Microplastics physicochemical properties, specific adsorption modeling and their interaction with pharmaceuticals and other emerging contaminants

How microplastics affect chiral illicit drug methamphetamine in aquatic food chain? From green alga (Chlorella pyrenoidosa) to freshwater snail (Cipangopaludian cathayensis)

(2020) Han Qu et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Sorption behavior of real microplastics (MPs): Insights for organic micropollutants adsorption on a large set of well-characterized MPs

(2020) Mohamed Ateia et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Degradation Rates of Plastics in the Environment

(2020) Ali Chamas et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Occurrences and distribution of microplastic pollution and the control measures in China

(2020) Dongdong Fu et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Sorption of three common nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) to microplastics

(2020) Armando Elizalde-Velázquez et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Pharmaceutical uptake kinetics in rainbow trout: In situ bioaccumulation in an effluent-dominated river influenced by snowmelt

(2020) Jaylen L. Sims et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Aging of microplastics affects their surface properties, thermal decomposition, additives leaching and interactions in simulated fluids

(2020) Hongwei Luo et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics entering northwestern Lake Ontario are diverse and linked to urban sources

(2020) Jelena Grbić et al.   WATER RESEARCH

High temperature depended on the ageing mechanism of microplastics under different environmental conditions and its effect on the distribution of organic pollutants

(2020) Ling Ding et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Adsorption of hazardous dyes on functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes in single and binary systems: Experimental study and physicochemical interpretation of the adsorption mechanism

(2020) Zichao Li et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Microplastic pollution in intertidal sediments along the coastline of China

(2020) Qing Wang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Enantiomer-specific bioaccumulation and distribution of chiral pharmaceuticals in a subtropical marine food web

(2020) Yuefei Ruan et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Residues, bioaccumulation, and trophic transfer of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in highly urbanized rivers affected by water diversion

(2020) Haohan Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Aging mechanism of microplastics with UV irradiation and its effects on the adsorption of heavy metals

(2020) Ruofan Mao et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

The relevance of interaction of chemicals/pollutants and microplastic samples as route for transporting contaminants

(2020) V. Godoy et al.   PROCESS SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Spatiotemporal distribution, source identification and inventory of microplastics in surface sediments from Sanggou Bay, China

(2020) Qi Sui et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics in the surface water of Wuliangsuhai Lake, northern China

(2020) Ruofan Mao et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Surface water pollution by pharmaceuticals and an alternative of removal by low-cost adsorbents: A review

(2019) Heloise Beatriz Quesada et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Environmental Transformation of Pharmaceutical Formulations: A Scientific Review

(2019) Gordana Švonja Parezanović et al.   ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY

Comparative analysis on the sorption kinetics and isotherms of fipronil on nondegradable and biodegradable microplastics

(2019) Wenwen Gong et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Sorption of sulfamethoxazole onto six types of microplastics

(2019) Xuan Guo et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Partitioning of chemical contaminants to microplastics: Sorption mechanisms, environmental distribution and effects on toxicity and bioaccumulation

(2019) Paula S. Tourinho et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics as vectors of contaminants

(2019) Gabriella Caruso   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic concentrations, size distribution, and polymer types in the surface waters of a northern European lake

(2019) Emilia Uurasjärvi et al.   WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH

Environmental occurrences, fate, and impacts of microplastics

(2019) Panfeng Wu et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Microplastics in the environment: A critical review of current understanding and identification of future research needs

(2019) Zeynep Akdogan et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Chitosan hydrogel scaffold modified with carbon nanotubes and its application for food dyes removal in single and binary aqueous systems

(2019) Janaína Oliveira Gonçalves et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Distribution of microplastics in surface water and sediments of Qin river in Beibu Gulf, China

(2019) Lishan Zhang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Characteristics and distribution of microplastics in the coastal mangrove sediments of China

(2019) Qian Zhou et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Adsorption of amoxicillin and tetracycline on activated carbon prepared from durian shell in single and binary systems: Experimental study and modeling analysis

(2019) Amira Yazidi et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

The adsorption behavior of metals in aqueous solution by microplastics effected by UV radiation

(2019) Qiongjie Wang et al.   Journal of Environmental Sciences-China

Paddle surfing for science on microplastic pollution

(2019) Elsa Camins et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Occurrence, interactive effects and ecological risk of diclofenac in environmental compartments and biota - a review

(2019) Palanivel Sathishkumar et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Does mechanical stress cause microplastic release from plastic water bottles?

