The present world is now facing the challenge of proper management and resource
recovery of the enormous amount of plastic waste. Lack of technical skills for managing …

Microplastics are small plastic particles that come from the degradation of plastics,
ubiquitous in nature and therefore affect both wildlife and humans. They have been detected …

The marine plastic pollution has drastic effect on marine species. The importance in
environmental issues increases the demand to develop a significant technology which does …

Plastic particles of diameters ranging from 1 to 1000 nm and> 1 µm to 5 mm are respectively
known as nanoplastics and microplastics, and are collectively termed micro (nano) plastics …

Plastics are ubiquitous anthropogenic contaminants that are a growing concern in aquatic
environments. The ecological implications of macroplastics pollution are well documented …

Plastics are recognized as a worldwide threat to the environment, possibly affecting human
health and wildlife. Small forms of plastics such as micro-and nanoplastics can interact with …

Plastic pollution is a global problem since 2016 when its production reached 322 million
tonnes, excluding fibers. Daily discharges of microplastics (MPs, defined as< 5 mm in size) …

Environmental sampling has documented a diversity of microplastics, including high levels
of black rubber—generally identified as tire debris. Though organisms have been shown to …

As emerging pollutants, direct and indirect adverse impacts of micro (nano) plastics
(MPs/NPs) are raising an increasing environmental concern in recent years due to their poor …

In recent years, reports of plastic debris in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract of fish have been
well documented in the scientific literature. This, in turn, increased concerns regarding …