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Impacts of microplastics on immunity
Frontiers in Toxicology, 2022 Most disposable plastic products are degraded slowly in the natural environment and continually turned to microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs), posing additional environmental hazards. The toxicological assessment of MPs for marine organisms and mammals has been reported.
Wenjie Yang +7 more
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Synthesis, characterisation and evaluation on the performance of ferrofluid for microplastic removal from synthetic and actual wastewater [PDF]
, 2021 Synthesis of ferrofluid without the addition of stabilizing agents or surfactants is an innovation of new method for microplastic removal. This study focuses on the ability of several types of oils as carriers and how they may improve the removal ...
Abd. Rahman Azmi, Alyza Azzura +6 more
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Shape matters: long-range transport of microplastic fibers in the atmosphere [PDF]
, 2023 Deposition of giant microplastic particles from the atmosphere has been observed in the most remote places on Earth. However, their deposition patterns are difficult to reproduce using current atmospheric transport models. These models usually treat particles as perfect spheres, whereas the real shapes of microplastic particles are often far from ...
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Micro- and nanoplastic pollution of freshwater and wastewater treatment systems [PDF]
, 2017 Plastic waste is a widespread and persistent global challenge with negative impacts on the environment, economy, human health and aesthetics. Plastic pollution has been a focus of environmental research over the past few decades, particularly in relation
Blair, Reina +3 more
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Open Schools Journal for Open Science, 2020 The project consisted of a market study, in order to know the attitudes of the inhabitants of Vila Nova de Famalicão (VNF) towards the use of plastic and to measure the knowledge of the population of VNF about microplastics. Students of various grades that were interested in the theme carried out the project. The main goal was to change mentalities and
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Microplastics in a Stormwater Pond [PDF]
Water, 2019 Large amounts of microplastics (MPs) enter our environment through runoff from urban areas. This study presents results for MPs in stormwater from a wet retention pond in terms of its water, sediments, and vertebrate fauna. The analysis was done for the size range 10–500 μm, applying a focal-plane array-based µFourier transform infrared (FPA-µFTIR ...
Kristina Borg Olesen +3 more
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The vertical distribution and biological transport of marine microplastics across the epipelagic and mesopelagic water column. [PDF]
, 2019 Plastic waste has been documented in nearly all types of marine environments and has been found in species spanning all levels of marine food webs. Within these marine environments, deep pelagic waters encompass the largest ecosystems on Earth. We lack a
Choy, C Anela +10 more
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A model for the size distribution of marine microplastics: a statistical mechanics approach [PDF]
, 2021 The size distribution of marine microplastics provides a fundamental data source for understanding the dispersal, break down, and biotic impacts of the microplastics in the ocean. The observed size distribution at the sea surface generally shows, from large to small sizes, a gradual increase followed by a rapid decrease.
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020 The distribution and abundance of microplastics into the world are so extensive that many scientists use them as key indicators of the recent and contemporary period defining a new historical epoch: The Plasticene.
C. Campanale +4 more
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Fate and Impacts of Microplastics in the Environment: Hydrosphere, Pedosphere, and Atmosphere
Environments, 2023 Plastic litter is on the rise where plastic waste ends up in undesignated areas such as the coastal shorelines, where the plastic is exposed to environmental conditions.
Fatima Haque, C. Fan
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