Insight into combined pollution of antibiotics and microplastics in aquatic and soil environment: Environmental behavior, interaction mechanism and associated impact …

J Wei, M Chen, J Wang - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
At present, antibiotics and microplastics are two emerging pollutants which widely exist in
the water environment. The interaction between antibiotics and microplastics forms …

Sustainable wastewater reuse for agriculture

A Christou, VG Beretsou, IC Iakovides… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2024 - nature.com
Effective management of water resources is crucial for global food security and sustainable
development. In this Review, we explore the potential benefits and challenges associated …

Removal behaviors and mechanism of polystyrene microplastics by coagulation/ultrafiltration process: Co-effects of humic acid

W Wang, M Yang, H Ma, Z Liu, L Gai, Z Zheng… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) have been detected in drinking water, which could absorb or
accumulate humic acid (HA) and threaten the water quality. Coagulation-ultrafiltration (CUF) …

Tertiary/quaternary treatment of urban wastewater by UV/H2O2 or ozonation: Microplastics may affect removal of E. coli and contaminants of emerging concern

M Adeel, G Maniakova, L Rizzo - Science of the Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to investigate the interference of polyethylene microplastics (MPs)
on ultraviolet irradiation/hydrogen peroxide (UV/H 2 O 2) and ozonation processes in the …

[HTML][HTML] Distribution of microplastics in shoreline water and sediment of the Ganges River Basin to Meghna Estuary in Bangladesh

MJ Alam, M Shammi, SM Tareq - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2023 - Elsevier
This study focused on the distribution of microplastics in the water and sediment of the
Ganges River Basin to the Meghna Estuary in Bangladesh. Thirty points were sampled from …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of microplastics on urban wastewater disinfection and impact on effluent reuse: Sunlight/H2O2 vs solar photo-Fenton at neutral pH

M Adeel, V Granata, G Carapella, L Rizzo - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
The interference of three types of microplastics (MPs) on the inactivation of Escherichia coli
(E. coli) by advanced oxidation processes (AOPs)(namely, sunlight/H 2 O 2 and solar photo …

[HTML][HTML] Kaolinite reduced Cd accumulation in peanut and remediate soil contaminated with both microplastics and cadmium

X Song, J Jin, H Li, F Wang, J Liu, X Wang… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) increase the effective state of heavy metals (HMs) in soil and seriously
threaten the yield and quality of peanuts (Arachis Hypogea L.). Kaolinite (KL) has the …

The impact of microplastics on the efficacy of urban wastewater treatment processes

M Adeel, T Mina, L Rizzo, D Fatta-Kassinos - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs), now considered as contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), have
gained attention because of their widespread presence in the environment. Even though …

Regional Regression correlation model of microplastic water pollution control using Circular Economy Tools

VM Antohi, RV Ionescu, ML Zlati, C Iticescu… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Water pollution caused by microplastics represents an important challenge for the
environment and people's health. The weak international regulations and standards in this …

Abandoned disposable masks become hot substrates for plastisphere, whether in soil, atmosphere or water

J Li, T Zhang, X Shan, W Zheng, Z Zhang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
A large number of surgical masks (SMs) to be discarded indiscriminately during the spread
of COVID-19. The relationship between the changes of masks entering the environment and …