Effects of microplastics' physical and chemical properties on aquatic organisms: State-of-the-art and future research trends

JP da Costa, M Chamkha, M Ksibi, S Sayadi - TrAC Trends in Analytical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) pose a global threat to marine ecosystems, little is known about the
factors that influence their bioavailability. Microplastics have the ability to adsorb …

Soil plastisphere: exploration methods, influencing factors, and ecological insights

C Wang, L Wang, YS Ok, DCW Tsang, D Hou - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastic (MP), an emerging contaminant, is globally prevalent and poses potential
environmental threats and ecological risks to both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. When …

Microplastics in terrestrial ecosystems: Moving beyond the state of the art to minimize the risk of ecological surprise

DL Baho, M Bundschuh, MN Futter - Global Change Biology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Microplastic (plastic particles measuring< 5mm) pollution is ubiquitous. Unlike in other well‐
studied ecosystems, for example, marine and freshwater environments, microplastics in …

Microplastisphere may induce the enrichment of antibiotic resistance genes on microplastics in aquatic environments: a review

X Yu, Y Zhang, L Tan, C Han, H Li, L Zhai, W Ma… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics have been proven to be hotspots of bacterial pathogens and antibiotic
resistance genes (ARGs). The enrichment of ARGs in microplastisphere, the specific niche …

Applications of tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) in protein analysis for biomedical research

AN Neagu, M Jayathirtha, E Baxter, M Donnelly… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mass Spectrometry (MS) allows the analysis of proteins and peptides through a variety of
methods, such as Electrospray Ionization-Mass Spectrometry (ESI-MS) or Matrix-Assisted …

Microplastics and their interactions with microbiota

A Parsaeimehr, CM Miller, G Ozbay - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
As a new pollutant, Microplastics (MPs) are globally known for their negative impacts on
different ecosystems and living organisms. MPs are easily taken up by the ecosystem in a …

A review on the effect of micro-and nano-plastics pollution on the emergence of antimicrobial resistance

VK Gaur, R Sirohi, MI Bhat, K Gautam, P Sharma… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
The recent upsurge in the studies on micro/nano plastics and antimicrobial resistance genes
has proven their deleterious effects on the environmental and human health. Till-date, there …

Ecological adaptability of invasive weeds under environmental pollutants: A review

J Sun, WA Khattak, A Abbas, M Nawaz… - Environmental and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Global ecosystems are undergoing rapid and unprecedented transformations due to a range
of human activities, including land development, pollution, the introduction of invasive …

Role of microbiome and biofilm in environmental plastic degradation

I Chattopadhyay - Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 2022 - Elsevier
Plastics of marine and terrestrial ecosystem are difficult to degrade. Plastics from coastal
landfill, sewage disposal, and fishing utilities enter into the ocean through streams and …

Evaluation of the potential toxicity of UV-weathered virgin polyamide microplastics to non-biting midge Chironomus riparius

A Khosrovyan, A Kahru - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
The relevance of the environmental hazard evaluation of virgin plastics particles is
problematic, as plastics almost never occur in a virgin state after being discarded into the …