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Scientific Reports, 2022 Plastic litter is a growing environmental problem. Recently, microplastics and nanoplastics, produced during breakdown processes in nature, have been in focus. Although there is a growing knowledge concerning microplastic, little is still known about the
Mikael T. Ekvall +5 more
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Nanoplastic in Aqueous Environments: The Role of Chemo-Electric Properties for Nanoplastic-Mineral Interaction [PDF]
Science of The Total EnvironmentDue to increasing plastic production, the continuous release of primary and secondary nanoplastic particles (NPs,
Müller, Sascha +5 more
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Nanoplastics in aquatic environments: Origin, separation and characterization: Review [PDF]
Tehnika, 2023 Scientists discovered plastic in the early 1900s, but didn't realize the detrimental effects its fragmentation could have on the environment 100 years later.
Milojkov Dušan V. +4 more
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Current understanding of subsurface transport of micro‐ and nanoplastics in soil
Vadose Zone Journal, 2021 Environmental problems caused by plastic pollution in terrestrial systems have received increasing attention, especially the issues related to micro‐ and nanoplastics.
Yingxue Yu, Markus Flury
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Ionic Liquids as Extractants for Nanoplastics [PDF]
ChemSusChem, 2020 AbstractPlastic waste in the ocean and on land in the form of nanoplastics is endangering food and drinking water supplies, raising the need for new strategies for the removal of plastic nanoparticles from complex media. In the present contribution we suggest considering ionic liquids as extractants, since they show several advantageous properties that
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Micro- and Nanoplastic Analysis in Soils [PDF]
Chimia, 2018 MP and NP particles in soils can be analyzed by wet chemical sample preparation, FTIR microscopy and STXM to investigate their occurrence and fate in the environment.
Bigalke, Moritz +5 more
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Nanoplastic incorporation into an organismal skeleton
Scientific Reports, 2022 AbstractStudies on the effects of global marine plastic pollution have largely focused on physiological responses of few organism groups (e.g., corals, fishes). Here, we report the first observation of polymer nanoparticles being incorporated into the calcite skeleton of a large benthic foraminifera (LBF), a significant contributor to global carbonate ...
Joppien, Marlena +4 more
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Reproductive toxicity of micro- and nanoplastics
Environment International, 2023 Large-scale plastic pollution occurs in terrestrial and marine environments and degrades into microparticles (MP) and nanoparticles (NP) of plastic. Micro/nanoplastics (MP/NPs) are found throughout the environment and different kinds of marine organisms and can enter the human body through inhalation or ingestion, particularly through the food chain ...
Shaolong Yang +6 more
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Enhanced Formation of Dicarboxylic Acids in the Catalytic Oxidation of Polyethylene With O2 and NOx
Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.The oxidation of polyethylene in the presence of a mixture of O2 and NOx and with Cu2+/V5+ as catalyst yields ∼51 mol% diacids, while retaining ∼80 mol% of the carbon in the oil fraction. The developed method is robust and tolerates several polymer types as well as impurities.
Tom J. Smak +3 more
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Conjugated biopolymer assisted separation of nanoplastics from aqueous systems: a step towards sustainability [PDF]
RSC AdvancesNanoplastics pose a significant environmental concern as they enter aquatic systems through various anthropogenic pathways. Consequently, the removal of nanoplastics from water, particularly polystyrene, is of paramount importance.
Radhika Varshney, Praveen C. Ramamurthy
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