(2019) Anna Winkler et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Water treatment plant sludge as iron source to catalyze a heterogeneous photo-Fenton reaction

(2019) Patrícia Grassi et al.   Environmental Technology & Innovation

A minimalist approach to quantify emission factor of microplastic by mechanical abrasion

(2019) Shu-Yan Ren et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Comparative evaluation of sorption kinetics and isotherms of pyrene onto microplastics

(2018) Wenfeng Wang et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Sorption properties of tylosin on four different microplastics

(2018) Xuetao Guo et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Adsorption of antibiotics on microplastics

(2018) Jia Li et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Aggregation kinetics of microplastics in aquatic environment: Complex roles of electrolytes, pH, and natural organic matter

(2018) Shuocong Li et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics play a minor role in tetracycline sorption in the presence of dissolved organic matter

(2018) Baile Xu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Sorption of organic compounds by aged polystyrene microplastic particles

(2018) Thorsten Hüffer et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Effects of microplastics on the uptake, distribution and biotransformation of chiral antidepressant venlafaxine in aquatic ecosystem

(2018) Han Qu et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Single contaminant and combined exposures of polyethylene microplastics and fluoranthene: accumulation and oxidative stress response in the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis

(2018) Gabriele Magara et al.   JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH-PART A-CURRENT ISSUES

The sorption kinetics and isotherms of sulfamethoxazole with polyethylene microplastics

(2018) Baile Xu et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Retention of microplastics in a major secondary wastewater treatment plant in Vancouver, Canada

(2018) Esther A. Gies et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Threat of plastic ageing in marine environment. Adsorption/desorption of micropollutants

(2018) Mikaël Kedzierski et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Effects of nanoplastics on Mytilus galloprovincialis after individual and combined exposure with carbamazepine

(2018) I. Brandts et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Occurrence and distribution of microplastics at selected coastal sites along the southeastern United States

(2018) Xubiao Yu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Enantiomeric profiling of chiral illicit drugs in a pan-European study

(2018) Erika Castrignanò et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Microplastics Reduce Short-Term Effects of Environmental Contaminants. Part I: Effects of Bisphenol A on Freshwater Zooplankton Are Lower in Presence of Polyamide Particles

(2018) Saskia Rehse et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Worldwide distribution and abundance of microplastic: How dire is the situation?

(2018) Fauziah Shahul Hamid et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH

Release and Transformation of BTBPE During the Thermal Treatment of Flame Retardant ABS Plastics

(2018) Faqiang Zhan et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Uptake, Whole-Body Distribution, and Depuration of Nanoplastics by the Scallop Pecten maximus at Environmentally Realistic Concentrations

(2018) Maya Al-Sid-Cheikh et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastic in marine organism: Environmental and toxicological effects

(2018) Eleonora Guzzetti et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY

Sorption and desorption of selected pharmaceuticals by polyethylene microplastics

(2018) Roger Mamitiana Razanajatovo et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Interactive effects of polystyrene microplastics and roxithromycin on bioaccumulation and biochemical status in the freshwater fish red tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

(2018) Shanshan Zhang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Sorption behavior and mechanism of hydrophilic organic chemicals to virgin and aged microplastics in freshwater and seawater

(2018) Guangzhou Liu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Influence of differently functionalized polystyrene microplastics on the toxic effects of P25 TiO2 NPs towards marine algae Chlorella sp.

