Rural areas are exposed to severe environmental pollution issues fed by industrial and
agricultural activities combined with poor waste and sanitation management practices …

Plastic pollution in aquatic ecosystems is an emerging environmental risk, as it may
negatively impacts ecology, endangers aquatic species, and causes economic damage …

Mount Everest was once a pristine environment. However, due to increased tourism, waste
is accumulating on the mountain, with a large proportion being made of plastic. This …

The surge of research on marine litter is generating important information on its inputs,
distribution and impacts, but data on the nature and origin of the litter remain scattered …

Microplastics are a global environmental issue contaminating aquatic and terrestrial
environments. They have been reported in atmospheric deposition, and indoor and outdoor …

Abstract Types of plastic waste in different aquatic environments were assessed to obtain a
global framework of plastic waste transport and accumulation, relevant for plastic pollution …

Plastic litter is widely acknowledged as a global environmental threat, and poor
management and disposal lead to increasing levels in the environment. Of recent concern is …

Although the study of microplastics in the aquatic environment incorporates a diversity of
research fields, it is still in its infancy in many aspects while comparable topics have been …

Although rivers represent an important pathway for the transport of microplastics to the
oceans, research on riverine microplastics is limited compared to the marine environment …

The ubiquitous presence of microplastics in the environment has drawn the attention of
ecotoxicologists on its safety and toxicity. Sources of microplastics in the environment …