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Microplastics in the Food Chain [PDF]
Life, 2021 Currently, microplastics represent a widespread contamination found in almost every part of the environment. The plastic industry has generated waste since the 1950s, which unfortunately now counts in the millions. The largest share of plastic consumption is used to produce packaging materials, including those applied in the food industry.
Klára Cverenkárová +4 more
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Microplastics as an Emerging Threat to the Global Environment and Human Health
Sustainability, 2023 In recent years, there has been mounting concern about the bearing of microplastics on human health and the comprehensive natural environment. These particles come from a variety of sources, such as soaps, personal care products, and the rundown of ...
Shampa Ghosh +5 more
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Correction: SCCWRP workshop series
Microplastics and Nanoplastics, 2022 An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.
Microplastics and Nanoplastics
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Polylactic acid synthesis, biodegradability, conversion to microplastics and toxicity: a review
Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2023 Global pollution by plastics derived from petroleum has fostered the development of carbon–neutral, biodegradable bioplastics synthesized from renewable resources such as modern biomass, yet knowledge on the impact of bioplastics on ecosystems is limited.
W. Ali +4 more
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River export of macro- and microplastics to seas by sources worldwide
Nature Communications, 2023 Seas are polluted with macro- (>5 mm) and microplastics (
M. Strokal +5 more
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Micromachines for Microplastics Treatment [PDF]
ACS Nanoscience Au, 2022 The increasing accumulation of persistent nondegradable microplastics in the marine environment represents a global environmental problem. Among emerging approaches to tackle microplastics are micro- and nanomotors, tiny devices capable of autonomous propulsion powered by chemical fuels or light.
Soňa Hermanová, Martin Pumera
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Machine Learning of polymer types from the spectral signature of Raman spectroscopy microplastics data [PDF]
Advances in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AAIML)
2023, 2022 The tools and technology that are currently used to analyze chemical compound structures that identify polymer types in microplastics are not well-calibrated for environmentally weathered microplastics. Microplastics that have been degraded by environmental weathering factors can offer less analytic certainty than samples of microplastics that have not
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Biotechnological methods to remove microplastics: a review
Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2023 Microplastics pollution is major threat to ecosystems and is impacting abiotic and biotic components. Microplastics are diverse and highly complex contaminants that transport other contaminants and microbes.
U. Anand +6 more
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Microplastic Index—How to Predict Microplastics Formation?
Polymers, 2023 The presence of microplastics in environmental compartments is generally recognized as a (potential) health risk. Many papers have been published on the abundance of microplastics at various locations around the globe, but only limited knowledge is available on possible mitigation routes.
Arjen Boersma +7 more
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Microplastics: A Review of Policies and Responses
Microplastics, 2022 Although (micro)plastic contamination is a worldwide concern, most scientific literature only restates that issue rather than presenting strategies to cope with it.
Davi R. Munhoz +4 more
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