ReviewRSC advances2022
Microplastics in aquatic systems, a comprehensive review: origination, accumulation, impact, and removal technologies.
Review in RSC advances, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.
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21 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Toxic effects of microplastics in aquatic environments and the pathways to sustainable management.RSC advances · 2026Review
- Neurophysiological and Behavioral Effects of Micro- and Nanoplastics in Aquatic Organisms.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Review
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- From Aquifer to Tap: Comprehensive Quali-Quantitative Evaluation of Plastic Particles Along a Drinking Water Supply Chain of Milan (Northern Italy).Journal of xenobiotics · 2026Article
- Coexposure of Micro and Nano-Plastics with Pesticides: Cytotoxicity and Bioaccumulation Effects on a Fish Intestinal Cell Line.Environmental science & technology · 2026Article
- A novel non-invasive imaging technique for mapping microplastic accumulation and distribution in different organ systems of Indian major carpCurrent research in toxicology · 2026Article
- Plastics as disruptors of feeding, digestive physiology, metabolism, and growth in fish and other aquatic ectothermic vertebrates.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Review
- Seasonal Variation of Microplastic Contamination in Landfill Leachate, River Water, and Soil During Premonsoon and Monsoon: First Evidence From Landfill Sites in Nepal.Journal of toxicology · 2026Article
- Microplastics increase cadmium absorption and impair nutrient uptake and growth in red amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor L.) in the presence of cadmium and biochar.BMC plant biology · 2024Article
- Microplastics exposure altered hematological and lipid profiles as well as liver and kidney function parameters in albino rats (Rattus norvegicus).Environmental analysis, health and toxicology · 2024Article
- The first evidence of microplastic presence in the River Nile in Khartoum, Sudan: Using Nile Tilapia fish as a bio-indicator.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Seasonal variations of microplastic in sediment, Chironomus sp. larvae, and chironomid tubes in two wastewater sites in Sohag Governorate, Egypt.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2023Article
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- Functional polymer brushes for anti-microplastic pollution.Eco-Environment & Health · 2023Article
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- MWCNTs Decorated with TiONanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Sources, distribution, and environmental effects of microplastics: a systematic review.RSC advances · 2023Review
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7 authors.
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Abstract
Although the discovery of plastic in the last century has brought enormous benefits to daily activities, it must be said that its use produces countless environmental problems that are difficult to solve. The indiscriminate use and the increase in industrial production of cleaning, cosmetic, packaging, fertilizer, automotive, construction and pharmaceutical products have introduced tons of plastics and microplastics into the environment. The latter are of greatest concern due to their size and their omnipresence in the various environmental sectors. Today, they represent a contaminant of increasing ecotoxicological interest especially in aquatic environments due to their high stability and diffusion. In this regard, this critical review aims to describe the different sources of microplastics, emphasizing their effects in aquatic ecosystems and the danger to the health of living beings, while examining, at the same time, those few modelling studies conducted to estimate the future impact of plastic towards the marine ecosystem. Furthermore, this review summarizes the latest scientific advances related to removal techniques, evaluating their advantages and disadvantages. The final purpose is to highlight the great environmental problem that we are going to face in the coming decades, and the need to develop appropriate strategies to invert the current scenario as well as better performing removal techniques to minimize the environmental impacts of microplastics.
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