Leaching of chemicals from microplastics: A review of chemical types, leaching mechanisms and influencing factors

Y Li, C Liu, H Yang, W He, B Li, X Zhu, S Liu… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
It is widely known that microplastics are present everywhere and they pose certain risks to
the ecosystem and humans which are partly attributed to the leaching of additives and …

Litter and plastic monitoring in the Indian marine environment: A review of current research, policies, waste management, and a roadmap for multidisciplinary action

SK Sivadas, P Mishra, T Kaviarasan… - Marine Pollution …, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental contamination due to plastic waste mismanagement is a growing global
concern. Plastic problem is of particular concern to the Indian Ocean nations as Asia …

Microplastics as heavy metal vectors in the freshwater environment: distribution, variations, sources and health risk

K Patidar, B Ambade, F Mohammad… - … of the Earth, Parts a/b/c, 2023 - Elsevier
The inevitable and consistent use of plastics for various chemical and industrial processes
has resulted in MPs pollution, which poses a huge and severe concern for both environment …

[HTML][HTML] Temporal and spatial variation of microplastics in Baotou section of Yellow River, China

Y Qian, Y Shang, Y Zheng, Y Jia, F Wang - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Freshwater rivers play the key role in providing drinking water sources and building the
bridge of oceans and lands. Hence, environmental pollutants can be transferred into …

Standardization of micro-FTIR methods and applicability for the detection and identification of microplastics in environmental matrices

C Rathore, M Saha, P Gupta, M Kumar, A Naik… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The ubiquity of microplastics (MPs) in the various environment is of increasing concern.
Although micro Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (μ-FTIR) represents an ideal …

A baseline study of microplastic pollution in a Southern Indian Estuary

V Unnikrishnan, G Valsan, K Amrutha… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge on the processes controlling the vertical distribution of microplastics
(MPs) in estuaries is less. This research was carried out to determine the MP distribution in …

Quantification and characterization of microplastics in coastal environments: Insights from laser direct infrared imaging

M Ghanadi, I Joshi, N Dharmasiri, JE Jaeger… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The study identified and quantified nine plastic polymers frequently detected in the
environment by collecting sediment and seawater samples from coastal areas in Auckland …

An inclusive trend study of evaluation and scientometric analysis of microplastics

SJ Perumpully, RP Kumar, S Gautam, B Ambade… - … of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastics have been the most favorable requirement for the current generation, and it has
become an emerging global concern. MPs (Microplastics) have been pervading for 20 years …

Microplastics on the planet: current knowledge and challenges

LJ Bao, L Mai, LY Liu, XF Sun… - Environmental Science & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Microplastic (MP) pollution has become a global issue, attracting attention from stakeholders
around the globe. Knowledge of MPs has been substantially advanced in recent years …

Seasonal distribution and abundance of microplastics in the coastal sediments of north eastern Arabian Sea

UR Gurjar, KAM Xavier, SP Shukla, S Takar… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
The present study reports site-specific data on the seasonal variation in microplastic
abundance and characteristics in coastal sediments along the North Eastern Arabian Sea …