Research advances on the toxicity of biodegradable plastics derived micro/nanoplastics in the environment: A review

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 916, P. 170299 - 170299

Published: Jan. 23, 2024

Language: Английский

---

Can biodegradable plastics mitigate plastamination? Feedbacks from marine organisms

Journal of Hazardous Materials, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 487, P. 137179 - 137179

Published: Jan. 10, 2025

Language: Английский

---

A review on the occurrence, detection methods, and ecotoxicity of biodegradable microplastics in the aquatic environment: New cause for concern

TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 178, P. 117832 - 117832

Published: June 22, 2024

Language: Английский

---

Biodegradable microplastics interaction with pollutants and their potential toxicity for aquatic biota: a review

Environmental Chemistry Letters, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 22(3), P. 1185 - 1220

Published: Feb. 27, 2024

Language: Английский

---

Tapping into fungal potential: Biodegradation of plastic and rubber by potent Fungi

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 934, P. 173188 - 173188

Published: May 11, 2024

Plastic polymers are present in most aspects of routine daily life. Their increasing leakage into the environment poses a threat to environmental, animal, and human health. These often resistant microbial degradation predicted remain for tens hundreds years. Fungi have been shown degrade complex considered good candidates bioremediation (biological pollutant reduction) plastics. Therefore, we screened 18 selected fungal strains their ability polyurethane (PU), polyethylene (PE), tire rubber. As proxy plastic polymer mineralization, quantified O2 consumption CO2 production an enclosed biodegradation system providing as sole carbon source. In contrast studies demonstrated that tested fungi attach to, colonize different without any pretreatment plastics absence sugars, which were suggested essential priming process. Functional groups identified by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), changes morphology seen light scanning electron microscopy (SEM) used indicators adaptation growth on PU substrate. Thereby, SEM analysis revealed new morphological structures deformation cell wall several when colonizing utilizing this growth. Strains Fusarium, Penicillium, Botryotinia cinerea EN41, Trichoderma high potential PU, rubber, PE. Growing over 90 % was consumed <14 days with 300–500 ppm generated parallel. Our study highlights some efficiently polymers, largely dependent type.

Language: Английский

---

Clean, but not green: Emission assessment, forecast modelling and policy solutions for plastic microbeads from personal care products in India

Emerging contaminants, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10(3), P. 100326 - 100326

Published: Feb. 27, 2024

Intentionally added plastic microbeads in personal care products (PCP) are an underestimated source of microplastics. These as fillers, to increase product volume or aesthetics and allegedly have the purpose cleansing exfoliation. To assess forecast microbead emissions India, this study analysed 45 items from four different categories products: face wash, scrub, shower gel body scrub available Indian market determined abundance, size, colour, shape polymer composition. Also, emission estimation time-series-based for 2030 was done using ARIMA (0,2,0) individual overall. The results indicate that 45.00 % contained irregular smooth microplastics, with Polyethylene being dominant polymer, followed by Polypropylene, Polystyrene, Polyurethane Polycaprolactone. A significant number (23.33%) cellulose microbeads, ambiguity regarding their biodegradability. identified were mainly granular texture, especially scrubs. White/transparent colour dominated blue, pink, yellow, red green. Approximately 1.34% total 5.04% 0.04% highest lowest percentages quantified. average size found be 640.74 μm, 452.45 556.66 μm 606.30 categories. overall annual 3.51 × 1019(highest), 2.14 1018(lowest) 1.37 1019(average) 2021 forecasted 4.12 2.52 1.61 1019(average)in 2030. This exorbitantly high value is due India's population, globalisation, inefficient wastewater efficiency, growing economy disposable income. lack policies adequate regulations further add this. emphasises recommends development stringent other well-tailored mitigation measures intentionally PCP India. some policy curb threat.

Language: Английский

---

First evidence of molecular response of the shrimp Hippolyte inermis to biodegradable microplastics

Journal of Hazardous Materials, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 487, P. 137069 - 137069

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

---

Microbioplastics sources, mobility, impact, and management: a review

Environmental Chemistry Letters, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 3, 2025

Language: Английский

---

Microplastics in marine systems: A review of sources and sinks, typical environmental behaviors, and biological effects

Marine Pollution Bulletin, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 214, P. 117758 - 117758

Published: March 3, 2025

Language: Английский

---

An Overview on Microplastics Hazards to the Marine Ecosystem and Humans’ Health

Water, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(7), P. 916 - 916

Published: March 21, 2025

Microplastic contamination is rapidly becoming an increasingly worrying environmental problem and poses a real threat to marine ecosystems human health. The aim of this research was conduct traditional review the current state art regarding sources MPs in environment, including assessment their toxic effect on organisms transfer within food webs up humans. An extensive literature search (from 1 January 2024 15 February 2025) yielded total 1027 primary articles topic. This overview revealed that can be ingested by organisms, migrate through intestinal wall, spread other organs. They biomagnify along chain carriers chemicals pathogen agents. Exposure lead several risks, tissue damage, oxidative stress, changes immune-related gene expression, neurotoxicity, growth retardation, behavioural abnormalities. toxicity depends mainly particle size distribution composition/characteristics polymer. main routes exposure have been identified as ingestion (mainly seafood), inhalation, dermal exposure. There strong evidence seafood MPs, which pose potential risk study provides basis for assessing MPs’ health impacts.

Language: Английский

---