[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Interactions between microplastics, pharmaceuticals and personal care products: Implications for vector transport

T Atugoda, M Vithanage, H Wijesekara, N Bolan… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics are well known for vector transport of hydrophobic organic contaminants, and
there are growing concerns regarding their potential adverse effects on ecosystems and …

Aging of microplastics increases their adsorption affinity towards organic contaminants

K Bhagat, AC Barrios, K Rajwade, A Kumar, J Oswald… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
When released in the environment, microplastics undergo surface weathering due to
mechanical abrasion and ultraviolet exposure. In this study, the adsorption of two model …

Microplastics in urban runoff: Global occurrence and fate

C Wang, D O'Connor, L Wang, WM Wu, J Luo, D Hou - Water research, 2022 - Elsevier
Public concerns on microplastic (MP) pollution and its prevalence in urban runoff have
grown exponentially. Huge amounts of MPs are transported from urban environments via …

Sorption of chemical contaminants on degradable and non-degradable microplastics: Recent progress and research trends

FG Torres, DC Dioses-Salinas… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (< 5 mm) are ubiquitous contaminants of growing concern. These
have been found in multiple environmental compartments, including remote sites where …

Microplastics could be a threat to plants in terrestrial systems directly or indirectly

N Khalid, M Aqeel, A Noman - Environmental Pollution, 2020 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are an emerging threat to ecosystem functioning and biota. The major
sources of MPs are terrestrial and agricultural lands. But their fate, concentration in the …

Mini-review of microplastics in the atmosphere and their risks to humans

G Chen, Q Feng, J Wang - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Studies of microplastics (MPs) have highlighted their ubiquity in various environments.
Recently, microplastics have been observed in atmospheric fallout collected from some …

Effect of weathering on environmental behavior of microplastics: Properties, sorption and potential risks

P Liu, X Zhan, X Wu, J Li, H Wang, S Gao - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Microplastic (MP) pollution is a raising global concern in recent years due to its wide
distribution. Additionally, most of the MPs have undergone extensive weathering in the …

Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the water environment: A review on toxicity, microbial biodegradation, systematic biological advancements, and environmental …

M Vijayanand, A Ramakrishnan, R Subramanian… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are considered a major class of organic
contaminants or pollutants, which are poisonous, mutagenic, genotoxic, and/or …

The potential of microplastics as carriers of metals

V Godoy, G Blázquez, M Calero, L Quesada… - Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Microplastics can adsorb chemical pollutants such as metals or pharmaceuticals, and
transferred them along the food chain. In this work, an investigation of the adsorption of Cd …