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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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Original data for article: Microplastics accumulate to thin layers in the stratified Baltic Sea

, 2021
Description of the data and files: The data was created in 2019-2020 and opened in 2021. The dataset consists of two Excel files: BalticSeaMIF_sampling.xlsx contains information about sampling, including coordinates of the sampling sites, depths and ...
Lehtiniemi, Maiju,Finnish Environment Institute, Setälä, Outi,Finnish Environment Institute, Pääkkönen, Minna,University of Eastern Finland, Uurasjärvi, Emilia,University of Eastern Finland, Koistinen, Arto,University of Eastern Finland   +4 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
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Microplastics in the Olfactory Bulb of the Human Brain

JAMA Network Open
Key Points Question Can microplastics reach the olfactory bulb in the human brain? Findings This case series analyzed the olfactory bulbs of 15 deceased individuals via micro-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and detected the presence of ...
L. F. Amato-Lourenço, K. C. Dantas, Gabriel Ribeiro, Vitor Ribeiro Paes, R. Ando, R. de Oliveira Freitas, O. D. da Costa, Renata S. Rabelo, Kelly Cristina Soares Bispo, Regiani Carvalho-Oliveira, Thais Mauad   +10 more
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Chemical Analysis of Microplastics and Nanoplastics: Challenges, Advanced Methods, and Perspectives.

Chemical Reviews, 2021
Microplastics and nanoplastics have become emerging particulate anthropogenic pollutants and rapidly turned into a field of growing scientific and public interest.
N. Ivleva
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The effect of microplastics on soil evaporation dynamics and cracking morphology

, 2022
reservedMicroplastic pollution in the environment has become recently a growing concern for soil ecosystems, affecting soil chemical and hydrophysical properties.
JANNESARAHMADI, SAHAR
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The Sorption of a Polar Pollutant onto Micron-Sized Solids of Different Origins Under Environmentally Relevant Conditions and Assessment of Associated Toxicity Risks

Microplastics
The scientific literature lacks sufficient data on the transport of various toxic pollutants by polymer particles. Investigating how the structure of microplastic particles formed during the degradation of polymeric materials affects pollutant sorption ...
Olga Iakobson, Sergey Silonov, Viktor Korzhikov-Vlakh, Pavel Chelushkin, Elizaveta Shtro, Vladimir Isakov, Natalia Shevchenko   +6 more
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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
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The presence of microplastics in the Indonesian environment and its effects on health

Journal of Public Health in Africa, 2023
Introduction: Microplastics are plastic particles with a microscopic size of 5 mm in diameter. Microplastics are new contamination of the environment and can be bad for health.
Tri M. Mulyasari, Jojok Mukono, Yudhiakuari Sincihu   +2 more
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Detection and Analysis of Microplastics in Human Sputum.

Environmental Science and Technology, 2022
Microplastic pollution is an emerging environmental problem, and little research has focused on its impact on the human body. Based on retrospective case series, the study required participants to fill out a questionnaire and provide sputum samples in ...
Shumin Huang, Xiao-Xin Huang, Ran Bi, Qiu-Xia Guo, Xiao-Lin Yu, Qing-Hui Zeng, Zi-Yu Huang, Tianming Liu, Haisheng Wu, Yuliang Chen, Jialong Xu, Ying-E Wu, Pi Guo   +12 more
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