Plastic waste are introduced into the environment inevitably and their exposure in the
environment causes deterioration in mechanical and physicochemical properties and leads …

Marine plastic debris floating on the ocean surface is a major environmental problem.
However, its distribution in the ocean is poorly mapped, and most of the plastic waste …

Microplastics (plastic< 5 mm in size) are now known to contaminate riverine systems but
understanding about how their concentrations vary spatially and temporally is limited. This …

The occurrence of microplastics in the aquatic environment has become a growing concern
globally. Microplastics pose a hazard to the ecological system, and their presence …

Abstract Microplastics (plastic particles< 5 mm) are a contaminant of increasing
ecotoxicological concern in aquatic environments, as well as for human health. Although …

Millions of tons of riverine plastic waste enter the ocean via estuaries annually. The plastics
accumulate, fragment, mix and interact with organisms in these dynamic systems, but such …

Although rivers represent an important pathway for the transport of microplastics to the
oceans, research on riverine microplastics is limited compared to the marine environment …

Microplastics (particles with a size< 5 mm), one of the most emerging aquatic pollutants, are
of particular concern since they can reach high densities and interact with biotic and abiotic …

We investigated microplastic pollution levels in surface waters and sediments from the Three
Gorges Reservoir (TGR). The TGR is the largest reservoir in China and is located across the …

While there is now an established recognition of microplastic pollution in the oceans, and
the detrimental effects this may have on marine animals, the ocean depth at which such …