The world of plastic waste: A review

Cleaner Materials, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 11, P. 100220 - 100220

Published: Jan. 28, 2024

People discover various materials from time to that break the boundaries of traditional materials. Plastic is a revolutionized material, and referred as "a material with 1,000 uses". This review summarized up-to-date research on plastic its waste pollution. has domain throughout human life versatile properties such lightweight, high durability, flexibility, low production cost. article describes applications, benefits, production, consumption, classifications plastics. commercialization began Second World War grew all over world within less than century. The global annual more 359 million tons. Despite plastics cause severe environmental public health issues. Accordingly, this study addresses major issues environment health. Plastics can degrade into micro nano sizes, those fine particles are spreadable in air, water, soil. Therefore, both terrestrial aquatic animals go through negative impacts ingestion, entangling, ulcers, reproduction, oxidative stress. Microplastics also due cardiovascular diseases, chronic kidney disease, birth defects, cancer, etc. closing contains developed end-of-life options (e.g., recycling reprocessing, incineration energy recovery, modification reuse, value addition, landfilling) biodegradable non-biodegradable wastes. Several international, regional/national level legislations policies/concepts trade, 3R policy, circular economy) available manage generation. management discussed offering practical insights real-world scenarios. Solutions challenges effective guide create sustainable environmentally responsible approach. Finally, highlights importance judicious decisions involvement stakeholders overcome crisis.

Language: Английский

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Environmental health impacts of microplastics exposure on structural organization levels in the human body

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 825, P. 154025 - 154025

Published: Feb. 22, 2022

Language: Английский

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Current research trends on cosmetic microplastic pollution and its impacts on the ecosystem: A review

Environmental Pollution, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 320, P. 121106 - 121106

Published: Jan. 18, 2023

Language: Английский

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Airborne microplastic particle concentrations and characterization in indoor urban microenvironments

Environmental Pollution, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 308, P. 119707 - 119707

Published: July 5, 2022

Airborne microplastics (MPs) have recently drawn the attention of scientific community due to their possible human inhalation risk. Indoor environments are relevance as people spend about 90% time indoors. This study evaluated MPs concentrations in three indoor environments: houses, public transport and working places, which representative urban life. Sampling involved collection airborne particulate matter on nylon 20 μm pore size filters. Samples were first visually inspected, particles characterized (colour, length or area). Polymer identification was performed through μFTIR analysis. Working conditions controlled guarantee quality assurance avoid background contamination. Limits detection, recovery tests repeatability with home-made polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS) standards. The highest average MP found buses (17.3 ± 2.4 MPs/m3) followed by 5.8 1.9 MPs/m3 subways, 4.8 1.6 4.2 workplaces. Polyamide, PA (51%), polyester PES (48%) PP (1%) polymers identified most common personal care products synthetic textiles. Most these below 100 for both fibres (64 8%) fragments (78 11%). frequency our decreased increasing size, points potential an hazard.

Language: Английский

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Distribution, characteristics, and risk assessments analysis of microplastics in shore sediments and surface water of Moheshkhali channel of Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 855, P. 158892 - 158892

Published: Sept. 19, 2022

Language: Английский

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Effects of microplastics’ physical and chemical properties on aquatic organisms: State-of-the-art and future research trends

TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 166, P. 117192 - 117192

Published: July 11, 2023

Language: Английский

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Current knowledge on the presence, biodegradation, and toxicity of discarded face masks in the environment

Journal of environmental chemical engineering, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 11(2), P. 109308 - 109308

Published: Jan. 11, 2023

During the first year of COVID-19 pandemic, facemasks became mandatory, with a great preference for disposable ones. However, benefits face masks health safety are counteracted by environmental burden related to their improper disposal. An unprecedented influx entering environment has been reported in last two years along implications natural environments terms biodegradability, released contaminants and ecotoxicological effects. This critical review addresses several aspects current literature regarding (bio)degradation (eco)toxicity contaminants, identifying uncertainties research needs that should be addressed future studies. While it is indisputable mask contamination contributes already alarming plastic pollution, we still far from determining its real contribution issue. The paucity studies on biodegradation ecotoxicity uncontrolled variables involved during experimental procedures, compromising eventual comparison conventional debris. Studies abundance composition mask-released (microplastics/fibres/ chemical compounds) under pre- post-pandemic conditions should, therefore, encouraged, tests considering environmentally relevant settings. To achieve this, methodological strategies developed overcome technical difficulties quantify characterise smallest MPs fibres, adsorbents, leachates increase relevancy conditions.

Language: Английский

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Microplastics in marine ecosystems: A comprehensive review of biological and ecological implications and its mitigation approach using nanotechnology for the sustainable environment

Environmental Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 256, P. 119181 - 119181

Published: May 19, 2024

Language: Английский

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Systematic review of microplastics and nanoplastics in indoor and outdoor air: identifying a framework and data needs for quantifying human inhalation exposures

Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 34(2), P. 185 - 196

Published: Jan. 6, 2024

Humans are likely exposed to microplastics (MPs) in a variety of places including indoor and outdoor air. Research better understand how exposure MPs correlates health is growing. To fully the possible impacts on human health, it necessary quantify MP identify what critical data gaps exist.

Language: Английский

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From organic fertilizer to the soils: What happens to the microplastics? A critical review

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 919, P. 170217 - 170217

Published: Feb. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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