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Plastics and Bioplastics End of Life: A Biocatalytic Perspective

Microbial Biotechnology, Volume 19, Issue 8, August 2026.
Biocatalysis links selected conventional plastics and bioplastics to biological routes for polymer transformation, product recovery and end‐of‐life management. Enzymes and microbes enable depolymerisation, upcycling and recovery of monomers, platform chemicals and new materials.
Laura I. de Eugenio, Isabel Pardo, M. Auxiliadora Prieto   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Interaction of polyethylene nanoplastics with the plasma, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, lysosome and endosome membranes: A molecular dynamics study

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
The pervasive presence of micro- and nanoplastics in the environment and their potential infiltration into the human body, has sparked significant concerns regarding their implications for human health.
Limei Xu, Zhenyu Ma, Jingyi Zhu, Zhuo Liu, Yuyang Song, Min Xiao, Jian Li, Xukai Jiang, Lushan Wang   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Global Review of Microplastic Contamination in Groundwater: Empirical Evidence and Latin American Perspectives

Water and Environment Journal, Volume 40, Issue 3, Page 357-366, August 2026.
ABSTRACT The presence of microplastics (MPs) in groundwater has emerged as a significant concern due to their environmental impact and the threat they pose to vital water resources, groundwater being one of the most important freshwater sources in the world.
Lara Luiza de Oliveira Pompermayer, Ana Dalva de Oliveira de Santos, Danieli Lima da Cunha, Joel de Matos Junior, Khauê Silva Vieira, Diego Gomes Carvalho, Christine Claire Gaylarde, José Antonio Baptista Neto   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identifying the origins of nanoplastics in the abyssal South Atlantic using backtracking Lagrangian simulations with fragmentation

Ocean and Coastal Research
During an expedition in January 2019, nanoplastics were sampled at a depth of −5,170 m over Cape Basin, in the South Atlantic Ocean. Using photo-induced force microscopy, it was suggested that these were polyethylene terephthalate (PET-like) particles ...
Claudio M. Pierard, Florian Meirer, Erik van Sebille   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Remediation of Micro- and Nanoplastics by Membrane Technologies

Membranes
Micro- and nanoplastics (NPs) cannot be completely removed from water/wastewater in conventional wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs). According to the literature analysis, membrane processes, one of the advanced treatment technologies, are the most effective and promising technologies for the removal of ...
Michał Bodzek, Piotr Bodzek
openaire   +4 more sources

Nanoplastic reference materials for biological and methodological assessment

Microplastics and Nanoplastics
Plastic particles are pervasive across all environments, yet quantifying their total abundance remains challenging—especially for nanoplastics, which are problematic to separate and detect efficiently.
Adrian F. Pegoraro, Maohui Chen, Sadman Sakib, Zygmunt J. Jakubek, Zeina Maan, Daniel Prezgot, Aliya Sallam, David Corriveau, Magda Vandenberg, Shan Zou   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of the performance of Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis (NTA) for the measurement of nanoplastics

Food Safety and Risk
In recent years, microplastics have been detected in fresh- and seawater, the atmosphere, sediments, soils, sewage sludge, biota, and food. However, these microplastics can degrade into even smaller plastic particles in the sub-micron range, referred to ...
Ruud J. B. Peters, Emma Relou, Eelco L. E. Sijtsma, Anna K. Undas   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Atheromas

New England Journal of Medicine
Kalkman, Deborah N, Renkens, Mick P L, Grundeken, Maik J   +2 more
openaire   +9 more sources

Environmental Micro-Nanoplastics and Musculoskeletal Disorders: Current Research and Insights. [PDF]

Int J Nanomedicine
Ju C, Dong H, Liu R, Ma Y, Luo R, Hu H.
europepmc   +1 more source

Electron transfer properties of biobased and biodegradable polymers: PHA as a case study. [PDF]

J Mol Model
Perez-Sanchez E, Caballero A, Martínez A.   +2 more
europepmc   +1 more source