[HTML][HTML] A review of microplastic pollution in aquaculture: Sources, effects, removal strategies and prospects

H Wu, J Hou, X Wang - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2023 - Elsevier
As microplastic pollution has become an emerging environmental issue of global concern,
microplastics in aquaculture have become a research hotspot. For environmental safety …

[HTML][HTML] Bioremediation of microplastics in freshwater environments: A systematic review of biofilm culture, degradation mechanisms, and analytical methods

XL Sun, H Xiang, HQ Xiong, YC Fang… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics, defined as particles< 5 mm in diameter, are emerging environmental
pollutants that pose a threat to ecosystems and human health. Biofilm degradation of …

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) …

Microplastics derived from food packaging waste—Their origin and health risks

K Kadac-Czapska, E Knez, M Gierszewska… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Plastics are commonly used for packaging in the food industry. The most popular
thermoplastic materials that have found such applications are polyethylene (PE) …

A critical review on interaction of microplastics with organic contaminants in soil and their ecological risks on soil organisms

J Chang, W Fang, J Liang, P Zhang, G Zhang, H Zhang… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The pollution of microplastics (MPs) in soil has become a global environmental problem.
Due to high sorption capacity and persistence in environment, the MPs exhibit combined …

Microplastics in the soil environment: Focusing on the sources, its transformation and change in morphology

J Zhu, G Dong, F Feng, J Ye, CH Liao, CH Wu… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are small plastic pieces less than 5 mm in size. Previous studies have
focused on the sources, transports, and fates of MPs in marine or sediment environments …

Systematic review of degradation processes for microplastics: progress and prospects

P Xiang, T Zhang, Q Wu, Q Li - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Microplastics (MPs) have been shown to be more hazardous than large plastics. In recent
years, many studies have confirmed the hazards of MPs to organisms and summarized …

Machine learning: next promising trend for microplastics study

J Su, F Zhang, C Yu, Y Zhang, J Wang, C Wang… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs), as an emerging pollutant, pose a significant threat to humans and
ecosystems. However, traditional MPs characterization methods are limited by sample …

Microplastics in soils during the COVID-19 pandemic: Sources, migration and transformations, and remediation technologies

S Zhao, J Zhang - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a notable upsurge of 5–10% in global plastic
production, which could have potential implications on the soil quality through increased …

Elucidating polyethylene microplastic degradation mechanisms and metabolic pathways via iron-enhanced microbiota dynamics in marine sediments

X Li, G Li, J Wang, X Li, Y Yang, D Song - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
The extensive use of plastics has given rise to microplastics, a novel environmental
contaminant that has sparked considerable ecological and environmental concerns …