Microplastics (MPs) have recently attracted much attention due to their widespread
distribution in the aquatic environment. Microplastics can act as a vector of heavy metals in …

Historically, many additives and catalysts used in plastics were based on compounds of
toxic metals (and metalloids), like arsenic, cadmium, chromium (VI), and lead. Despite …

In water environments, nylon microplastics (MPs) and heavy metals are two kinds of
common pollutants. This study investigated the adsorption of three divalent metals (Cu (II) …

Although we are witnesses of an increase in the number of studies examining the
exposure/effects of microplastics (MPs) on different organisms, there are many unknowns …

Microplastics can alter the physicochemical and biogeochemical processes in soil, but
whether these alterations have further the effects on the transformation of soil heavy metal …

The appearance of the virus SARS-CoV-2 at the end of 2019 and its spreading all over the
world has caused global panic and increase of personal protection equipment usage to …

The circular economy is based on the maximum use of resources by reducing, reusing, and
recycling the elements used. Currently, the items littered most frequently in the world are …

The assessment of the sources, abundance and composition of microplastics (MPs) present
in the environment is a significant challenge, as annually, hundreds of millions of plastics …

An untargeted study of multiclass contaminants associated with microplastics (MPs) in the
East Mediterranean was carried out. Samples were collected in 2020–2021 from the …

While both mercury (Hg) and microplastics (MPs) are well-studied global pollutants,
comparatively little is known about the interactions between them and the mobilization of Hg …