Microplastic and nanoplastic pollution: Assessing translocation, impact, and mitigation strategies in marine ecosystems DOI Open Access
Faheem Nawaz, Ziaul Islam,

Sadaf Aslam Ghori

et al.

Water Environment Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 97(2)

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

The widespread presence of plastic debris in marine ecosystems was first highlighted as a serious concern the United Nations Convention on Law Sea (UNCLOS) and 1972 London Convention. This realization identified pollution one major global environmental issues. Majorities are neither recycled nor incinerated, result, it eventually makes its way into lakes, rivers, oceans. Analysis water sediment worldwide indicates that microplastics nanoplastic ubiquitous soils, freshwater, ecosystems. Microplastic nanoplastics distributed throughout environments via processes such biofouling chemical leaching, contaminating both pelagic benthic species. Despite growing recognition hazards posed by nanoplastics, regulatory efforts remain hampered limited understanding their broader ecological impacts, particularly how diverse factors translate population declines ecosystem disruptions. review examines pathways microplastic pollution, interactions with other stressors climate change effects food webs. highlights urgent need for further research behavior fate which degradation product microplastics, owing to nano size they pose additional risks, unique properties, potential impacts. Studies have demonstrated smaller more toxic than larger microplastics. Additionally, serve vectors contaminants heavy metals, exacerbating toxicity. They also translocate through chains, posing health risks. While evidence impact continues grow, chronic toxicity remains poorly understood, emphasizing research, at cellular level, fully understand human health. concludes call standardized measurement methods, effective mitigation strategies, enhanced international cooperation combat this escalating threat. Future should prioritize complex between pollutants, ecosystems, ultimate goal developing holistic approaches manage mitigate pollution. PRACTITIONER POINTS: Microplastic/nanoplastic webs, affecting species Nanoplastics Nanoplastic aggregation influences distribution interactions. focus behavior, transport,

Language: Английский

Evaluating the adsorption and desorption performance of poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT) microplastics towards Cu(II): The roles of biofilms and biodegradation DOI
Ying Sun, Bo-Yu Peng, Yuan Wang

et al.

Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 464, P. 142714 - 142714

Published: April 1, 2023

Language: Английский

Citations

39
Research progress on the role of biofilm in heavy metals adsorption-desorption characteristics of microplastics: A review DOI

Haixia Pan,

Xin Zhao,

Xiuyan Zhou

et al.

Environmental Pollution, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 336, P. 122448 - 122448

Published: Aug. 26, 2023

Language: Английский

Citations

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A study of the adsorption of titanium dioxide and zinc oxide nanoparticles on polyethylene microplastics and their desorption in aquatic media DOI Creative Commons
Ula Rozman,

Barbara Klun,

Gregor Marolt

et al.

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 888, P. 164163 - 164163

Published: May 16, 2023

In this study, we investigated the interactions between titanium dioxide (nTiO2) and zinc oxide (nZnO) nanoparticles polyethylene microplastics (MPs) with respect to their adsorption subsequent desorption in aquatic media. Adsorption kinetic models revealed rapid of nZnO compared nTiO2, while nTiO2 was adsorbed a greater extent – four times more (67%) on MPs than (16%). The low can be explained by partial dissolution from form Zn(II) and/or aqua-hydroxo complexes (e.g. [Zn(OH)]+, [Zn(OH)3]−, [Zn(OH)4]2−), which were not MPs. isotherm indicated that process is controlled physisorption for both nZnO. (up 27%) pH dependent, only desorbed surface. On other hand, dependent; at slightly acidic (pH = 6), 89% surface majority nanoparticles; alkaline 8.3), 72% desorbed, but soluble complexes. These results demonstrated complexity variability metal engineered contribute better understanding fate environment.

Language: Английский

Citations

24
Mass transfer kinetics of polyethylene degradation by bacterial-fungal consortium DOI Creative Commons
Melati Ferianita Fachrul, Mohamad Ali Fulazzaky, Astri Rinanti

et al.

Cleaner Waste Systems, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 7, P. 100136 - 100136

Published: Feb. 12, 2024

Understanding the biodegradation rate of polyethylene (PE) plastic waste mediated by bacterial-fungal consortium (BFC) is important to ensure effective design process bioremediation technology. The aims this study were scrutinize behaviors PE degradation BFC colonies numerically simulated experimental data using modified mass transfer factor models and analyze kinetics mechanisms internal, external global transfer. performance rectangular reactor (RR) biologically degrade increased up 61.5% shows an efficiency 55.9% stimulated presence colonies. Trend in variation internal almost same with that far higher than (EMT). rate-limiting step dependent on resistance EMT. application aimed improve contributes advancing future environmental engineering technologies.

Language: Английский

Citations

10
Microplastic and nanoplastic pollution: Assessing translocation, impact, and mitigation strategies in marine ecosystems DOI Open Access
Faheem Nawaz, Ziaul Islam,

Sadaf Aslam Ghori

et al.

Water Environment Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 97(2)

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

The widespread presence of plastic debris in marine ecosystems was first highlighted as a serious concern the United Nations Convention on Law Sea (UNCLOS) and 1972 London Convention. This realization identified pollution one major global environmental issues. Majorities are neither recycled nor incinerated, result, it eventually makes its way into lakes, rivers, oceans. Analysis water sediment worldwide indicates that microplastics nanoplastic ubiquitous soils, freshwater, ecosystems. Microplastic nanoplastics distributed throughout environments via processes such biofouling chemical leaching, contaminating both pelagic benthic species. Despite growing recognition hazards posed by nanoplastics, regulatory efforts remain hampered limited understanding their broader ecological impacts, particularly how diverse factors translate population declines ecosystem disruptions. review examines pathways microplastic pollution, interactions with other stressors climate change effects food webs. highlights urgent need for further research behavior fate which degradation product microplastics, owing to nano size they pose additional risks, unique properties, potential impacts. Studies have demonstrated smaller more toxic than larger microplastics. Additionally, serve vectors contaminants heavy metals, exacerbating toxicity. They also translocate through chains, posing health risks. While evidence impact continues grow, chronic toxicity remains poorly understood, emphasizing research, at cellular level, fully understand human health. concludes call standardized measurement methods, effective mitigation strategies, enhanced international cooperation combat this escalating threat. Future should prioritize complex between pollutants, ecosystems, ultimate goal developing holistic approaches manage mitigate pollution. PRACTITIONER POINTS: Microplastic/nanoplastic webs, affecting species Nanoplastics Nanoplastic aggregation influences distribution interactions. focus behavior, transport,

Language: Английский

Citations

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