Nanoplastics in aquatic environments: impacts on aquatic species and interactions with environmental factors and pollutants

R Trevisan, P Ranasinghe, N Jayasundara… - Toxics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Plastic production began in the early 1900s and it has transformed our way of life. Despite
the many advantages of plastics, a massive amount of plastic waste is generated each year …

Plastic debris as a vector for bacterial disease: an interdisciplinary systematic review

CJ Beloe, MA Browne, EL Johnston - Environmental Science & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Pathogens and polymers can separately cause disease; however, environmental and
medical researchers are increasingly investigating the capacity of polymers to transfer …

Preliminary investigation of microorganisms potentially involved in microplastics degradation using an integrated metagenomic and biochemical approach

G Giangeri, MS Morlino, N De Bernardini, M Ji… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plastic pollution is becoming an emerging environmental issue due to inappropriate
disposal at the end of the materials life cycle. When plastics are released, they undergo …

Effects of nanoplastics on clam Ruditapes philippinarum at environmentally realistic concentrations: toxicokinetics, toxicity, and gut microbiota

Y Zhou, C Wu, Y Li, H Jiang, A Miao, Y Liao… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanoplastics are ubiquitous in marine environments, understanding to what extent
nanoplastics accumulate in bivalves and the adverse effects derived from their retention is …

Catalytic pyrolysis kinetic behaviour and TG-FTIR-GC–MS analysis of waste fishing nets over ZSM-5 zeolite catalyst for caprolactam recovery

J Eimontas, S Yousef, N Striūgas, MA Abdelnaby - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Caprolactam is the main compound of nylon 6 waste fishing nets (WFNs) and its recovery
conserves natural resources, maximizes WFNs economic performance, and closes the …

Co-exposure to environmental microplastic and the pesticide 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2, 4-D) induce distinctive alterations in the metabolome and microbial …

I Boughattas, F Vaccari, L Zhang, F Bandini… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are recognized as emergent pollutants and have become a significant
environmental concern, especially when combined with other contaminants. In this study …

The management of agriculture plastic waste in the framework of circular economy. Case of the Almeria greenhouse (Spain)

FJ Castillo-Díaz, LJ Belmonte-Ureña… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
In recent decades, ecosystems have suffered diverse environmental impacts caused by
anthropogenic activities, including the dumping of plastic waste. This situation has prompted …

The treatment of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) as a possible source of micro-and nano-plastics and bioplastics in agroecosystems: a review

F Bandini, E Taskin, G Bellotti, F Vaccari… - Chemical and Biological …, 2022 - Springer
Plastics fragmentation into smaller debris, namely, micro-and nano-plastics (MPs and NPs),
is a matter of global concern because of their wide distribution in terrestrial and marine …

Microbial communities on microplastics from seawater and mussels: Insights from the northern Adriatic Sea

Ž Kolenc, MK Viršek, A Klančnik, N Janecko - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics, synthetic solid particles of different sizes (< 5 mm), pose a major challenge to
marine ecosystems. Introducing microplastics into the marine environment leads to the …

[HTML][HTML] Ecotoxicological effects of a synthetic and a natural insecticide on earthworms and soil bacterial community

A De Bernardi, E Marini, C Casucci, L Tiano… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Earthworms and microbial communities are essential non-target soil organisms that are
useful to assess the collateral impact of pesticides. The present paper reports three …