Paint particles are part of the increasingly important microplastics (MPs) pollution of our
oceans. They contain polyurethanes, polyesters, polyacrylates, polystyrenes, alkyls and …

Mangroves stand out as one of the most diverse and biologically significant natural systems
in the world. Playing critical roles in maintaining the health and productivity of coastal …

Humans are exposed to small plastic particles through contaminated food. Such
contaminations usually comprise different particulate plastic materials differing in size …

This review explores biobased polymers for industrial applications, their end fate, and most
importantly, origin and key aspects enabling soil biodegradation. The physicochemical …

Microplastics are a growing concern globally due to their small size and easy ingestion by
terrestrial and aquatic organisms, resulting in potential adverse impacts on wildlife …

The authors of the present research aimed to assess microplastics (MPs) contamination in
the gills and gut of selected fishes from various aquatic zones and also to bring out the risks …

Plastic's widespread use in everyday life has resulted in massive amounts of plastic waste,
posing a significant environmental burden. Microplastics have been widely dispersed …

The global increase of plastic production, linked with an overall plastic misuse and waste
mismanagement, leads to an inevitable increase of plastic debris that ends up in our …

Loggerhead sea turtle (C. caretta) is the official European bioindicator of marine litter in the
Mediterranean Sea. In 2019, 8 sea turtles, out of 28 specimens loggerhead on the Adriatic …

In recent years, the occurrence of microplastics in the aquatic environment has gathered
increasing scientific interest. Several studies have shown that the ingestion of microplastics …