... & Lei, Y. (2024). Hotspots lurking underwater: insights into the contamination characteristics, environmental fates and impacts on biogeochemical cycling of microplastics in freshwater sediments.Journal of Hazardous Materials, 135132.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.135132 ...
Both microplastics and antibiotics are commonly found contaminants in aquatic ecosystems. Microplastics have the ability to absorb antibiotic pollutants in water, but the specific adsorption behavior and mechanism are not fully understood, particularly in relation to the impact of microplastics on toxicity ...
Microplastics ( <5 mm), which are classified based on primary or secondary sources, are widely distributed in the environment and exert significant effects on aquatic life forms; however, evidence regarding the ecotoxicological effects of microplastics on aquatic organisms is still limited. This researc...
To improve our understanding of marine microplastic contamination in northern Australia, Dr Frederieke Kroon and her team at AIMS have commenced research on the presence and effects of microplastics, including on the Great Barrier Reef. One of the projects involves the development of robust methods ...
Microplastics Tributyltin Bile acids Gut microbiome Dysbiosis 1. Introduction Microplastics (MPs), a class of plastic particles or debris with diameters less than 5 mm (Wagner et al., 2014), are derived mainly from the degradation of plastic litter and globally exist in various environments, such...
"Sources, fate and effects of microplastics in the marine environment: part two of a global assessment" (Kershaw, P.J., and Rochman, C.M., eds). (IMO/FAO/UNESCO-IOC/UNIDO/WMO/IAEA/UN/ UNEP/UNDP Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection). Rep...
More specifically, we asked the following questions: a) how does microplastics and mercury alone and in binary mixtures affect the swimming velocity and resistance time of fish when swimming against the water flow? and b) are there any changes in behavioural responses of fish after exposure to ...
Microplastics were considered serious pollutants in the aquatic and terrestrial environment, the distribution and abundance of Microplastics in the aquatic environment such as ponds, lakes, rivers, and oceans were increased due to the undeliberate release of these plastics into the environment. The micr...
The occurrence of microplastics in the aquatic environment has been reported around the world; however, their effects on freshwater oligochaetes are unknown. In this research, we investigated the toxic effects of polyethylene microplastics (MP), size between 40 and 48μm, on the aquatic worm ...
Microplastics, as emerging pollutants, have received great attention in the past few decades due to its adverse effects on the environment. Microplastics are ubiquitous in the atmosphere, soil, and water bodies, and mostly reported in aqueous environment. This paper summarizes the abundance and types...