[HTML][HTML] Status of production, consumption, and end-of-life waste management of plastic and plastic products in Nigeria: Prospects for circular plastics economy

OB Ezeudu, IT Tenebe, CO Ujah - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study is motivated by the need to understand and proffer sustainable circular economy
solutions to the persistent challenges associated with plastic waste management in Nigeria …

Revealing the complex oxidation behavior of extracellular polymeric substances interacted with pristine and aged polypropylene microplastics

Y Li, Q Zeng, Y Sun, Q Liu, Q Yang, Y Hao, Y Pu… - Journal of Water …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study explored the interacting mechanism between pristine and aged polypropylene
microplastics (PP-MPs) and extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) in the natural water …

Application of Infrared Pyrolysis and Chemical Post-Activation in the Conversion of Polyethylene Terephthalate Waste into Porous Carbons for Water Purification

M Efimov, A Vasilev, D Muratov, A Panin… - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
In this study, we compared the conversion of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) into porous
carbons for water purification using pyrolysis and post-activation with KOH. Pyrolysis was …

Local thermal conditions influencing the mechanical properties of recycled polypropylene as a filament for fused filament fabrication

I Phuangmali, Y Xu, M Huang, C Sun, L Lin, AK Schlarb - Polymer, 2024 - Elsevier
The utilization of recycled waste plastics presents a promising opportunity for the
development of filament for fused filament fabrication (FFF). This approach holds the …

[HTML][HTML] Degradation and Migration in Olive Oil Packaged in Polyethylene Terephthalate under Thermal Treatment and Storage Conditions

P González-Torres, Á García-Ruiz, MD La Rubia - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
The research addresses challenges in food safety related to the migration of contaminants
from plastics to food. It focused on the physicochemical and sensory degradation of olive oils …

THE DYNAMIC OF PLASTIC AND MICROPLASTIC WASTE IN THE ISHMI RIVER WAS ANALYZED USING VIBRATIONAL METHODOLOGY, THE FTIR NICOLET …

A Osmeni, A Maci, A Ylli, R Firaj - International Journal of …, 2024 - search.ebscohost.com
Albania is considered one of the countries with the highest percentage of untreated plastic in
the Mediterranean, about 73%. Approximately 14% of total waste in our country is plastic …

Investigation of type and frequency of microplastics in municipal solid waste landfills soil: a systematic review

S Imanian, R Mostafaloo, F Fanaei… - Journal of health …, 2024 - jhc.mazums.ac.ir
Abstract Introduction and purpose: Microplastics (MPs) are an emerging pollutant with a long
environmental persistence. Several studies on MPs pollution in aquatic environments have …

Detection and Characterization of Microplastics in Commercial Salts in India

R Vittal, S Xavier, M Mohan, A Chakraborty… - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Plastic waste accumulation is an ever-growing menace affecting both aquatic and terrestrial
environments. One of the primary concerns associated with plastic pollution is the …

[PDF][PDF] Presence of Plastics in the Gastrointestinal Tract of Sharks in Texas Bays

D Wulf - 2023 - digital.library.txstate.edu
Plastics in the marine environment have become an important topic in the recent decade
due to its ubiquitous presence, long lasting impacts, and detrimental health effects. Plastics …

بررسی نوع و فراوانی میکروپلاستیک ها در خاک محل های دفن پسماند شهری: مرور سیستماتیک

ایمانیان, صنوبر, مصطفی لو, فنائی, فرزانه… - مجله تحقیقات سلامت …, 2024‎ - jhc.mazums.ac.ir
مقدمه و هدف: میکروپلاستیک ‌ ها (MPs) آلاینده ‌ هایی نوظهور و با ماندگاری بالا در محیط ‌ زیست
هستند. مطالعات متعددی به بررسی آلودگی MPs در محیط آبی پرداخته ‌ اند؛ اما با توجه به ملموس …