Review of emerging contaminants in green stormwater infrastructure: Antibiotic resistance genes, microplastics, tire wear particles, PFAS, and temperature

B Bodus, K O'Malley, G Dieter, C Gunawardana… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Green stormwater infrastructure is a growing management approach to capturing, infiltrating,
and treating runoff at the source. However, there are several emerging contaminants for …

Micro-and nanoplastics in soil ecosystems: Analytical methods, fate, and effects

Y Wang, L Xiang, W Amelung, M Elsner, J Gan… - TrAC Trends in …, 2023 - Elsevier
As emerging contaminants, microplastics and nanoplastics (MPs/NPs) are increasingly
widespread in soil environment. The present paper reviews available analytical methods for …

Unveiling fragmentation of plastic particles during biodegradation of polystyrene and polyethylene foams in mealworms: highly sensitive detection and digestive …

BY Peng, S Xiao, Y Sun, Y Liu, J Chen… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
It remains unknown whether plastic-biodegrading macroinvertebrates generate
microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) during the biodegradation of plastics. In this …

Biodegradation of polyvinyl chloride, polystyrene, and polylactic acid microplastics in Tenebrio molitor larvae: Physiological responses

BY Peng, Y Sun, P Li, S Yu, Y Xu, J Chen… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
It is widely understood that microplastics (MPs) can induce various biological stresses in
macroinvertebrates that are incapable of biodegrading plastics. However, the …

Exploring the toxicity of biodegradable microplastics and imidacloprid to earthworms (Eisenia fetida) from morphological and gut microbial perspectives

B Baihetiyaer, N Jiang, X Li, J Song, J Wang… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biodegradable microplastics (BMPs) pose serious environmental problems to soil
organisms, and their adsorption capacity might make pesticides more dangerous for soil …

Vertical distribution and weathering characteristic of microplastics in soil profile of different land use types

Y Qiu, S Zhou, C Zhang, L Chen, W Qin… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
After deposition on the topsoil, microplastics (MPs) may be vertically migrated to deeper soil
layers over time or eventually enter the groundwater system, leading to more widespread …

Migration and remediation of typical contaminants in soil and groundwater: A state of art review

Y Zhao, J Song, K Cheng, Z Liu… - Land Degradation & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Soil and groundwater contamination has always been a global concern. Contaminants are
migrated and transformed in the soil and groundwater environments, which in turn pose …

Ecological adaptation of earthworms for coping with plant polyphenols, heavy metals, and microplastics in the soil: A review

K Gudeta, V Kumar, A Bhagat, JM Julka, SA Bhat… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
In recent years, soil pollution by massive accumulation of heavy metals (HMs), microplastics,
and refractory hydrocarbon chemicals has become an emerging and global concern …

Biofragmentation of Polystyrene Microplastics: A Silent Process Performed by Chironomus sancticaroli Larvae

LG Queiroz, CCA Prado, EC Melo… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Polystyrene (PS) is one of the main synthetic polymers produced around the world, and it is
present in the composition of a wide variety of single-use objects. When released into the …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of polyethylene microplastics on the growth, reproduction, metabolic enzymes, and metabolomics of earthworms Eisenia fetida

X Yang, X Zhang, X Shu, J Gong, J Yang, B Li… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The existing data regarding the effects of polyethylene (PE) microplastics (MPs) smaller than
5 mm in size on earthworms are insufficient to fully comprehend their toxicity. In this study …