Bio-based microplastic polylactic acid exerts the similar toxic effects to traditional petroleum-based microplastic polystyrene in mussels

Z Zhong, W Shang, P Yang, S Wang, L Chen… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) have accumulated in the oceans, causing adverse effects on marine
organisms and the environment. Biodegradable polylactic acid (PLA) is considered as an …

[HTML][HTML] Phototrophs as the central components of the plastisphere microbiome in coastal environments

S Bairoliya, J Koh, ZT Cho, B Cao - Environment International, 2024 - Elsevier
Upon entering the marine environment, plastics are colonized by a plethora of
microorganisms to form a plastisphere, influencing the fate and transport of the plastic debris …

Revealing the Freezing-Induced Alteration in Microplastic Behavior and Its Implication for the Microplastics Released from Seasonal Ice

Z Chen, M Elektorowicz, C An, X Tian… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Ice can serve as a significant temporary repository and conveyance mechanism for
microplastics (MPs). MPs present in the water column can become entrapped within …

Long-term pollution status of microplastics in sediment of a typical mariculture area

X Wang, J Zhao, S Zhao, X Yan, S Guo, Y Liu… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are pervasive in various environmental media, posing a significant
global issue. However, long-term data on marine MPs pollution trends are limited. This study …

The aging of microplastics exacerbates the damage to photosynthetic performance and bioenergy production in microalgae (Chlorella pyrenoidosa)

Y Xu, BY Peng, X Zhang, Q Xu, L Yang, J Chen, X Zhou… - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
The toxicity of microplastics (MPs) on freshwater plants has been widely studied, yet the
influence of aged MPs remains largely unexplored. Herein, we investigated the influence of …

Floating microplastic inventories in the southern Beaufort Sea, Arctic Ocean

T Ikenoue, R Nakajima, P Mishra… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The microplastics inflow into the Arctic Ocean may increase environmental stress on the
Arctic marine ecosystem on the Pacific side, where sea ice has been significantly reduced …

[HTML][HTML] Potential of Nanocellulose for Microplastic removal: Perspective and challenges

D Burhani, VSD Voet, R Folkersma, D Maniar… - Tetrahedron Green …, 2024 - Elsevier
The omnipresence of microplastic pollution in the environment has become a main
challenge in recent years. One of the primary concerns is the ecotoxicological impact of …

Flocs as vectors for microplastics in the aquatic environment

N Wu, SWD Grieve, AJ Manning, KL Spencer - Nature Water, 2024 - nature.com
Microplastics (MPs) are an important component of suspended particulate matter in aquatic
environments with two main transport modes, that is, as individual entities or in flocs. Despite …

Baleen–plastic interactions reveal high risk to all filter-feeding whales from clogging, ingestion, and entanglement

AJ Werth, SR Kahane-Rapport, J Potvin, JA Goldbogen… - Oceans, 2024 - mdpi.com
Baleen whales are ecosystem sentinels of microplastic pollution. Research indicates that
they likely ingest millions of anthropogenic microparticles per day when feeding. Their …

[PDF][PDF] Microplastics in the realm of Svalbard: current knowledge and future perspectives (MIRES)

N Singh, M Granberg, F Collard, G Caruso… - The State of …, 2021 - researchgate.net
Plastic and our society have become inseparable. Almost all aspects of daily life involve
plastics. Plastics are found, for example, in electronics, home appliances, vehicles …