A review of microplastic threat mitigation in Asian lentic environments

MR Sadia, M Hasan, ARMT Islam, MMMF Jion… - Journal of Contaminant …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastic (MP) pollution has evolved into a significant worldwide environmental concern
due to its widespread sources, enduring presence, and adverse effects on lentic ecosystems …

Microplastic contamination in filter-feeding oyster Saccostrea cuccullata: novel insights in a marine ecosystem

K Joshi, V Rabari, H Patel, K Patel, MRJ Rakib… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastic (MP) pollution has become a pressing global concern. Oysters are well-known
filter feeders who ingest food by filtering microscopic particles suspended in the surrounding …

Micro-and mesoplastic pollution along the coast of Peru

GE De-la-Torre, CI Pizarro-Ortega… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Peru suffers from poor solid waste and coastal management, as well as evidenced plastic
pollution in various forms. However, studies in Peru focusing on small plastic debris (ie …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying opportunities for harmonized microplastics and mesoplastics monitoring for Caribbean Small Island Developing States using a spatiotemporal …

KK Ambrose, TR Walker - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
Increasing quantities of microplastics and mesoplastics in the marine environment
underscore the need for marine microplastics to be included in the global Plastics Treaty to …

Spatio-temporal evaluation and risk assessment of microplastics in nearshore surface waters post-2018 Kerala deluge along the southwest coast of India

VG Nikhil, K Ranjeet, GK Varghese - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
Spatial and temporal distribution of microplastics along the nearshore surface waters of
Kerala after the floods of 2018 was studied. Results indicated a seven-fold increase in its …

[HTML][HTML] Unveiling the Microplastic Crisis: Insights into Bangladesh's Aquatic Ecosystems-Origins, Impact, and Solutions

MA Kawsar, FJ Munny, UM Saif… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are an increasingly concerning type of environmental pollutant due to
their abundance and the potential for bioaccumulation in aquatic food organisms. The …

Microplastics contamination in two species of gobies and their estuarine habitat of Indian Sundarbans

NH Chatterjee, S Manna, A Ray, S Das, N Rana… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
Sundarbans, a Ramsar site of India is contaminated with heterogeneous microplastic
wastes. Boddart's goggle eye mudskipper and Rubicundus eelgoby, were common gobies …

Chemical analysis of marine microdebris pollution in macroalgae from the coastal areas of Argentina

AD Forero-López, AM Poza, CV Colombo… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Marine microdebris (MDs,< 5 mm) and mesodebris (MesDs, 5–25 mm), consist of
various components, including microplastics (MPs), antifouling or anticorrosive paint …

Microplastic Evaluation in Water and Sediments of a Dam Reservoir–Riverine System in the Eastern Carpathians, Romania

I Pojar, O Dobre, C Lazăr, T Baboș, O Ristea… - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
The complex aquatic system of dam reservoirs is known to trap emerging pollutants as
microplastics (MPs) in sediments and water column. Considering the knowledge gaps in this …

Microplastics abundance, distribution and composition in surface waters, sediments and fish species from Amir˗ Kalayeh Wetland, Northern Iran

N Nejat, M Sattari, R Mohsenpour, X Shi… - … Science and Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
Microplastics (MPs) pollution is considered as a globally pervasive threat to aquatic
ecosystems and many studies reported this pollution in different aquatic ecosystems …