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 …

An imported environmental crisis: plastic mismanagement in Africa

G Moyen Massa, VM Archodoulaki - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
Plastic waste pollution is currently one of the main items on international agendas. It leads to
more and more leakages and constitutes a dangerous threat to living beings and the …

Microplastics and associated organic pollutants in beach sediments from the Gulf of Guinea (SE Atlantic) coastal ecosystems

OH Fred-Ahmadu, IT Tenebe, OO Ayejuyo, NU Benson - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are emerging pollutants of global concern due to their pervasiveness,
sorptive capacity for organic and inorganic pollutants, and direct and indirect toxicity to …

Trace metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polychlorinated biphenyls in the surface sediments from Sanya River, China: Distribution, sources and ecological …

M Cui, S Xu, W Song, H Ye, J Huang, B Liu… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The urban inland river ecosystems are now facing comprehensive pollution and governance
pressures. Up to now, few works related to the multiple pollution assessment of trace metals …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in surface sediments from Greece: Occurrence, sources and risk assessment

E Zafeiraki, E Moulas, KM Kasiotis, E Bakeas… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study examines the occurrence of Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in
sediment samples collected from three areas (Saronikos Gulf, Piraeus harbor, Heraklion) …

Characterization, source and risk assessments of sediment contaminants (PCDD/Fs, DL-PCBs, PAHs, PCBs, OCPs, metals) in the urban water supply area

B Güzel, O Canlı, A Çelebi - Applied Geochemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Water resources are becoming more valuable day by day. They need to evaluate the
pollution and risk situations of the sources that supply water in detail. It is aimed to determine …

Investigation of the concentration, origin and health effects of PAHs in the Anzali wetland: the most important coastal freshwater wetland of Iran

H Cheshmvahm, B Keshavarzi, F Moore, M Zarei… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigated the concentration of PAHs in 19 water samples, 34 sediment
samples and 22 fish samples of Anzali Wetland, located in north of Iran. The average …

[HTML][HTML] Public health implications of endocrine disrupting chemicals in drinking water and aquatic food resources in Nigeria: A state-of-the-science review

OR Ibor, P Nnadozie, DM Ogarekpe, O Idogho… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
This state-of-the-science review is aimed at identifying the sources, occurrence, and
concentrations of EDCs, including potential public health risks associated with drinking …

Pollution profile, source identification, and risk assessments of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and toxic elements in the sediments of one of the water supply …

B Güzel, O Canlı - Regional Studies in Marine Science, 2023 - Elsevier
This study was done to comprehensively exhibit the pollution level of surface sediments
taken from Sultanbahçedere dam lake in terms of some persistent organic pollutants (POPs) …

Occurrence and characteristics of PAHs in coastal seawater off the city of Samsun on the Black Sea coast of Turkey

Y Tepe, H Aydın, F Ustaoğlu, Ö Taştekin - Regional Studies in Marine …, 2024 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) concentrations in seawater were monitored
seasonally along the Samsun coast, Turkey, between August 2019 and May 2020 to …