A review of biodegradable plastics: chemistry, applications, properties, and future research needs

MS Kim, H Chang, L Zheng, Q Yan, BF Pfleger… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Environmental concerns over waste plastics' effect on the environment are leading to the
creation of biodegradable plastics. Biodegradable plastics may serve as a promising …

The soil plastisphere

MC Rillig, SW Kim, YG Zhu - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2024 - nature.com
Understanding the effects of plastic pollution in terrestrial ecosystems is a priority in
environmental research. A central aspect of this suite of pollutants is that it entails particles …

Microplastics in terrestrial ecosystems: Un-ignorable impacts on soil characterises, nutrient storage and its cycling

A Kumar, S Mishra, R Pandey, ZG Yu, M Kumar… - TrAC Trends in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (size< 5 mm) debris are environmentally persistent pollutants that
severely affect terrestrial ecosystems by promoting the loss of soil fertility, and microbiome …

Recent approaches and advanced wastewater treatment technologies for mitigating emerging microplastics contamination–A critical review

RY Krishnan, S Manikandan, R Subbaiya… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics have been identified as an emerging pollutant due to their irrefutable
prevalence in air, soil, and particularly, the aquatic ecosystem. Wastewater treatment plants …

[HTML][HTML] The Minderoo-Monaco Commission on plastics and human health

PJ Landrigan, H Raps, M Cropper, C Bald… - Annals of Global …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Plastics have conveyed great benefits to humanity and made possible some of
the most significant advances of modern civilization in fields as diverse as medicine …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics in the soil environment: A critical review

M Sajjad, Q Huang, S Khan, MA Khan, Y Liu… - … Technology & Innovation, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution of microplastics (MPs) is known to be anthropogenically mediated
menace to biosphere and becoming a debatable concern globally. Large quantities of …

Detection and analysis of microplastics in human sputum

S Huang, X Huang, R Bi, Q Guo, X Yu… - … science & technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
Microplastic pollution is an emerging environmental problem, and little research has focused
on its impact on the human body. Based on retrospective case series, the study required …

Environmental behaviors of microplastics in aquatic systems: A systematic review on degradation, adsorption, toxicity and biofilm under aging conditions

H Luo, C Liu, D He, J Xu, J Sun, J Li, X Pan - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (MPs,< 5 mm) in the environment have attracted worldwide attention
due to their wide distribution and difficulty in handling. Aging processes such as UV …

Microplastics and environmental pollutants: key interaction and toxicology in aquatic and soil environments

Y Xiang, L Jiang, Y Zhou, Z Luo, D Zhi, J Yang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nowadays, a growing number of microplastics are released into the environment due to the
extensive use and inappropriate management of plastic products. With the increasing body …

Macro-and microplastic accumulation in soil after 32 years of plastic film mulching

S Li, F Ding, M Flury, Z Wang, L Xu, S Li, DL Jones… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plastic film mulch (PFM) is a double-edged-sword agricultural technology, which greatly
improves global agricultural production but can also cause severe plastic pollution of the …