Recent developments in physical, biological, chemical, and hybrid treatment techniques for removing emerging contaminants from wastewater

SF Ahmed, M Mofijur, S Nuzhat, AT Chowdhury… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Emerging contaminants (ECs) in wastewater have recently attracted the attention of
researchers as they pose significant risks to human health and wildlife. This paper presents …

Micro/nano-plastics occurrence, identification, risk analysis and mitigation: challenges and perspectives

BR Kiran, H Kopperi, S Venkata Mohan - Reviews in environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Micro/nanoplastics (MP/NPs) are emerging global pollutants that garnered
enormous attention due to their potential threat to the ecosystem in virtue of their persistence …

Green approaches in synthesising nanomaterials for environmental nanobioremediation: Technological advancements, applications, benefits and challenges

SF Ahmed, M Mofijur, N Rafa, AT Chowdhury… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Green synthesis approaches of nanomaterials (NMs) have received considerable attention
in recent years as it addresses the sustainability issues posed by conventional synthesis …

Removal of nanoplastics in water treatment processes: a review

MK Devi, N Karmegam, S Manikandan… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanoplastics are drawing a significant attention as a result of their propensity to spread
across the environment and pose a threat to all organisms. The presence of nanoplastics in …

Micro (nano) plastic pollution: The ecological influence on soil-plant system and human health

MMA Allouzi, DYY Tang, KW Chew, J Rinklebe… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Global plastic pollution has been a serious problem since many years and micro (nano)
plastics (MNPs) have gained attention from researchers around the world. This is because …

Microplastics and nanoplastics: emerging contaminants in food

Q Liu, Z Chen, Y Chen, F Yang, W Yao… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2021 - ACS Publications
As current concerns about food safety issues around the world are still relatively serious,
more and more food safety issues have become the focus of people's attention. What's more …

Threats, challenges and sustainable conservation strategies for freshwater biodiversity

SF Ahmed, PS Kumar, M Kabir, FT Zuhara… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Increasing human population, deforestation and man-made climate change are likely to
exacerbate the negative effects on freshwater ecosystems and species endangerment …

Strategies to produce cost-effective third-generation biofuel from microalgae

N Rafa, SF Ahmed, IA Badruddin, M Mofijur… - Frontiers in Energy …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Third-generation biofuel produced from microalgae is a viable solution to global energy
insecurity and climate change. Despite an annual current global algal biomass production of …

Separation and identification of nanoplastics in tap water

Y Li, Z Wang, B Guan - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics pollution in freshwater has attracted global attentions, but when microplastics
are broken into nanoplastics, they may present higher toxicity mainly due to their greater …

Recent advances in biodegradation of emerging contaminants-microplastics (MPs): Feasibility, mechanism, and future prospects

S Li, Y Yang, S Yang, H Zheng, Y Zheng, M Jun… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastics have become an essential part of life. When it enters the environment, it migrates
and breaks down to form smaller size fragments, which are called microplastics (MPs) …