The potentially harmful effects of consuming potentially toxic elements (PTEs) and
microplastics (MPs) regularly via drinking water are a significant cause for worry. This study …

Biodegradable plastics have emerged as reliable alternatives to conventional plastics for
alleviating global plastic pollution. However, biodegradable plastics could also rupture into …

Microplastics (MPs) have been proven to be one of the major threats to the wastewater
treatment system. However, the impact of MPs on microalgae-based wastewater treatment …

Plastics are omnipresent in our daily life. Unfortunately, the produced plastics will partly end
up in the environment including aquatic ecosystems. People often refer to littering or illegal …

Municipal solid waste (MSW) is an important destination for abandoned plastics. During the
waste disposal process, large plastic debris is broken down into microplastics (MPs) and …

Since the concept of emerging contaminants (ECs) was first proposed in 2001, the global
scientific research of ECs has developed rapidly. In the past decades, great progress has …

In a world where plastics have become an integral part of daily life, the ubiquitous presence
of microplastics (MPs) is hardly surprising. However, the emergence of MPs in one of …

Abstract Vertical Flow constructed wetlands (VFCWs) are environmentally feasible
engineered systems that mimic the functions of natural wetlands. They are alternative …

Microplastics (MPs), an emerging pollutant, have drawn attention on a global scale and
have been found in various ecosystems. Nevertheless, there is currently a lack of …

This study investigated the spatio-temporal variability of microplastics (MPs) in the
sediments of the River Thames (UK) catchment over 30 months (July 2019–Dec 2021). The …