(2018) Vignesh Thiagarajan et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Microplastic contamination in Lake Winnipeg, Canada

(2017) Philip J. Anderson et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics in sediments of the Changjiang Estuary, China

(2017) Guyu Peng et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Mixture Toxicity of Nickel and Microplastics with Different Functional Groups on Daphnia magna

(2017) Dokyung Kim et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

A large-scale investigation of microplastic contamination: Abundance and characteristics of microplastics in European beach sediment

(2017) Froukje A.E. Lots et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Assessment of microplastic-sorbed contaminant bioavailability through analysis of biomarker gene expression in larval zebrafish

(2017) Victoria A. Sleight et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics pollution in inland freshwaters of China: A case study in urban surface waters of Wuhan, China

(2017) Wenfeng Wang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics as vectors for environmental contaminants: Exploring sorption, desorption, and transfer to biota

(2017) Nanna B Hartmann et al.   Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made

(2017) Roland Geyer et al.   Science Advances

Temperature rise and microplastics interact with the toxicity of the antibiotic cefalexin to juveniles of the common goby ( Pomatoschistus microps ): Post-exposure predatory behaviour, acetylcholinesterase activity and lipid peroxidation

(2016) Elsa Fonte et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Formation of microscopic particles during the degradation of different polymers

(2016) Scott Lambert et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Microplastic pollution is widely detected in US municipal wastewater treatment plant effluent

(2016) Sherri A. Mason et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Effect of UV irradiation on the aggregation of TiO 2 in an aquatic environment: Influence of humic acid and pH

(2016) Peifang Wang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics in Taihu Lake, China

(2016) Lei Su et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Exposure of marine mussels Mytilus spp. to polystyrene microplastics: Toxicity and influence on fluoranthene bioaccumulation

(2016) Ika Paul-Pont et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Sorption of pharmaceuticals and personal care products to polyethylene debris

(2016) Chenxi Wu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Pharmaceuticals in the environment-Global occurrences and perspectives

(2016) Tim aus der Beek et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Transfer of benzo[a]pyrene from microplastics toArtemianauplii and further to zebrafish via a trophic food web experiment: CYP1A induction and visual tracking of persistent organic pollutants

(2016) Annika Batel et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Bioaccumulation and analytics of pharmaceutical residues in the environment: A review

(2016) Alan Puckowski et al.   JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ANALYSIS

The preliminary assessment of abundance and composition of marine beach debris in the northern Persian Gulf, Bandar Abbas City, Iran

(2016) Jaleh Sarafraz et al.   JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

Long-term aging and degradation of microplastic particles: Comparing in situ oceanic and experimental weathering patterns

(2016) Jennifer Brandon et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Preparation of nano-titanium dioxide from ilmenite using sulfuric acid-decomposition by liquid phase method

(2016) Zenghe Li et al.   POWDER TECHNOLOGY

Factors Influencing the Spatial Variation of Microplastics on High-Tidal Coastal Beaches in Korea

(2015) In-Sung Kim et al.   ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY

Hidden plastics of Lake Ontario, Canada and their potential preservation in the sediment record

(2015) Patricia L. Corcoran et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic in three urban estuaries, China

(2015) Shiye Zhao et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Influence of polyethylene microplastic beads on the uptake and localization of silver in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

(2015) Farhan R. Khan et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Aggregation and Stability of Reduced Graphene Oxide: Complex Roles of Divalent Cations, pH, and Natural Organic Matter

(2015) Indranil Chowdhury et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Single and combined effects of microplastics and copper on the population growth of the marine microalgae Tetraselmis chuii

(2015) Elham Davarpanah et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Occurrence of microplastics in the coastal marine environment: First observation on sediment of China

(2015) Qiongxuan Qiu et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Assessment of microplastic toxicity to embryonic development of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus (Echinodermata: Echinoidea)

(2015) C.R. Nobre et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Emerging pollutants in the environment: present and future challenges in biomonitoring, ecological risks and bioremediation

(2015) Maria Gavrilescu et al.   New Biotechnology

Assessing the concentrations and risks of toxicity from the antibiotics ciprofloxacin, sulfamethoxazole, trimethoprim and erythromycin in European rivers

