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Microplastics in construction and built environment [PDF]

, 2023
Plastics have been extensively used in the building and construction industries for decades. However, the more plastics are utilised, the more microplastics are released.
Prasittisopin, Lapyote, Wahid Ferdous, Kamchoom, Viroon, Viroon Kamchoom, Ferdous, Wahid, Lapyote Prasittisopin   +5 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
doaj   +1 more source

Atmospheric microplastic deposition in an urban environment and an evaluation of transport

Environment International, 2020
Microplastics are a global environmental issue contaminating aquatic and terrestrial environments. They have been reported in atmospheric deposition, and indoor and outdoor air, raising concern for public health due to the potential for exposure ...
S.L. Wright, J. Ulke, A. Font, K.L.A. Chan, F.J. Kelly   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pickering‐Engineered Microparticles for Magnetically Guided Motion and Light‐Triggered Catalysis

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Magnetically responsive wax microparticles stabilized by hematite cubes through the Pickering emulsification strategy are developed, showing controlled size, motion, and light‐activated catalytic activity. Annealing under a magnetic field enhances their mobility and steering.
Chiara Ferlito, Ludovico Guercio, Giuseppe Cavallaro, Giuseppe Lazzara, Theodore Hueckel, Lorenzo Lisuzzo, Stefano Sacanna   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring the abundance and distribution of microplastics and marine organisms across the surface of the equatorial Pacific using a Manta Net

, 2023
The increasing production of plastics and their long lifespan have led to concerns about the accumulation of microplastics in marine environments. Due to their ability to be mistaken for food, microplastics act as a source of toxic chemicals in oceanic
Gala, Isabel
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A Scientific Perspective on Microplastics in Nature and Society [PDF]

, 2019
Scope and Objective Microplastics are plastic particles of mixed shape that are present in air, soil, freshwater, seas, in biota, and in several components of our diet.
Steidl, J., Hart, A., Poortinga, W., Syberg, K., Steidl, Josef, Thompson, R., Wright, S., Backhaus, T., Van Sebille, Erik, Galloway, Tamara, Kelly, Frank, Steinhorst, J., Syberg, Kristian, Henderson, Lesley, Pahl, S., Wyles, K., Phal, Sabine, Wyles, Kayleigh, Marku, E., Wagner, M., Bessa, Filipa, Thompson, Richard, van Calster, Geert, Kalcikova, G., Steinhorst, Julia, Marku, Elda, Kolodziejczyk, B., Bessa, F., Rillig, Matthias, Henderson, L., Rillig, M., van Wezel, Annemarie, van Calster, G., Poortinga, Wouter, Steg, L., Kelly, F., Hart, Andy, SAPEA Working Group on Microplastics, Cronin, Richard, Galloway, T., Backhaus, Thomas, Steg, Linda, van Sebille, E., Koelmans, B., Kalčíková, Gabriela, Koelmans, Bart, Wagner, Martin, van Wezel, A., Contzen, N., Cronin, R., Kołodziejczyk, Bartłomiej, Wright, Stephanie, Contzen, Nadja   +52 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

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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Respiratory Organ‐on‐a‐Chip for Disease Modeling: From Architecture to Functional Integration

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Respiratory organ‐on‐a‐chip (ROC) models capture key mechanical and cellular cues of the human respiratory system, enabling quantitative dissection of disease mechanisms. This review links ROC architectures to disease modeling, functional integration, and commercialization, and proposes a decision framework that aligns model complexity with mechanistic
Jinzhuo Hu, Yongjie Tang, Sidi Liu, Tao Xu, Qian Liu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trapping of Microplastics in Halocline and Turbidity Layers of the Semi-enclosed Baltic Sea

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021
Microplastic pollution in semi-enclosed seas is gaining attention since microplastics are more likely to accumulate there. However, research on the vertical distribution of microplastics and impact factors is still limited. In this study, we focus on the
Qian Zhou, Qian Zhou, Qian Zhou, Chen Tu, Jie Yang, Chuancheng Fu, Yuan Li, Joanna J. Waniek   +7 more
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