Plastic pollution accumulating in an area of the environment is considered “poorly
reversible” if natural mineralization processes occurring there are slow and engineered …

Understanding the effects of plastic pollution in terrestrial ecosystems is a priority in
environmental research. A central aspect of this suite of pollutants is that it entails particles …

Background: Plastics have conveyed great benefits to humanity and made possible some of
the most significant advances of modern civilization in fields as diverse as medicine …

Plastics are widely used in our daily life; however, poor management and disposal result in
their ubiquity throughout the biosphere. Increased accumulation of microplastic (MP) or even …

We described in 2017 how weathering plastic litter in the marine environment fulfils two of
three criteria to impose a planetary boundary threat related to “chemical pollution and the …

In recent years, great efforts have been made to understand the capacity of microplastics to
adsorb environmental pollutants; however, relatively little is known about the ability of …

Plastic waste has gained remarkable research attention due to its accumulation, associated
environmental issues, and impact on living organisms. In order to overcome this challenge …

Microplastics are emerging contaminants that are increasingly detected in soil environment,
but their impact on soil microbiota and related biogeochemical processes remains poorly …

Massive amounts of plastic waste have been released into ecosystems, generating huge
amounts of microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) during the environmental aging …

Noble metal-based hydrogenolysis is emerging as a key chemical deconstruction
technology of polyolefins into valuable products. Still, the catalyst cost and availability are …