Microplastics [MPs], now a ubiquitous pollutant in the oceans, pose a serious potential threat
to marine ecology and has justifiably encouraged focused biological and ecological …

Despite the pollution of microplastics being internationally recognized, the understanding of
their behaviors in marine environment is still developing. Microplastics are ubiquitous in the …

Microplastics (MPs) have become a global environmental concern. Recent studies have
shown that MPs, of which the predominant type is often polystyrene (PS; known as PS-MPs) …

This review summarizes the current state of knowledge regarding the risk assessment of
plastic-associated residual additives, ie residual monomers, degradation products and …

Microplastic distribution in waters gained increasing attention because of the discovery of
microplastics in edible marine organisms. Microplastic size is small, and hence, it tends to …

Microplastics pollution has been documented in the global environment, including at sea, in
freshwater and in atmospheric fallout. Ingestion of microplastics by multiple kinds of …

The article examines the potential environmental impacts of microscopic plastic debris.
Microplastic comes from fragmentation of larger plastic items and the use of small particles …

This study aimed to provide the first description of the presence, quantity, and diversity of
microplastics (MPs) in intertidal sediments from the world's longest natural beach, Cox's …

Background Polystyrene (PS) is extensively used in diverse forms for packaging of many
food products such as meat, dairy and bakery products. There is a potential migration of …

Non‐degradability of conventional plastics, filling of landfill sites, raising water and land
pollution and rapid depletion of fossil resources have raised the environmental issues and …