Recent approaches and advanced wastewater treatment technologies for mitigating emerging microplastics contamination–A critical review

RY Krishnan, S Manikandan, R Subbaiya… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics have been identified as an emerging pollutant due to their irrefutable
prevalence in air, soil, and particularly, the aquatic ecosystem. Wastewater treatment plants …

The potential toxicity of microplastics on human health

B Zhao, P Rehati, Z Yang, Z Cai, C Guo, Y Li - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics are plastic particles, films, and fibers with a diameter of< 5 mm. Given their
long-standing existence in the environment and terrible increase in annual emissions …

Microplastics and associated contaminants in the aquatic environment: A review on their ecotoxicological effects, trophic transfer, and potential impacts to human …

W Huang, B Song, J Liang, Q Niu, G Zeng… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
The microplastic pollution and related ecological impacts in the aquatic environment have
attracted global attention over the past decade. Microplastics can be ingested by aquatic …

Micro/nano-plastics occurrence, identification, risk analysis and mitigation: challenges and perspectives

BR Kiran, H Kopperi, S Venkata Mohan - Reviews in environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Micro/nanoplastics (MP/NPs) are emerging global pollutants that garnered
enormous attention due to their potential threat to the ecosystem in virtue of their persistence …

A comparative review of microplastics and nanoplastics: Toxicity hazards on digestive, reproductive and nervous system

K Yin, Y Wang, H Zhao, D Wang, M Guo, M Mu… - Science of the total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to its excellent physical and chemical properties and low price, plastic has replaced part
of the use of stone, wood and metal. The inability to degrade and improper handling have …

Chronic exposure to polystyrene microplastics induced male reproductive toxicity and decreased testosterone levels via the LH-mediated LHR/cAMP/PKA/StAR …

H Jin, M Yan, C Pan, Z Liu, X Sha, C Jiang, L Li… - Particle and Fibre …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Microplastics (MPs), which are smaller in size and difficult to degrade,
can be easily ingested by marine life and enter mammals through the food chain. Our …

Occurrence, human exposure, and risk of microplastics in the indoor environment

HK Ageel, S Harrad, MAE Abdallah - … Science: Processes & Impacts, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Microplastics (MPs) are a group of emerging contaminants that have attracted increasing
scientific and societal attention over the past decade due to their ubiquitous detection in all …

Comparing the effects of polystyrene microplastics exposure on reproduction and fertility in male and female mice

Z Wei, Y Wang, S Wang, J Xie, Q Han, M Chen - Toxicology, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) may have an impact on the reproductive development of humans and
mammals. However, any effects of MPs exposure on male and female reproductive systems …

Effects of nano-and microplastics on kidney: physicochemical properties, bioaccumulation, oxidative stress and immunoreaction

X Meng, J Zhang, W Wang, G Gonzalez-Gil… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The potential toxicity of nanoplastics (NPs) and microplastics (MPs) has raised concerns.
However, knowledge of the effects of NPs/MPs on the health of mammals is still limited. Here …

[HTML][HTML] Polystyrene microplastics induced female reproductive toxicity in mice

Z Liu, Q Zhuan, L Zhang, L Meng, X Fu… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plastics have caused serious environmental pollution. In recent years, microplastics (MPs)
have caused widespread concern about their potential toxicity on animals and humans …