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ReviewHeliyon2022

Panacea for the nanoplastic surge in Africa: A state-of-the-art review.

Emmanuel Sunday Okeke, Onome Ejeromedoghene, Charles Izuma Addey, Edidiong Okokon Atakpa, Semiu Folaniyi Bello, Timothy Prince Chidike Ezeorba, Kingsley Ikechukwu Chukwudozie, Charles Obinwanne Okoye

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Review in Heliyon, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Emmanuel Sunday OkekeInstitute of Environmental Health and Ecological Security, School of Environment & Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China.
Onome EjeromedogheneSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 211198, PR China.
Charles Izuma AddeyCollege of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, China.
Edidiong Okokon AtakpaOcean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan, 316021, Zhejiang, China.
Semiu Folaniyi BelloDepartment of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
Timothy Prince Chidike EzeorbaDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 41000, Enugu State, Nigeria.
Kingsley Ikechukwu ChukwudozieDepartment of Microbiology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 410001, Nigeria.
Charles Obinwanne OkoyeBiofuels Institute, School of Environment & Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Africa is a large continent ranked amongst the top consumer of plastic materials. However, the improper handling of plastic wastes has resulted in massive pollution of different aspects of the environment (water, soil, sediments, air, food, etc.) within and around the region. The fragmentation and biodegradation of the bulk plastic material into small-sized particles has given rise to microplastic and nanoplastics. Owing to their small sizes, ease of transport, and large surface area, they tend to wreak serious havoc in the environment. Nevertheless, the growing awareness of the pollution problems caused by micro/nanoplastic debris is instrumental towards circumventing its widespread across the ecosystem. This review provides a state-of-the-art information on the prevailing nanoplastic surge across the borders of Africa, the ineffective management policies of plastic wastes, potential environmental hazards, and possible remediation strategies. Additionally, prospective insights into new areas for advanced research were highlighted.

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AfricaEnvironmental hazardsMicroplasticsNanoplasticsParadigm shiftsPlastics

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PMID36425429
PMCPMC9678702

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