(2015) Andrew C. Johnson et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Methamphetamine and ketamine use in major Chinese cities, a nationwide reconnaissance through sewage-based epidemiology

(2015) Peng Du et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Pathways for degradation of plastic polymers floating in the marine environment

(2015) Berit Gewert et al.   Environmental Science-Processes & Impacts

Presence of the pharmaceutical drug carbamazepine in coastal systems: Effects on bivalves

(2014) Ângela Almeida et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Microplastic pollution in St. Lawrence River sediments

(2014) Rowshyra A. Castañeda et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES

Microplastics in bivalves cultured for human consumption

(2014) Lisbeth Van Cauwenberghe et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Strong Sorption of PCBs to Nanoplastics, Microplastics, Carbon Nanotubes, and Fullerenes

(2014) I. Velzeboer et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastics in Four Estuarine Rivers in the Chesapeake Bay, U.S.A.

(2014) Lance T. Yonkos et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Bioaccumulation and biomagnification potential of pharmaceuticals with a focus to the aquatic environment

(2014) Armin Zenker et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

High-levels of microplastic pollution in a large, remote, mountain lake

(2014) Christopher M. Free et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic fibers in the intertidal ecosystem surrounding Halifax Harbor, Nova Scotia

(2014) Alysse Mathalon et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Suspended microplastics in the surface water of the Yangtze Estuary System, China: First observations on occurrence, distribution

(2014) Shiye Zhao et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Semi-synthetic artemisinin: a model for the use of synthetic biology in pharmaceutical development

(2014) Chris J. Paddon et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Adsorption of Cr (VI) by chitosan with different deacetylation degrees

(2013) Tito Roberto Santana Cadaval et al.   Desalination and Water Treatment

Single and combined effects of microplastics and pyrene on juveniles (0+ group) of the common goby Pomatoschistus microps (Teleostei, Gobiidae)

(2013) M. Oliveira et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Microplastic pollution in the surface waters of the Laurentian Great Lakes

(2013) Marcus Eriksen et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in Singapore’s coastal mangrove ecosystems

(2013) Nur Hazimah Mohamed Nor et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Application of chitosan films for the removal of food dyes from aqueous solutions by adsorption

(2012) G.L. Dotto et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

The Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Diclofenac, Naproxen and Ibuprofen are found in the Bile of Wild Fish Caught Downstream of a Wastewater Treatment Plant

(2012) Jenny-Maria Brozinski et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Competitive sorption of persistent organic pollutants onto microplastics in the marine environment

(2012) Adil Bakir et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Neustonic microplastic and zooplankton in the North Western Mediterranean Sea

(2012) Amandine Collignon et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Assessment of bisphenol A released from reusable plastic, aluminium and stainless steel water bottles

(2011) James E. Cooper et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Microplastics as contaminants in the marine environment: A review

(2011) Matthew Cole et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in the marine environment

(2011) Anthony L. Andrady   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Occurrence and distribution of microplastics in marine sediments along the Belgian coast

(2011) Michiel Claessens et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Pharmaceuticals in the Environment

(2010) Klaus Kümmerer   Annual Review of Environment and Resources

Bisphenol A migration from polycarbonate baby bottle with repeated use

(2010) Sung-Hyun Nam et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Photodegradation of sulfamethoxazole in various aqueous media: Persistence, toxicity and photoproducts assessment

(2009) Alam G. Trovó et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

CONTAMINATION OF SURFACE, GROUND, AND DRINKING WATER FROM PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTION

(2009) Jerker Fick et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

The presence of pharmaceuticals in the environment due to human use – present knowledge and future challenges

(2009) Klaus Kümmerer   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Multiple effects of acetaminophen and p38 inhibitors: Towards pathway toxicology

(2008) Jinghai J. Xu et al.   FEBS LETTERS

Equilibrium and kinetic studies in adsorption of heavy metals using biosorbent: A summary of recent studies

(2008) Jonathan Febrianto et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Mechanistic implications of plastic degradation

(2007) Baljit Singh et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY