Distribution of microplastics in soil and freshwater environments: Global analysis and framework for transport modeling

VS Koutnik, J Leonard, S Alkidim, FJ DePrima… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics are continuously released into the terrestrial environment from sources where
they are used and produced. These microplastics accumulate in soils, sediments, and …

A review of catchment-scale water quality and erosion models and a synthesis of future prospects

B Fu, WS Merritt, BFW Croke, TR Weber… - … modelling & software, 2019 - Elsevier
Catchment-scale water quality models have become important tools for water quality
management, planning and reporting worldwide. In this review, we synthesise recent …

A theoretical assessment of microplastic transport in river catchments and their retention by soils and river sediments

L Nizzetto, G Bussi, MN Futter, D Butterfield… - … Science: Processes & …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The presence of microplastics (MPs) in the environment is a problem of growing concern.
While research has focused on MP occurrence and impacts in the marine environment, very …

Microplastic contamination is ubiquitous in riparian soils and strongly related to elevation, precipitation and population density

Y Zhou, G He, X Jiang, L Yao, L Ouyang, X Liu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Although environmental research has recently begun to focus on the ubiquity of
microplastics in terrestrial systems, there is still lack of comprehensive data which describe …

[PDF][PDF] Modeling the fate and transport of plastic debris in freshwaters: review and guidance

M Kooi, E Besseling, C Kroeze… - Freshwater …, 2018 - library.oapen.org
Contamination with plastic debris has been recognized as one of today's major
environmental quality problems. Because most of the sources are land based, concerns are …

Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in river and ground/drinking water of the Ganges River basin: emissions and implications for human exposure

BM Sharma, GK Bharat, S Tayal, T Larssen… - Environmental …, 2016 - Elsevier
Many perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are ubiquitous environmental contaminants. They
have been widely used in production processes and daily-use products or may result from …

Impact of dams and climate change on suspended sediment flux to the Mekong delta

G Bussi, SE Darby, PG Whitehead, L Jin… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The livelihoods of millions of people living in the world's deltas are deeply interconnected
with the sediment dynamics of these deltas. In particular a sustainable supply of fluvial …

Identification of factors influencing the microplastic distribution in agricultural soil on Hainan Island

X He, Y Qian, Z Li, S Yang, J Tian, Q Wang, J Lei… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous in agricultural soils, but to what extent and how
environmental factors determine the source and fate of MPs in agricultural soils is not clear …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling the future impacts of climate and land-use change on suspended sediment transport in the River Thames (UK)

G Bussi, SJ Dadson, C Prudhomme, PG Whitehead - Journal of hydrology, 2016 - Elsevier
The effects of climate change and variability on river flows have been widely studied.
However the impacts of such changes on sediment transport have received comparatively …

Modelling microplastics in the River Thames: Sources, sinks and policy implications

PG Whitehead, G Bussi, JMR Hughes… - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
With widespread, long-term historical use of plastics and the presence of microplastics in a
range of new and existing products, there is rising concern about their potential impacts on …