The excellent properties of plastics make them widely used all over the world. However,
when plastics enter the environmental medium, microplastics will inevitably be produced …

The plastisphere, which comprises the microbial community on plastic debris, rivals that of
the built environment in spanning multiple biomes on Earth. Although human-derived debris …

Microplastic (MP) is a pervasive pollutant in nature that is colonised by diverse groups of
microbes, including potentially pathogenic species. Fungi have been largely neglected in …

Global plastic production has increased exponentially since manufacturing commenced in
the 1950's, including polymer types infused with diverse additives and fillers. While the …

Pollution by microplastics and antibiotics is an emerging environmental, human and animal
health threat. In spite of several studies documenting the widespread occurrence of plastic …

As the most important resource for life, water has been a central issue on the international
agenda for several decades. Yet, the world's supply of clean freshwater is steadily …

Plastic pollution is an emerging problem and is a consequence of the post-consumer plastic
waste accumulation in the environment coupled to mismanaged waste programmes …

Plastics, when entering the environment, are immediately colonised by microorganisms.
This modifies their physico-chemical properties as well as their transport and fate in natural …

Nowadays, pollution caused by the excessive use of non-biodegradable plastic food
packaging material is a serious environmental concern. Thus the objective of the present …

The hazard of microplastic (MP) pollution in marine environments is a current concern.
However, the effects of environmental microplastics combined with other pollutants are still …