Microplastics in soil: A review on methods, occurrence, sources, and potential risk

L Yang, Y Zhang, S Kang, Z Wang, C Wu - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastic is an emerging contaminant of concern in soil globally due to its widespread
and potential risks on the ecological system. Some basic issues such as the occurrence …

Microplastic materials in the environment: Problem and strategical solutions

W Tian, P Song, H Zhang, X Duan, Y Wei… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastics are widely used in our daily life; however, poor management and disposal result in
their ubiquity throughout the biosphere. Increased accumulation of microplastic (MP) or even …

[HTML][HTML] Covid-19 face masks: A potential source of microplastic fibers in the environment

OO Fadare, ED Okoffo - The Science of the total environment, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
• Disposable face masks (single use) are used to slow down the transmission rate of Covid-
19 from person to person.• Unprecedented rise in the global production of face masks …

[PDF][PDF] Plastic pollution in the marine environment

GGN Thushari, JDM Senevirathna - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
Plastic pollution is recognized as a severe anthropogenic issue in the coastal and marine
ecosystems across the world. Unprecedented and continuous accumulation of growing …

[HTML][HTML] Is direct seawater splitting economically meaningful?

JN Hausmann, R Schlögl, PW Menezes… - Energy & Environmental …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Electrocatalytic water splitting is the key process for the formation of green fuels for energy
transport and storage in a sustainable energy economy. Besides electricity, it requires water …

Microplastics in freshwater sediment: A review on methods, occurrence, and sources

L Yang, Y Zhang, S Kang, Z Wang, C Wu - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
There is a rising concern regarding the accumulation of microplastics in the aquatic
ecosystems. However, compared to the marine environment, the occurrence, transport, and …

Microplastics: An overview on separation, identification and characterization of microplastics

A Tirkey, LSB Upadhyay - Marine pollution bulletin, 2021 - Elsevier
At present plastic residues has become grave threat to the environment. Microplastics are
plastic residues with a size< 5 mm, due to their small size it is very difficult to remove them …

Contributions of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy in microplastic pollution research: A review

S Veerasingam, M Ranjani… - Critical Reviews in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy has been extensively used in microplastic
(MP) pollution research since 2004. The aim of this review is to discuss and highlight the …

[HTML][HTML] Are we underestimating microplastic abundance in the marine environment? A comparison of microplastic capture with nets of different mesh-size

PK Lindeque, M Cole, RL Coppock, CN Lewis… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microplastic debris is ubiquitous and yet sampling, classifying and enumerating this prolific
pollutant in marine waters has proven challenging. Typically, waterborne microplastic …

Analysis of environmental nanoplastics: Progress and challenges

H Cai, EG Xu, F Du, R Li, J Liu, H Shi - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Nanoplastics (< 1000 nm) are gaining high attention worldwide as an emerging
environmental contaminant because they are easier to be taken up by organisms and likely …