Microplastic contaminants in the aqueous environment, fate, toxicity consequences, and remediation strategies

Pump-underway ship intake: An unexploited opportunity for Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) microplastic monitoring needs on coastal and oceanic waters

(2020) Tania Montoto-Martínez et al.   PLoS One

Microplastics affect sedimentary microbial communities and nitrogen cycling

(2020) Meredith E. Seeley et al.   Nature Communications

Recent Advances in Bioplastics: Application and Biodegradation

(2020) Tanja Narancic et al.   Polymers

Insights into catalytic removal and separation of attached metals from natural-aged microplastics by magnetic biochar activating oxidation process

(2020) Shujing Ye et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Microplastics pollution in wastewater: Characteristics, occurrence and removal technologies

(2020) Xuan-Thanh Bui et al.   Environmental Technology & Innovation

Biocomposite of sodium-alginate with acidified clay for wastewater treatment: Kinetic, equilibrium and thermodynamic studies

(2020) Abida Kausar et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Pyrolysis gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in environmental analysis: Focus on organic matter and microplastics

(2020) Yolanda Picó et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

An overview of analytical methods for detecting microplastics in the atmosphere

(2020) Guanglong Chen et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Expanding exploration of dynamic microplastic surface characteristics and interactions

(2020) Stephen D. Burrows et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Microplastics in different environmental compartments in India: Analytical methods, distribution, associated contaminants and research needs

(2020) S. Veerasingam et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Removal of microplastics from secondary wastewater treatment plant effluent by coagulation/flocculation with iron, aluminum and polyamine-based chemicals

(2020) Katriina Rajala et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Cooperative recyclable magnetic microsubmarines for oil and microplastics removal from water

(2020) Mengmeng Sun et al.   Applied Materials Today

Removal of micropollutants from municipal wastewater using different types of activated carbons

(2020) Farooq Sher et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Removal of polystyrene and polyethylene microplastics using PAC and FeCl3 coagulation: Performance and mechanism

(2020) Guanyu Zhou et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Conversion and removal strategies for microplastics in wastewater treatment plants and landfills

(2020) Liyuan Hou et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Are We Speaking the Same Language? Recommendations for a Definition and Categorization Framework for Plastic Debris

(2019) Nanna B. Hartmann et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Magnetic Extraction of Microplastics from Environmental Samples

(2019) Jelena Grbic et al.   Environmental Science & Technology Letters

Microplastics in Mediterranean Sea: A protocol to robustly assess contamination characteristics

(2019) Mikaël Kedzierski et al.   PLoS One

Construction of a Pseudozyma antarctica strain without foreign DNA sequences (self-cloning strain) for high yield production of a biodegradable plastic-degrading enzyme

(2019) Yuka Sameshima-Yamashita et al.   BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Isolation of a polyethylene degrading Paenibacillus sp. from a landfill in Brazil

(2019) Danae Kala Rodríguez Bardají et al.   ARCHIVES OF MICROBIOLOGY

Modelling of the methyl halide biodegradation in bacteria and its effect on environmental systems

(2019) Pankaj Bhatt et al.   PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Removal of microplastics in municipal sewage from China's largest water reclamation plant

(2019) Libiao Yang et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Biocatalytic Degradation Efficiency of Postconsumer Polyethylene Terephthalate Packaging Determined by Their Polymer Microstructures

(2019) Ren Wei et al.   Advanced Science

Microplastics in a municipal wastewater treatment plant: Fate, dynamic distribution, removal efficiencies, and control strategies

(2019) Xuemin Lv et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Synthesis, characterization and investigation of photocatalytic activity of ZnFe2O4@MnO–GO and ZnFe2O4@MnO–rGO nanocomposites for degradation of dye Congo red from wastewater under visible light irradiation

(2019) Azam Zamani et al.   RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES

A study on characteristics of microplastic in wastewater of South Korea: Identification, quantification, and fate of microplastics during treatment process

(2019) Haerul Hidayaturrahman et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

In silico Screening and Heterologous Expression of a Polyethylene Terephthalate Hydrolase (PETase)-Like Enzyme (SM14est) With Polycaprolactone (PCL)-Degrading Activity, From the Marine Sponge-Derived Strain Streptomyces sp. SM14

(2019) Eduardo L. Almeida et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Microplastics in the soil environment: Occurrence, risks, interactions and fate – A review

(2019) Baile Xu et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Performance evaluation of MBR in treating microplastics polyvinylchloride contaminated polluted surface water

(2019) Lu Li et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Catalytic degradation of estrogen by persulfate activated with iron-doped graphitic biochar: Process variables effects and matrix effects

(2019) Peng Zhang et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Exposure to polyamide 66 microplastic leads to effects performance and microbial community structure of aerobic granular sludge

(2019) Lijian Zhao et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

The plastisphere in marine ecosystem hosts potential specific microbial degraders including Alcanivorax borkumensis as a key player for the low-density polyethylene degradation

(2019) Alice Delacuvellerie et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Bioplastics: Missing link in the era of Microplastics

(2019) V.C. Shruti et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Occurrence and removal of microplastics in an advanced drinking water treatment plant (ADWTP)

(2019) Zhifeng Wang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Integrated approaches in microbial degradation of plastics

(2019) Shweta Jaiswal et al.   Environmental Technology & Innovation

Removal of micron-sized microplastic particles from simulated drinking water via alum coagulation

(2019) Dorothy W. Skaf et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Inactivation of an intracellular poly-3-hydroxybutyrate depolymerase of Azotobacter vinelandii allows to obtain a polymer of uniform high molecular mass

(2018) