5 May 2022
Aquatic ecosystems are severely threatened by the presence of a multitude of pollutants. In seas and oceans, the amount of plastics continues to increase and there is great concern about toxic element accumulation. Specifically, cadmium (Cd), a toxic...
Microplastic (MP) occurrence is a growing concern in environmental research, with significant attention focused on its presence in various ecosystems worldwide. While much research has centered on large lakes and water bodies, remote alpine lakes rem...
Sustainable management of aquatic ecosystems requires effective strategies to monitor and mitigate microplastic pollution, particularly in vulnerable tidal river systems. Microplastic accumulation in these environments poses significant environmental...
Understanding how marine debris accumulates within coastal ecosystems is a crucial aspect of predicting its long-term environmental and biological consequences. The release and subsequent dispersion of 50 billion microplastic pellets from the fire an...
Microplastics (MPs) in soils have been widely studied, yet very little is known about their distribution in agricultural soils and the impact of mulching history. In this study, soil samples were taken across 3 soil layers of 60 sites with varying ye...
The presence of microplastics in the environment is now becoming a challenge for many scientific disciplines. Molecular diversity and spatial migration make it difficult to find plastic-free areas. Their negative, often toxic, effects affect plants a...
The absorption of microplastics (MPs; size < 5 mm) by plants has garnered increasing global attention owing to its potential implications for food safety. However, the extent to which leafy vegetables can absorb large amounts of MPs, particularly...
Environmental pollution caused by microplastics (MPs) has evolved into a global concern; however, the knowledge about MP accumulation in the environment, potential impacts, and monitoring approaches is limited [...]
One of the major concerns regarding the presence of plastics in ocean environments are the effects on marine biota. Plastics can be distinguished in macro- (≥25 mm), meso- (<25 mm–5 mm) micro- (<5 mm–1 µm), and nano-plastic (<1 µm) and are p...
Microplastics have been found to accumulate in freshwater, marine ecosystems, and biological organisms. The frequency of studies on microplastic contamination in organs has increased recently, although there have been relatively fewer investigations...
Microplastics (MPs) have emerged as persistent pollutants in urban freshwater ecosystems, yet their vertical distribution in stream sediments remains underexplored. This study investigated MPs at 5 cm and 10 cm depths across 17 sites in Branch Brook...
Brain ischemia, a condition in which the brain is deprived of blood flow, can lead to a stroke due to blocked or unstable blood vessels. Global cerebral ischemia (GCI), characterized by an interruption in blood flow, deprives the brain of oxygen and...
Plastic pollution has been observed in many marine environments surrounding the Iberian Peninsula, from the surface water to deeper waters, yet studies on their pathways and accumulation areas are still limited. In this study, a global ocean reanalys...
Earthworms play a key role in maintaining a healthy soil ecosystem by providing organic matter cycling and influencing the soil’s structure and physicochemical properties. In addition, they have also become the subject of research in the contex...
Aquafeed’s contamination by microplastics can pose a risk to fish health and quality since they can be absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract and translocate to different tissues. The liver acts as a retaining organ with the consequent triggeri...
Microplastic (MP) pollution in agricultural ecosystems is an emerging environmental concern, with limited knowledge of its transport and accumulation in rural waterbodies. This study investigates the distribution and sources of MP in drainage ditches...
Microplastic pollution presents a significant and rising risk to both ecological integrity and the long-term viability of economic activities reliant on marine ecosystems. The Black Sea, a region sustaining economic sectors such as fisheries, tourism...
This study investigates the scope of global marine microplastic pollution and its implications on marine ecosystems and human health. We first delve into how plastic enters the ocean, with an emphasis on the accumulation of plastic along coastlines,...
Microplastics (<5 mm) have become a pervasive pollutant because of their persistence, bioavailability, and risk of trophic transfer. The present work provides new evidence on microplastic contamination in three economically important species from...
Microplastics have caused great concern in recent years. However, few studies have compared the toxicity of different sizes of microplastics in fishes, especially commercial fishes, which are more related to human health. In the present study, we rev...
Filter feeders are target species for microplastic (MP) pollution, as particles can accumulate in the digestive system, disturbing feeding processes and becoming internalized in tissues. MPs may also carry pathogens or pollutants present in the envir...
Wastewater treatment systems retain a significant proportion of microplastics (MPs) derived from domestic and industrial discharges; however, these emerging pollutants are not completely removed and tend to accumulate in the biological sludge generat...
This study investigates how different types of microplastics (MPs)—fibers, glitter, plastic bags, and plastic bottles—influence heavy metal uptake in lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.), a commonly consumed leafy vegetable. A controlled eight-wee...
The extensive use of plastics in daily life has led to the generation of huge amounts of plastic waste, which causes an enormous burden on the environment. More than half of the plastic waste ends up in the landfill, and about one-fifth of waste is m...
Pollution with microplastics (MPs), nanoplastics (NPs) and trace elements (TEs) remains a considerable threat for mangrove biomes due to their capability to capture pollutants suspended in the water. This study investigated the abundance and composit...
