplastics: Properties, sorption and potential risks

P Liu, X Zhan, X Wu, J Li, H Wang, S Gao - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Microplastic (MP) pollution is a raising global concern in recent years due to its wide
distribution. Additionally, most of the MPs have undergone extensive weathering in the …

Microplastic degradation methods and corresponding degradation mechanism: Research status and future perspectives

H Du, Y Xie, J Wang - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) pollution has become a global environmental concern because of their
severe threat to biota. However, limited studies on the elimination of MPs pollution were …

Long-term phototransformation of microplastics under simulated sunlight irradiation in aquatic environments: Roles of reactive oxygen species

K Zhu, H Jia, Y Sun, Y Dai, C Zhang, X Guo, T Wang… - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Microplastics may experience photoaging and breakdown into nanoplastics in aquatic
environment as a result of long-term light irradiation. However, the underlying mechanisms …

Interactions between microplastics and organic pollutants: Effects on toxicity, bioaccumulation, degradation, and transport

T Wang, L Wang, Q Chen, N Kalogerakis, R Ji… - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs), defined as particles with diameters< 5 mm and including nanoplastics
(NPs), with diameters< 1 μm, are characterized by large specific surface areas and …