Plastics are commonly used for packaging in the food industry. The most popular
thermoplastic materials that have found such applications are polyethylene (PE) …

Microplastics (MPs) are a growing concern due to its ubiquitous presence and exceptional
stability. We examined the abundance, dispersion, and attributes of MPs in the sediment and …

Microplastic footprint in urban river networks can be disturbed by multiple urbanization
features, and regional river structures are generally overlooked. In this research, we …

Worldwide, environmental concerns about MPs pollution have increased. Microplastic
contamination that pollutes the ocean is mostly caused by terrestrial transfer from close …

Rivers are the main pathway for microplastics (MP) transport toward the ocean. However,
the understanding of the processes involved in the deposition and mobilization of MP in …

The monitoring of plastic contamination in freshwaters is still pioneering in comparison with
marine environments, and few studies analyzed the distribution of these pollutants in both …

The suspended sediment (SS) and microplastic (MP) transport in rivers is quite a complex
process, influenced by several spatially and temporally changing factors (eg, hydrology …

The sediments and surface water from 8 stations each from Dhamara and Paradeep
estuarine areas were sampled for investigation of heavy metals, Cd, Cu, Pb, Mn, Ni, Zn, Fe …

Rapid biofilm formation on microplastic (MP) surfaces in marine environments and the
tendency of hydrophobic pollutants to bioaccumulate may increase the exposure of …

Due to limitations of sampling methods, subsurface water is usually a less well-investigated
compartment of the water column when scientists assess microplastic contamination. In this …