A growing body of research is documenting the accumulation of microplastics within marine sediments around the world. The hydrodynamic influences of seagrasses in coastal environments are shown to increase sedimentation of finer particles and as a re...
The presence of microplastics has been reported in most marine environments. Their accumulation can affect the marine ecosystem, and their consumption by small organisms of various sizes can indirectly affect human beings who consume them. Recent obs...
The dynamic behavior and biologically mediated transformation of microplastics (MPs) in crustaceans remain insufficiently explored in aquatic ecotoxicology. In this study, we employed the red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) as a model organism t...
30 March 2021
The study of microplastics (MPs) and associated pollutants is essential for a better understanding of some of the factors that threaten marine ecosystems. The main objective of this study was thus to assess Pb distribution and accumulation in the tis...
Microplastics (MPs; <5 mm) are present throughout the marine environment and are recognized as an emerging threat to aquatic ecosystems. Filter feeding organisms, such as mussels, are considered as bioindicators of MP pollution and are useful to e...
Microplastics (MPs), as frequent pollutants, persist in aquatic environments and have an impact on the growth and biomass production of microalgae. This study employed MPs of polyethylene (PE), polystyrene (PS), and polypropylene (PP) at concentratio...
Microplastics (MPs) occur widely in terrestrial ecosystems. However, information on the interaction of MPs with metals in terrestrial ecosystems is lacking in the literature. The present study investigated the effects of two types of MPs (high-densit...
Potentially toxic elements (PTEs) and microplastics (MPs) in the atmosphere raise widespread apprehension due to their association with the ecosystem and public health. The accumulation of airborne MPs and PTEs was analyzed in Polyalthia longifolia l...
25 June 2021
This paper presents the results on the presence and characterization of microplastics (MP) in the gastrointestinal tract of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata L.), a species of commercial interest from the Mar Menor coastal lagoon in Southeast Spain. T...
A pot experiment was carried out to investigate the effects of polyethylene (PE), a broadly utilized polymer type, on soil properties and lettuce growth. Two Zn- and Cd-contaminated soil samples were obtained from urban and rural areas of Greece, res...
Microplastics in the human body pose a significant health challenge due to their potential impact on the immune system and metabolic processes. This review summarises and critically evaluates current evidence regarding the detection of microplastics...
Tourism activities are considered, among others, the backbone of the local economies. However, tourism activities lead to adverse environmental impacts, especially in coastal zones. Coastal areas are considered and recognized as of strategic importan...
Microplastic (MP) contamination in aquafeed poses a significant risk to fish health and safety. This study evaluated the effectiveness of a microencapsulated natural antioxidant, astaxanthin (AX), in mitigating the adverse effects of dietary MPs in r...
Marine plastic waste represents, in recent decades, a major threat to the environment, as plastics degrade into microplastics (MPs) that a wide range of organisms ingest. Filter-feeding taxa, including bivalves, serve as indicators of environmental c...
Polystyrene microplastics (PS-MPs) are potentially harmful to marine organisms, especially during the early developmental stages, although the underlying mechanism remains unclear. The present study evaluated the growth and morphological characterist...
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, threatening the environment and human health. Because of their perv...
Massive plastic accumulation has been taking place across diverse landscapes since the 1950s, when large-scale plastic production started. Nowadays, societies struggle with continuously increasing concerns about the subsequent pollution and environme...
Plastics have become integral to modern life; however, their widespread use and persistent nature have resulted in significant environmental contamination, especially by microplastics (MPs < 5 mm) and nanoplastics (NPs < 100 nm). These plastic...
The widespread presence of nanoplastics (NPs) in the environment creates a significant and growing concern for global health, with ingestion, inhalation, and dermal contact identified as primary exposure pathways. Despite their documented presence in...
As plastic products are widely used in all walks of life, plastic waste is also accumulating in the environment. Today, microplastic pollution in the soil environment has become an environmental issue of global concern. Compared with the water enviro...
Microplastic pollution has become an increasing danger to marine wildlife and ecosystems worldwide. The continued increase in the production of plastic products has caused microplastic pollution to become more distributed, especially along shorelines...
Plastics are essential materials that play critical roles in people’s lives in the modern world. However, plastic pollution in the ocean has become a critical environmental problem due to the fact of its durability and long life span. In the pr...
Currently, polypropylene (PP) is used in various products, thus leading to high daily exposure in humans. Thus, it is necessary to evaluate the toxicological effects, biodistribution, and accumulation of PP microplastics in the human body. In this st...
Microplastics pollution in freshwater systems is attracting increasing attention. However, our knowledge of its combined toxicity with heavy metals is scarce. In this study, Rana zhenhaiensis was used as the model animal to study the combined poisoni...
Lately, the interest in researching microplastics in the Black Sea has increased, highlighting areas of accumulation in which the amounts of microplastics are alarming, such as seafood consumed by the population. The Black Sea has special characteris...
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