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Marine Microplastics and Infant Health [PDF]

arXiv
A century of plastic usage has led to an accumulation of plastic waste in waterways and oceans. Over time, these wastes break down into particles smaller than 5 microns -- or ''microplastics'' -- which can infiltrate human biological systems. Despite decades of research into this emerging source of environmental pollution, there is a paucity of direct ...
arxiv  

Pioneering Women Shaping the Field of Biocatalysis

ChemCatChem, EarlyView.
Groundbreaking works of women scientists in biocatalysis are highlighted in this article. Their innovative contributions are categorized in four interrelated research areas, collectively driving advancements in enzymatic biotransformations. Abstract In this perspective article, we celebrate the accomplishments of female‐led research groups in ...
Ana I. Benítez‐Mateos, Caroline E. Paul, Sandy Schmidt, Martina Letizia Contente   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Frontiers in soil ecology—Insights from the World Biodiversity Forum 2022

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, Volume 1, Issue 4, Page 245-261, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Global change is affecting soil biodiversity and functioning across all terrestrial ecosystems. Still, much is unknown about how soil biodiversity and function will change in the future in response to simultaneous alterations in climate and land use, as well as other environmental drivers.
Nico Eisenhauer, S. Franz Bender, Irene Calderón‐Sanou, Franciska T. de Vries, Jonas J. Lembrechts, Wilfried Thuiller, Diana H. Wall, Romy Zeiss, Mohammad Bahram, Rémy Beugnon, Victoria J. Burton, Thomas W. Crowther, Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo, Stefan Geisen, Paul Kardol, Valentyna Krashevska, Carlos A. Martínez‐Muñoz, Guillaume Patoine, Julia Seeber, Nadejda A. Soudzilovskaia, Michael Steinwandter, Marie Sünnemann, Xin Sun, Marcel G. A. van der Heijden, Carlos A. Guerra, Anton Potapov   +25 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing bioactivity of environmental water samples filtered using nanomembrane technology and mammalian cell lines

Eco-Environment & Health
This project reports on the use of a novel nanomembrane filtering technology to isolate and analyze the bioactivity of microplastic (MP)-containing debris from Lake Ontario water samples.
Sarah E. Morgan, Lisa A. DeLouise
doaj  

Tyre Wear Measurements Using the Marker SBR in a Technical Retrofit Sustainable Drainage System (SuDS)

Microplastics
Technical retrofit Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDSs) are a suitable option in the numerous mitigation measures to reduce the amount of tyre wear entering the environment.
Johannes Wolfgang Neupert, Julia Stein, Daniel Venghaus, Matthias Barjenbruch   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Microplastic Identification Using AI-Driven Image Segmentation and GAN-Generated Ecological Context [PDF]

arXiv
Current methods for microplastic identification in water samples are costly and require expert analysis. Here, we propose a deep learning segmentation model to automatically identify microplastics in microscopic images. We labeled images of microplastic from the Moore Institute for Plastic Pollution Research and employ a Generative Adversarial Network (
arxiv  

Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW) as a Source of Microplastics in the Aquatic Environment.

Environmental Science and Technology, 2016
Municipal effluent discharged from wastewater treatment works (WwTW) is suspected to be a significant contributor of microplastics (MP) to the environment as many personal care products contain plastic microbeads.
Fionn Murphy, C. Ewins, F. Carbonnier, B. Quinn   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Advancements in Seawater Electrocatalysis for Renewable Energy Conversion and Resource Extraction

ChemElectroChem, EarlyView.
This graphic highlights seawater electrocatalysis for sustainable energy and resource extraction, focusing on HER/OER mechanisms and material advances (non‐precious, precious, nonmetal, and bifunctional catalysts). It addresses electrocatalytic conversion of pollutants (hydrazine, urea, microplastics) and extraction of valuable ions (e. g., Li, U) from
Zheng Dai, Yihan Zhang, Huashuai Hu, Minghui Yang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of Methodologies for Microplastic Isolation through Multicriteria Analysis (AHP)

Microplastics
Environmental pollution caused by microplastics has evolved into a global concern; however, limited knowledge exists about microplastics in soils due to the absence of standardized extraction methods.
Valentina Phinikettou, Iliana Papamichael, Irene Voukkali, Antonis A. Zorpas   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Monitoring microplastics in live reef-building corals with microscopic laser particles [PDF]

arXiv
Microplastics are an emerging threat for reef-building corals. However, the understanding of microplastic uptake into coral tissue and the long-term integration of microplastic into the coral skeleton remains limited due to the invasiveness of state-of-the-art methods for monitoring and localizing microplastic.
arxiv