Business Strategy and the Environment,
Год журнала:
2021,
Номер
31(1), С. 559 - 579
Опубликована: Окт. 7, 2021
Abstract
Society
is
facing
many
challenges,
including,
climate
change,
COVID,
inequity
and
human
population
growth.
Some
researchers
suggest
that
integration
of
Circular
Economy
(CE)
Industry
4.0
(I4.0)
concepts
approaches
can
help
us
to
make
progress
towards
sustainable
societies.
Integrated
implementation
improve
the
design
product–service
systems
focused
on
prevention
reduction
wastage
materials,
energy,
health,
ecosystems.
The
CE
practices
enable
consumers
return
products
after
use
reuse
with
more
value.
Will
integrated
adoption
I4.0
society
be
sustainable?
What
known
about
change
benefits
CEs
reduce
energy
resource
usage?
authors
sought
answer
these
questions,
via
a
systematic
bibliometric
literature
review,
network
analysis
for
logistics
supply
chain
applications.
review
was
performed
by
searching
SCOPUS
database
CE.
A
total
165
articles
were
shortlisted
in‐depth
review.
complimented
analyses.
provided
insights
into
present
future
trends
in
related
Artificial
Intelligence
(AI)
tools
CE's.
Based
findings,
framework
integrating
CE,
developed
guide
decision‐making
will
industrialists,
integrate
within
logistics,
efficiency,
safety,
product
quality
fossil‐carbon
footprints.
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety,
Год журнала:
2021,
Номер
217, С. 112217 - 112217
Опубликована: Апрель 14, 2021
Microplastics
are
widespread
in
freshwater
environments,
their
biological
effects
and
combined
of
other
pollutants
have
attracted
extensive
attention.
In
this
study,
we
investigated
the
adsorption
properties
heavy
metals
onto
polystyrene
(PS)
microplastics
as
well
bioavailability
toxicity
by
hydroponic
wheat
seedlings
experiment.
Results
showed
that
PS
(0.5
µm,
100
mg/L)
had
no
significant
effect
on
growth,
photosynthesis,
reactive
oxygen
species
(ROS)
content.
However,
could
adsorb
copper
cadmium,
with
a
predominantly
chemisorption.
The
accumulation
cadmium
reduced
presence
microplastics,
which
meant
toxic
might
be
mitigated.
Compared
single
treatments,
combination
increased
chlorophyll
content,
enhanced
photosynthesis
ROS.
These
findings
suggest
mitigating
cadmium.
Environment International,
Год журнала:
2021,
Номер
152, С. 106504 - 106504
Опубликована: Март 18, 2021
Current
understanding
of
nano-
and
microplastic
movement,
propagation
potential
effects
on
biota
in
freshwater
environments
is
developing
rapidly.
Still,
there
are
significant
disconnects
the
integration
knowledge
derived
from
laboratory
field
studies.
This
review
synthesises
current
impacts
studies
combines
it
with
more
mechanistic
insights
Several
discrepancies
between
studies,
impacting
progress
process
understanding,
were
identified
including
that
most
prevalent
plastic
morphologies
found
(fibres)
not
those
used
(particles).
Solutions
to
overcome
these
disparities
proposed
aid
comparability
future
For
example,
environmental
sampling
separation
into
its
constituents
encouraged
when
conducting
map
uptake
preferences.
In
recommendations
include
performing
toxicity
systematically
test
possible
factors
affecting
microplastics,
morphology,
chemical
makeup
(e.g.,
additives)
size.
Consideration
should
be
given
environmentally
relevant
exposure
such
as
realistic
medium
ageing.
Furthermore,
based
this
comprehensive
principal
endpoints
for
each
main
trophic
levels
(microbes,
primary
producers,
consumers
secondary
consumers)
reported
make
comparable
given.
Water Research,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
233, С. 119790 - 119790
Опубликована: Фев. 24, 2023
Microplastics
as
vectors
for
contaminants
in
the
environment
is
becoming
a
topic
of
public
interest.
have
been
found
to
actively
adsorb
heavy
metals,
per-fluorinated
alkyl
substances
(PFAS),
polychlorinated
biphenyls
(PCBs),
polyaromatic
hydrocarbons
(PAHs),
pharmaceuticals
and
personal
care
products
(PPCPs)
polybrominated
diethers
(PBDs)
onto
their
surface.
Particular
interest
microplastics
capacity
antibiotics
needs
further
attention
due
potential
role
this
interaction
plays
on
antibiotic
resistance.
Antibiotic
sorption
experiments
documented
literature,
but
data
has
not
yet
critically
reviewed.
This
review
aims
comprehensively
assess
factors
that
affect
microplastics.
It
recognised
physico-
chemical
properties
polymers,
properties,
solution
all
play
crucial
Weathering
was
increase
by
up
171%.
An
salinity
decrease
microplastics,
some
instances
100%.
pH
also
substantial
effect
capacity,
illustrating
significance
electrostatic
interactions
The
need
uniform
experimental
design
when
testing
highlighted
remove
inconsistencies
currently
presented.
Current
literature
examines
link
between
resistance,
however,
studies
are
still
required
fully
understand
emerging
global
crisis.
Journal of Hazardous Materials,
Год журнала:
2021,
Номер
417, С. 126084 - 126084
Опубликована: Май 11, 2021
Microplastics
have
become
predominant
contaminants,
attracting
much
political
and
scientific
attention.
Despite
the
massively-increasing
research
on
microplastics
effects
organisms,
debate
of
whether
environmental
concentrations
pose
hazard
risk
continues.
This
study
critically
reviews
published
literatures
organisms
within
context
"dose".
It
provides
substantial
evidence
common
occurrence
threshold
hormesis
dose
responses
numerous
aquatic
terrestrial
to
microplastics.
finding
along
with
accumulated
indicating
capacity
for
recovery
suggests
that
linear-no-threshold
model
is
biologically
irrelevant
should
not
serve
as
a
default
assessing
risks.
The
literature
does
provide
sufficient
supporting
general
conclusion
doses
cause
adverse
individual
organisms.
Instead,
are
smaller
than
toxicological
more
likely
occur
in
environment
may
even
induce
positive
effects,
although
ecological
implications
these
remain
unknown.
also
shows
low
can
reduce
whereas
high
increase
negative
other
pollutants.
mechanisms
explaining
findings
discussed,
providing
novel
perspective
evaluating
risks
environment.
