[HTML][HTML] Antibiotic sorption onto microplastics in water: A critical review of the factors, mechanisms and implications

MJ Stapleton, AJ Ansari, FI Hai - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics as vectors for contaminants in the environment is becoming a topic of public
interest. Microplastics have been found to actively adsorb heavy metals, per-fluorinated alkyl …

[HTML][HTML] Adsorption behavior of organic pollutants on microplastics

L Fu, J Li, G Wang, Y Luan, W Dai - Ecotoxicology and Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are emerging pollutants that act as a carrier of toxic pollutants, release
toxic substances, and aggregate in biota. The adsorption behavior of MPs has recently …

Do poly (lactic acid) microplastics instigate a threat? A perception for their dynamic towards environmental pollution and toxicity

NM Ainali, D Kalaronis, E Evgenidou, GZ Kyzas… - Science of the total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Fears concerning microplastics (MPs) environmental fate and persistence are progressively
expanding on a global basis, with the emphasis given to manufacturing bioplastics for …

[HTML][HTML] First evidence of microplastics isolated in European citizens' lower airway

C Baeza-Martínez, S Olmos, M González-Pleiter… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) have been detected in all environmental locations, including the
atmosphere. However, few studies have investigated the presence of airborne MPs in the …

Microplastics in the food chain

K Cverenkárová, M Valachovičová, T Mackuľak… - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
Currently, microplastics represent a widespread contamination found in almost every part of
the environment. The plastic industry has generated waste since the 1950s, which …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics and associated emerging contaminants in the environment: Analysis, sorption mechanisms and effects of co-exposure

J Martín, JL Santos, I Aparicio, E Alonso - Trends in Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) and other emerging pollutants exist together in the environment and
their co-exposure represents a source of increasing concern as MPs have been reported to …

Interactions of microplastics, antibiotics and antibiotic resistant genes within WWTPs

E Syranidou, N Kalogerakis - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) have been detected in atmosphere, soil, and water and have been
characterized as contaminants of emerging concern. When exposed to these environments …

Ecotoxicity of microplastics to freshwater biota: Considering exposure and hazard across trophic levels

AT Castro-Castellon, AA Horton, JMR Hughes… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
In contrast to marine ecosystems, the toxicity impact of microplastics in freshwater
environments is poorly understood. This contribution reviews the literature on the range of …

Occurrence of antibiotics in waters, removal by microalgae-based systems, and their toxicological effects: A review

C Yu, H Pang, JH Wang, ZY Chi, Q Zhang… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Global antibiotics consumption has been on the rise, leading to increased antibiotics release
into the environment, which threatens public health by selecting for antibiotic resistant …

Microplastics as vectors of other contaminants: Analytical determination techniques and remediation methods

MV Zambrano-Pinto, R Tinizaray-Castillo… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The ubiquitous and persistent presence of microplastics (MPs) in aquatic and terrestrial
ecosystems has raised global concerns due to their detrimental effects on human health and …