Understanding microplastic pollution of marine ecosystem: a review

S Sharma, A Bhardwaj, M Thakur, A Saini - Environmental Science and …, 2024 - Springer
Microplastics are emerging as prominent pollutants across the globe. Oceans are becoming
major sinks for these pollutants, and their presence is widespread in coastal regions …

Gross negligence: impacts of microplastics and plastic leachates on phytoplankton community and ecosystem dynamics

C Amaneesh, S Anna Balan, PS Silpa… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Plastic debris is an established environmental menace affecting aquatic systems globally.
Recently, microplastics (MP) and plastic leachates (PL) have been detected in vital human …

Recent advances in the research on effects of micro/nanoplastics on carbon conversion and carbon cycle: a review

M Shen, S Liu, T Hu, K Zheng, Y Wang… - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Massive production and spread application of plastics have led to the accumulation of
numerous plastics in the global environment so that the proportion of carbon storage in …

Tackling microplastics pollution in global environment through integration of applied technology, policy instruments, and legislation

TA Kurniawan, A Haider, A Mohyuddin, R Fatima… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastic pollution is a serious environmental problem that affects both aquatic and
terrestrial ecosystems. Small particles with size of less than 5 mm, known as microplastics …

Microplastics–An emerging contaminants for algae. Critical review and perspectives

M Podbielska, E Szpyrka - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent decades, micro-and nanoplastics (MNPs) became persistent contaminants of
emerging concern to the environment. These xenobiotic are found in all components of …

Characterization of microplastic pollution in the Pasur river of the Sundarbans ecosystem (Bangladesh) with emphasis on water, sediments, and fish

N Nawar, MM Rahman, FN Chowdhury… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
An emerging concern of today's world, due to their universal dispersion worldwide, is the
environment's microplastic pollution. The Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove, have …

Occurrence, spatial distribution, and risk assessment of microplastics in surface water and sediments of Saint Martin Island in the Bay of Bengal

S Al Nahian, MRJ Rakib, SMB Haider, R Kumar… - Marine Pollution …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are emerging contaminants in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems and
have caused substantial concern worldwide. This study surveyed the presence of MPs in …

Recent advances in carrageenan-based films for food packaging applications

C Cheng, S Chen, J Su, M Zhu, M Zhou, T Chen… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In order to solve the increasingly serious environmental problems caused by plastic-based
packaging, carrageenan-based films are drawing much attentions in food packaging …

Bacterial community are more susceptible to nanoplastics than algae community in aquatic ecosystems dominated by submerged macrophytes

B Hao, H Wu, Y You, Y Liang, L Huang, Y Sun… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
As a ubiquitous emerging pollutant, microplastics can interact with algal and bacterial
communities in aquatic ecosystems. Currently, knowledge on how microplastics influence …

Microplastics Weaken the Adaptability of Cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. to Ocean Warming

H Zeng, X Hu, S Ouyang, Q Zhou - Environmental Science & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Ocean warming (OW) caused by anthropogenic activities threatens ocean ecosystems.
Moreover, microplastic (MP) pollution in the global ocean is also increasing. However, the …