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Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2023 As microplastic pollution has become an emerging environmental issue of global concern, microplastics in aquaculture have become a research hotspot.
Haodi Wu, Jing Hou, Xiangke Wang
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A global estimate of multiecosystem photosynthesis losses under microplastic pollution. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S ASignificance Our study presents a global assessment of microplastic pollution’s impact on food security. By analyzing a comprehensive dataset of 3,286 records, we quantify the reduction in photosynthesis caused by microplastics across various ecosystems.
Zhu R +16 more
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Microplastic Pollution in Indonesia: The Contribution of Human Activity to the Abundance of Microplastics [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 Plastic in Indonesia are used as wrappers on household scale to large industrial products. To reach low-income consumers the company releases cheap plastic products and daily necessities in smaller plastic wrap which causes high use of plastics even in ...
Setyaningsih Wahyu +2 more
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Impact of plastic film mulching on microplastic in farmland soils in Guangdong province, China
Heliyon, 2023 Plastic mulch film is often believed to be a significant contributor to microplastic pollution in farmland soil, however, its direct impact in areas with high human activities remains unclear due to the presence of multiple pollution sources.
Bibo Long +5 more
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Review on invasion of microplastic in our ecosystem and implications
Science Progress, 2022 Today the world is going through the “Plastic Age.” Nowadays, it is difficult to find a commonly used convenient item that is nonplastic. Plastic production and consumption, thus, increased exponentially and plastic emerged as one of the major concerns ...
Minha Lee +6 more
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Research on the non-point source pollution of microplastics
Frontiers in Chemistry, 2022 Microplastics are characterized with universality, persistence and toxicity to aquatic organisms, the pollution of microplastics has attracted worldwide attention.
Li He +4 more
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The accumulation of microplastic pollution in a commercially important fishing ground
Scientific Reports, 2022 The Irish Sea is an important area for Norway Lobster Nephrops norvegicus fisheries, which are the most valuable fishing resource in the UK. Norway lobster are known to ingest microplastic pollution present in the sediment and have displayed reduced body
Eoghan M. Cunningham +7 more
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Microplastics as pollutants in agricultural soils [PDF]
Environmental Pollution, 2020 Microplastics (MPs) as emerging persistent pollutants have been a growing global concern. Although MPs are extensively studied in aquatic systems, their presence and fate in agricultural systems are not fully understood. In the agricultural soils, major causes of MPs pollution include application of biosolids and compost, wastewater irrigation ...
Kumar, Manish +9 more
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The environmental impact of plastic pollution, especially in the form of microplastics, has raised significant concerns. The historical evolution of plastics from Parkesine and celluloid to the discovery of synthetic polymers like Bakelite and Nylon underscores the transformative journey of these materials.
Moondeep Chauhan +2 more
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The baseline for micro- and mesoplastic pollution in open Baltic Sea and Gulf of Riga beach
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 Microplastic pollution has become widespread, occurring even in areas with low anthropogenic impacts, small human populations, and low tourism intensity.
Inta Dimante-Deimantovica +9 more
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