[HTML][HTML] Microplastics in environment: global concern, challenges, and controlling measures

G Lamichhane, A Acharya, R Marahatha… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Plastic pollution in various forms has emerged as the most severe environmental threat.
Small plastic chunks, such as microplastics and nanoplastics derived from primary and …

Characterization and regulation of microplastic pollution for protecting planetary and human health

YS Jung, V Sampath, M Prunicki, J Aguilera… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics are plastic particles< 5 mm in diameter. Since the 1950s, there has been an
exponential increase in the production of plastics. As of 2015, it is estimated that …

Understanding microplastic pollution: Tracing the footprints and eco-friendly solutions

SK Bhatia, G Kumar, Y Yang - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) pollution has emerged as a critical environmental issue with far-
reaching consequences for ecosystems and human health. These are plastic particles …

Research progress in sources, analytical methods, eco-environmental effects, and control measures of microplastics

J Gong, P Xie - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Microplastics are plastic particles which are widely distributed in the environment. The
pollution of microplastics in environment have attracted increasing attention in recent years …

Microplastic pollution in the environment: Insights into emerging sources and potential threats

SB Kurniawan, NSM Said, MF Imron… - … Technology & Innovation, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics are an emerging global concern. Several studies have reported on the
existence of microplastic pollution, especially in the aquatic environment. Recent findings …

[HTML][HTML] New insights in to the environmental behavior and ecological toxicity of microplastics

S Saud, A Yang, Z Jiang, D Ning, S Fahad - Journal of Hazardous Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics in the environment can absorb and interact with organic pollutants, altering
their toxic effects and making microplastics more difficult to treat. Previous reports have …

A micro (nano) plastic boomerang tale: a never ending story?

M Oliveira, M Almeida, I Miguel - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
Plastics are an integral but largely inconspicuous part of human daily routines. Associated
with a high production and single use nature of several products, small plastic particles …

A holistic assessment of microplastic ubiquitousness: Pathway for source identification in the environment

SN Akanyange, Y Zhang, X Zhao… - Sustainable Production …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastic (MP) pollution is increasing and several extensive global studies have
demonstrated its ubiquity. Information on the summary of the sources of microplastics in all …

Microplastics: Finding a consensus on the definition

JPGL Frias, R Nash - Marine pollution bulletin, 2019 - Elsevier
Polymer science is one of the most revolutionary research areas of the last century,
instigated by the discovery of Bakelite, the first synthetic plastic. Plastic, once a revolutionary …

[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 …