[HTML][HTML] Microplastic sources, formation, toxicity and remediation: a review

AI Osman, M Hosny, AS Eltaweil, S Omar… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Microplastic pollution is becoming a major issue for human health due to the recent
discovery of microplastics in most ecosystems. Here, we review the sources, formation …

Recent approaches and advanced wastewater treatment technologies for mitigating emerging microplastics contamination–A critical review

RY Krishnan, S Manikandan, R Subbaiya… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics have been identified as an emerging pollutant due to their irrefutable
prevalence in air, soil, and particularly, the aquatic ecosystem. Wastewater treatment plants …

[HTML][HTML] Toxicity of microplastics and nanoplastics in mammalian systems

CQY Yong, S Valiyaveettil, BL Tang - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Fragmented or otherwise miniaturized plastic materials in the form of micro-or nanoplastics
have been of nagging environmental concern. Perturbation of organismal physiology and …

Polystyrene microplastics induced male reproductive toxicity in mice

H Jin, T Ma, X Sha, Z Liu, Y Zhou, X Meng… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) have become hazardous materials, which have aroused widespread
concern about their potential toxicity. However, the effects of MPs on reproductive systems in …

Microbial degradation of microplastics by enzymatic processes: a review

AR Othman, HA Hasan, MH Muhamad, NI Ismail… - Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
Microplastics contamination is becoming a major concern worldwide. More than 1 million
seabirds and 100,000 sea animals have died due to plastic contamination. In addition …

Filtration of microplastic spheres by biochar: removal efficiency and immobilisation mechanisms

Z Wang, M Sedighi, A Lea-Langton - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Extensive presence of microplastic pollution in the aquatic environment has recently been
identified as a critical global challenge. A large proportion of the microplastic in aquatic …

Quality criteria for microplastic effect studies in the context of risk assessment: a critical review

VN de Ruijter, PE Redondo-Hasselerharm… - Environmental …, 2020 - ACS Publications
In the literature, there is widespread consensus that methods in plastic research need
improvement. Current limitations in quality assurance and harmonization prevent progress …

Research progress of microplastics in soil-plant system: Ecological effects and potential risks

D Huang, X Wang, L Yin, S Chen, J Tao, W Zhou… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The effect of microplastics on soil ecosystem is a hot topic in recent years. It is increasingly
recognized that soil is also an important sink for microplastics in addition to the aquatic …

Exposure to polystyrene microplastics causes reproductive toxicity through oxidative stress and activation of the p38 MAPK signaling pathway

X Xie, T Deng, J Duan, J Xie, J Yuan, M Chen - … and Environmental Safety, 2020 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MP) are receiving increased attention as a harmful environmental pollutant,
however information on the reproduction toxicity of MP in terrestrial animals, especially …

[HTML][HTML] Physisorption and chemisorption mechanisms influencing micro (nano) plastics-organic chemical contaminants interactions: a review

OD Agboola, NU Benson - Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Microplastics, which serve as sources and vector transport of organic contaminants in both
terrestrial and marine environments, are emerging micropollutants of increasing concerns …