Microplastics in terrestrial ecosystems: Un-ignorable impacts on soil characterises, nutrient storage and its cycling

A Kumar, S Mishra, R Pandey, ZG Yu, M Kumar… - TrAC Trends in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (size< 5 mm) debris are environmentally persistent pollutants that
severely affect terrestrial ecosystems by promoting the loss of soil fertility, and microbiome …

Microplastics in the soil-groundwater environment: aging, migration, and co-transport of contaminants–a critical review

Z Ren, X Gui, X Xu, L Zhao, H Qiu, X Cao - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastic contamination in soil has received increasing attention since excessive plastic
debris has been emitted directly into the terrestrial environment. Once released into the …

Microplastics and nanoplastics in aquatic environments: aggregation, deposition, and enhanced contaminant transport

OS Alimi, J Farner Budarz, LM Hernandez… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
Plastic litter is widely acknowledged as a global environmental threat, and poor
management and disposal lead to increasing levels in the environment. Of recent concern is …

Focus topics on microplastics in soil: analytical methods, occurrence, transport, and ecological risks

J Li, Y Song, Y Cai - Environmental Pollution, 2020 - Elsevier
Microplastics with extremely high abundances are universally detected in marine and
terrestrial systems. Microplastic pollution in the aquatic environment, especially in ocean …

Effects of environmental and anthropogenic factors on the distribution and abundance of microplastics in freshwater ecosystems

W Li, X Li, J Tong, W Xiong, Z Zhu, X Gao, S Li… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Although microplastics are emerging marine pollutants that have recently attracted
increasing attention, it is still difficult to identify their sources. This study reviewed 6487 …

Continuum-based models and concepts for the transport of nanoparticles in saturated porous media: A state-of-the-science review

P Babakhani, J Bridge, R Doong, T Phenrat - Advances in colloid and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Environmental applications of nanoparticles (NP) increasingly result in widespread NP
distribution within porous media where they are subject to various concurrent transport …

A critical overview of household slow sand filters for water treatment

BLS Freitas, UC Terin, NMN Fava, PMF Maciel… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Household, or point-of-use (POU), water treatments are effective alternatives to provide safe
drinking water in locations isolated from a water treatment and distribution network. The …

Critical role of surface roughness on colloid retention and release in porous media

S Torkzaban, SA Bradford - Water research, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper examines the critical role of surface roughness (both nano-and micro-scale) on
the processes of colloid retention and release in porous media under steady-state and …

Micro-and nanoplastics retention in porous media exhibits different dependence on grain surface roughness and clay coating with particle size

Y Liang, Y Luo, C Shen, SA Bradford - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The presence and/or coating of natural colloids (eg, clays and metal oxides or hydroxides)
on collector surfaces has frequently been demonstrated to enhance the retention of …

Determining parameters and mechanisms of colloid retention and release in porous media

SA Bradford, S Torkzaban - Langmuir, 2015 - ACS Publications
A modeling framework is presented to determine fundamental parameters and controlling
mechanisms of colloid (microbes, clays, and nanoparticles) retention and release on …