A global snapshot of microplastic contamination in sediments and biota of marine protected areas

BZ Nunes, LB Moreira, EG Xu, ÍB Castro - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) become ubiquitous contaminants in Marine Protected Areas (MPA) that
have been planned as a conservation strategy. The present study provides a …

Critical review of microplastic in membrane treatment plant: removal efficiency, environmental risk assessment, membrane fouling, and MP release

RL Ramos, CR dos Santos, GP Drumond… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MP) are emerging contaminants that are leading to great concern in the water
and wastewater treatment sector. Membrane technologies have been applied for the direct …

Plastic and paint debris in marine protected areas of Peru

GE De-la-Torre, DC Dioses-Salinas… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Contamination with anthropogenic debris, such as plastic and paint particles, has been
widely investigated in the global marine environment. However, there is a lack of information …

Toxic effect of chronic exposure to polyethylene nano/microplastics on oxidative stress, neurotoxicity and gut microbiota of adult zebrafish (Danio rerio)

R Li, J Nie, D Qiu, S Li, Y Sun, C Wang - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
The rapid development of aquaculture industry has provided a large amount of high-quality
animal protein, while the food safety caused by microplastics and nanoplastics (MP/NPs) …

Pollution concerns in mariculture water and cultured economical bivalves: occurrence of microplastics under different aquaculture modes

K Song, R Wang, G Yang, S Xie, Y Chen, F Yang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are prevalent in aquatic environments worldwide, but the occurrence of
MPs in different mariculture modes has not been clarified. Four extensively cultured bivalves …

Oysters and mussels as equivalent sentinels of microplastics and natural particles in coastal environments

VV Ribeiro, CR Nobre, BB Moreno… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Filter-feeder organisms such as oyster and mussels are exposed to particles like
microplastics (MPs). Although widely used to monitor MPs contamination, little is known …

[HTML][HTML] Sequestration and export of microplastics in urban river sediments

F Xia, Q Tan, H Qin, D Wang, Y Cai, J Zhang - Environment International, 2023 - Elsevier
In rivers, riverbeds are considered to have dual properties as a short-term sink and a source
of further mobilization for microplastics. To better understand the sources, storage, and fate …

Aging and characterization of disposable polypropylene plastic cups based microplastics and its adsorption for methylene blue

L Liu, H Ma, B Xing - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) as emerging pollutants are of increasing concern, due to their
ubiquitous, uncertain, and complex environmental impacts. Different from the standard …

Nano-and micro-plastic transport in soil and groundwater environments: Sources, behaviors, theories, and models

J Xu, R Zuo, J Shang, G Wu, Y Dong, S Zheng… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the increasing use of plastics, nano-and micro-plastic (NMP) pollution has become a
hot topic in the scientific community. Ubiquitous NMPs, as emerging contaminants, are …

Fate, transport, and source of microplastics in the headwaters of the Yangtze River on the Tibetan Plateau

S Feng, H Lu, Y Xue, P Yan, T Sun - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (MPs) in the Yangtze River have been drawn increasing attention
recently with most merely concentrating on the plain area. This research focuses on the …