Weathering pathways and protocols for environmentally relevant microplastics and nanoplastics: what are we missing?

OS Alimi, D Claveau-Mallet, RS Kurusu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
To date, most studies of microplastics have been carried out with pristine particles. However,
most plastics in the environment will be aged to some extent; hence, understanding the …

[HTML][HTML] Plastics degradation by microbes: A sustainable approach

A Elahi, DA Bukhari, S Shamim, A Rehman - Journal of King Saud …, 2021 - Elsevier
Plastics play an important part in every sector of economy all over the world due to their
extensive use in agriculture, building and construction, health and consumer goods. They …

Identification and quantification of nanoplastics in surface water and groundwater by pyrolysis gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

Y Xu, Q Ou, M Jiao, G Liu… - … Science & Technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nanoplastics (NPs) are currently considered an environmental pollutant of concern, but the
actual extent of NP pollution in environmental water bodies remains unclear and there is not …

A review of microplastics aggregation in aquatic environment: Influence factors, analytical methods, and environmental implications

X Wang, N Bolan, DCW Tsang, B Sarkar… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
A large amount of plastic waste released into natural waters and their demonstrated toxicity
have made the transformation of microplastics (MPs;< 5 mm) and nanoplastics (NPs;< 100 …

Environmental occurrence, fate, impact, and potential solution of tire microplastics: Similarities and differences with tire wear particles

Z Luo, X Zhou, Y Su, H Wang, R Yu, S Zhou… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Tire microplastics (TMPs) are identified as one of the most abundant types of microplastics,
which originate from rubber with intended or unintended release. While increasing …

Investigation of the adsorption behavior of Pb (II) onto natural-aged microplastics as affected by salt ions

S Liu, JH Huang, W Zhang, LX Shi, KX Yi… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the adsorption behavior of Pb (II) on natural-aged and virgin microplastics in
different electrolyte solutions was investigated. The results demonstrated that natural-aged …

Interaction of nanoplastics with extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) in the aquatic environment: A special reference to eco-corona formation and associated …

M Junaid, J Wang - Water research, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanoplastics (NPs) are plastic particles with sizes ranging between 1 and 1000 nm,
exhibiting exceptional qualities such as large surface area, lightweight, durability; therefore …

Interaction of microplastics and nanoplastics with natural organic matter (NOM) and the impact of NOM on the sorption behavior of anthropogenic contaminants–A …

I Ali, X Tan, J Li, C Peng, I Naz, Z Duan… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
The interaction of microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) with natural organic matter
(NOM) has opened new debate, defies and research prospects for the scientists owing to the …

Comprehensive metagenomic and enzyme activity analysis reveals the negatively influential and potentially toxic mechanism of polystyrene nanoparticles on nitrogen …

Y Ma, J Huang, T Han, C Yan, C Cao, M Cao - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
The widespread use of nanoplastics inevitably leads to their increasing emission into
constructed wetlands (CWs). However, little is known about the impacts of nanoplastics on …

[HTML][HTML] Nanoplastics adsorption and removal efficiency by granular activated carbon used in drinking water treatment process

LR Arenas, SR Gentile, S Zimmermann… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract In this study Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) used in drinking water treatment
processes is evaluated for its capacity to adsorb and remove polystyrene (PS) nanoplastics …