Plastic particles less than 5mm are termed as microplastics (MPs), these are pervasive in water and soil, it can also withstand longer period of time with high durability. It can be broken down into smaller particles and can be adsorbed by various life-forms. Most marine organisms tend to ...
Occurrence and Ecotoxicological Effects of Microplastics on Aquatic and Terrestrial EcosystemsThe practice of using plastic for several decades now has shown its close association with us owing to its omnipresence in water and food we consume and the air we breathe. Anthropogenic activity, the most ...
Hence, primary microplastics are already tiny millimetre sized particles when they enter fresh water and marine environments. On the other hand, physical, chemical, or biological fragmentation and degradation of larger floating plastic items in aquatic environments generate secondary microplastics (Browne ...
In water environments, the prevalence of microplastics is primarily associated with several sources, including discarded plastic-containing waste, discharge from industrial and domestic wastewater treatment facilities, fishing practices, shipping activities, aquaculture operations, and the introduction of land-...
The aquatic environment and the associated fish assemblages are being exposed to an increasing amount of microplastics. Despite the high number of publications on the presence of microplastics in fish, little is known about their uptake, translocation an
Well-to-Wheels Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles Using GREET Phase II Analysis, Argonne National Lab 热度: Effectsofmicroplasticsongreenhousegasemissionsandthe microbialcommunityinfertilizedsoil * XinweiRen,JingchunTang ...
A flurry of studies has found microplastics in nearly every organ in the human body, from the brain to the testicles. But very few have revealed whether these tiny bits of plastic impact our health
Microplastics are ubiquitous environmental contaminants leading to inevitable human exposure. Even so, little is known about the effects of microplastics in human health. Thus, in this work we review the evidence for potential negative effects of microplastics in the human body, focusing on pathways ...
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 ...
The physical health impacts of microplastics have received increasing attention in recent years. However, limited data impedes a full understanding of the