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Microplastics

Cambridge Prisms: Plastics, 2023
Plastic production has greatly increased in the past decades and has become central to modern human life. Realization is dawning that plastics break down into smaller pieces resulting in micro-or nanoplastics (MNP) that can enter humans directly via the environment. Indeed, MNP have been detected in every part of the human body, including the placenta,
Hofstede, Lars T., Vasse, Gwenda F., Melgert, Barbro N.   +2 more
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Presence of microplastics contamination in table salt and estimated exposure in humans [PDF]

Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Microplastics are plastic fragments measuring less than 5 millimeters which are formed from degraded plastic materials and have the potential to pollute the environment.
D.A. Syamsu, D. Deswati, S. Syafrizayanti, A. Putra, Y. Suteja   +4 more
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Bismuth‐Based Photocatalysts for Water Remediation: Design Strategies, Mechanisms, and Challenges

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review highlights representative design strategies for bismuth‐based semiconductor photocatalysts in solar‐driven water purification. Emphasis is placed on electronic structure regulation, oxygen‐vacancy engineering, and interfacial coupling to enable efficient full‐spectrum light utilization, improved charge separation, and selective oxidation in
Shan Liu, Yi Zhao, Liming Cai, Simin Long, Jing Kang, Jingkai Lin, Jimin Shen, Zhonglin Chen, Shaobin Wang, Huayang Zhang   +9 more
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Analysis of Slow-Released Fertilisers as a Source of Microplastics

Land
One of the main strategies for improving the efficiency of agricultural production is the use of fertilisers with slow or controlled release of nutrients, in which the granules of mineral fertilisers are covered with polymeric shells.
Vladimir Isakov, Elena Vlasova, Vladislav Forer, Jose Kenny, Sergey Lyulin   +4 more
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Leaftronics: Bio‐Fractal Scaffolds From Leaf Venation for Low‐Waste Electronics

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
“Leaftronics” transforms naturally evolved leaf venation into quasi‐fractal scaffolds for sustainable electronics. Polymer‐infiltrated leaf skeletons can be used to fabricate ultra‐smooth, reflow‐ and thin‐film‐compatible decomposable substrates, while making the same lignocellulose networks conducting results in flexible transparent electrodes.
Rakesh Rajendran Nair, Hrisheekesh Thachoth Chandran, Karl Leo, Hans Kleemann   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Protocol for the removal of polyvinyl chloride microplastics from water using activated jute stick charcoal

STAR Protocols
Summary: We present a protocol to remove polyvinyl chloride-based microplastics (MPs) from aquatic environments using jute stick activated charcoal (JSAC) as an adsorbent.
Nur Alom, Tapati Roy, Tanny Sarkar, Md Rasel, Md Sanwar Hossain, Mamun Jamal   +5 more
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Microplastic Pollution in the Inlet and Outlet Networks of Rawa Jombor Reservoir: Accumulation in Aquatic Fauna, Interactions with Heavy Metals, and Health Risk Assessment

Environment and Natural Resources Journal, 2022
Streams are regarded as a pathway for spreading microplastics from land to various aquatic systems. The contamination of streams connected to the Rawa Jombor Reservoir may increase microplastic concentrations in the reservoir. The water coming out of the
Rita Rahmayanti, Basith Kuncoro Adji, Andhika Puspito Nugroho   +2 more
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Microplastics and their environmental effects

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, 2023
Microplastics (MPs) are acknowledged as emerging contaminants that pose a substantial threat to the environment. The adverse impacts of MP pollution extend across marine, freshwater, and terrestrial ecosystems, covering regions from the Tropics to the Poles. Although our comprehension of MP behavior has progressed in recent years, it is still difficult
Paolo Pastorino, Damià Barceló
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Covalent Attachment of Quaternary Ammonium Group to Geopolymer Surface With Silane Coupling Agent to Enable Simultaneous Adsorption of Cations and Anions

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Modification of geopolymer surface with a silane coupling agent containing quaternary ammonium group enables the development of dual‐functioning ion exchanger for both cations and anions. In the present study, the performance of this material was demonstrated for the uptake of ammonium and nitrate from water.
Yangmei Yu, Marco Fazzini, Giorgia Franchin, Paolo Colombo, Dario Frascari, Md Faysal Hossain, Priyadharshini Perumal, Tero Luukkonen   +7 more
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Removal of microplastics from aqueous media using activated jute stick charcoal

Heliyon
Microplastics (MPs), which are repositories of various pollutants, have significant effects on the people and the environment. Therefore, there is an urgent need for efficient and eco-friendly techniques to eliminate microplastics from water-based ...
Nur Alom, Tapati Roy, Tanny Sarkar, Md Rasel, Md Sanwar Hossain, Mamun Jamal   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source