A systematic review on the aging of microplastics and the effects of typical factors in various environmental media

J Ge, M Wang, P Liu, Z Zhang, J Peng, X Guo - TrAC Trends in Analytical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) in natural environment are derived from various discharge processes
and undergo a series of aging that is influenced by different factors. This paper first …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastic aging processes: Environmental relevance and analytical implications

G Binda, G Kalčíková, IJ Allan, R Hurley… - TrAC Trends in …, 2024 - Elsevier
The analysis of microplastics (MPs) in terrestrial environments and the evaluation of their
environmental risk has gained great attention, owing to the increasing evidence for their …

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 …

Interactions between microplastics and contaminants: A review focusing on the effect of aging process

H Luo, C Tu, D He, A Zhang, J Sun, J Li, J Xu… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) in the environment are a major global concern due to their persistent
nature and wide distribution. The aging of MPs is influenced by several processes including …

Laboratory simulated aging methods, mechanisms and characteristic changes of microplastics: A review

L Wang, J Zhang, W Huang, Y He - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) aging occurs in all environmental medias and affects the environmental
behaviour and toxicity of MPs. Due to the extremely slow process of aging, laboratory …

Microplastics aging in wastewater treatment plants: Focusing on physicochemical characteristics changes and corresponding environmental risks

X Liu, Q Deng, Y Zheng, D Wang, BJ Ni - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) have been frequently detected in effluent wastewater and sludge in
wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), the discharge and agricultural application of which …

Characteristics and behaviors of microplastics undergoing photoaging and Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) initiated aging

J Hu, FY Lim, J Hu - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The fact that 94% of microplastics (MPs) ubiquitous in the environment are subject to natural
weathering makes the aging study currently a research hotspot. This review summarized the …

Mechanism and characterization of microplastic aging process: A review

Q Lu, Y Zhou, Q Sui, Y Zhou - Frontiers of Environmental Science & …, 2023 - Springer
With the increasing production of petroleum-based plastics, the problem of environmental
pollution caused by plastics has aroused widespread concern. Microplastics, which are …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of weathering-induced degradation of polymers in the microplastic study involving reduction of organic matter

MCL Belone, M Kokko, E Sarlin - Environmental Pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
The analysis of microplastics in complex environmental samples requires the use of
chemicals to reduce the organic matrix. This procedure should be evaluated in terms of the …

[HTML][HTML] Aging process of microplastics in the aquatic environments: aging pathway, characteristic change, compound effect, and environmentally persistent free …

C Li, B Jiang, J Guo, C Sun, C Shi, S Huang, W Liu… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Plastic wastes are becoming one of the most serious environmental pollutants because of
their high antidegradation properties and the damage they cause to human health. More …