Recent advances on ecological effects of microplastics on soil environment

H Ya, B Jiang, Y Xing, T Zhang, M Lv… - Science of the total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The mass production and wide application of plastics and their derivatives have led to the
release of a large number of discarded plastic products into the natural environment, where …

Microplastics in aquatic environments: toxicity to trigger ecological consequences

H Ma, S Pu, S Liu, Y Bai, S Mandal, B Xing - Environmental Pollution, 2020 - Elsevier
The prevalence of microplastic debris in aquatic ecosystems as a result of anthropogenic
activity has received worldwide attention. Although extensive research has reported …

Effect of LDPE and biodegradable PBAT primary microplastics on bacterial community after four months of soil incubation

C Li, Q Cui, Y Li, K Zhang, X Lu, Y Zhang - Journal of hazardous materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Biodegradable plastics would be gradually degraded by microbes after being used and
discarded, forming biodegradable microplastics (BMPs). It is however not clear if it, like …

Microplastic effects on plants

MC Rillig, A Lehmann, AA de Souza Machado… - New …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Microplastic effects in terrestrial ecosystems have recently moved into focus, after about a
decade of research being limited to aquatic systems. While effects on soil physical …

Marine microplastics as vectors of major ocean pollutants and its hazards to the marine ecosystem and humans

TSM Amelia, WMAWM Khalik, MC Ong… - Progress in Earth and …, 2021 - Springer
Microplastic pollutes water, land, air, and groundwater environments not only visually but
also ecologically for plants, animals, and humans. Microplastic has been reported to act as …

Interactions between microplastics and heavy metals in aquatic environments: a review

S Liu, J Shi, J Wang, Y Dai, H Li, J Li, X Liu… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Microplastics (MPs), tiny particles broken down from larger pieces of plastics, have
accumulated everywhere on the earth. As an inert carbon stream in aquatic environment …

Plastic pollution and potential solutions

CJ Rhodes - Science progress, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
A review is presented of the manufacture and use of different types of plastic, and the effects
of pollution by these materials on animal, human and environmental health, insofar as this is …

Partitioning of chemical contaminants to microplastics: Sorption mechanisms, environmental distribution and effects on toxicity and bioaccumulation

PS Tourinho, V Kočí, S Loureiro, CAM van Gestel - Environmental Pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
There is an increasing awareness of the threats posed by the worldwide presence of
microplastics (MPs) in the environment. Due to their high persistence, MPs will accumulate …

Significance of interactions between microplastics and POPs in the marine environment: a critical overview

JP Rodrigues, AC Duarte, J Santos-Echeandía… - TrAC Trends in …, 2019 - Elsevier
The presence of plastic debris in the ocean is increasing and several effects in the marine
environment have been reported. A great number of studies have demonstrated that …

Micro-and nanoplastics–current state of knowledge with the focus on oral uptake and toxicity

MB Paul, V Stock, J Cara-Carmona, E Lisicki… - Nanoscale …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The production and use of plastics has constantly increased over the last 30 years. Over one
third of the plastics is used in disposables, which are discarded within three years of their …