Weathering of microplastics and interaction with other coexisting constituents in terrestrial and aquatic environments

J Duan, N Bolan, Y Li, S Ding, T Atugoda, M Vithanage… - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT Weathering of microplastics (MPs,< 5 mm) in terrestrial and aquatic
environments affects MP transport and distribution. This paper first summarizes the sources …

Environmental fate, toxicity and risk management strategies of nanoplastics in the environment: Current status and future perspectives

L Wang, WM Wu, NS Bolan, DCW Tsang, Y Li… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Tiny plastic particles considered as emerging contaminants have attracted considerable
interest in the last few years. Mechanical abrasion, photochemical oxidation and biological …

ROS-mediated photoaging pathways of nano-and micro-plastic particles under UV irradiation

J Duan, Y Li, J Gao, R Cao, E Shang, W Zhang - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation is considered as an important photoaging
mechanism of microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs). To elucidate the ROS-induced …

Weathering pathways and protocols for environmentally relevant microplastics and nanoplastics: what are we missing?

OS Alimi, D Claveau-Mallet, RS Kurusu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
To date, most studies of microplastics have been carried out with pristine particles. However,
most plastics in the environment will be aged to some extent; hence, understanding the …

Removal of microplastics from aqueous solutions by magnetic carbon nanotubes

Y Tang, S Zhang, Y Su, D Wu, Y Zhao, B Xie - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs), as reservoirs of cocktail of contaminants, impose severe impacts on
human and ambient water environment. Therefore, efficient and eco-friendly MPs removal …

Identification and quantification of nanoplastics in surface water and groundwater by pyrolysis gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

Y Xu, Q Ou, M Jiao, G Liu… - … Science & Technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nanoplastics (NPs) are currently considered an environmental pollutant of concern, but the
actual extent of NP pollution in environmental water bodies remains unclear and there is not …

A review of microplastics aggregation in aquatic environment: Influence factors, analytical methods, and environmental implications

X Wang, N Bolan, DCW Tsang, B Sarkar… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
A large amount of plastic waste released into natural waters and their demonstrated toxicity
have made the transformation of microplastics (MPs;< 5 mm) and nanoplastics (NPs;< 100 …

Toxicity of nanoplastics to aquatic organisms: Genotoxicity, cytotoxicity, individual level and beyond individual level

H Gong, R Li, F Li, X Guo, L Xu, L Gan, M Yan… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to the small size, high mobility and large surface area, nanoplastics (NPs) showed high
potential risks to aquatic organisms. This paper reviews the toxicity of NPs to aquatic …

Nanoplastic occurrence, transformation and toxicity: a review

T Atugoda, H Piyumali, H Wijesekara, C Sonne… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Nanoplastics are emerging contaminants of concern for living organisms and ecosystems,
yet nanoplastics are difficult to extract and analyse. Once released into the environment, the …

Nanoplastics in aquatic systems-are they more hazardous than microplastics?

CC Gaylarde, JAB Neto, EM da Fonseca - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
The fragmentation of plastic materials into nanoparticles of less than 1000 nm (secondary
nanoplastics) and their possible accumulation in the environment is a recent matter of …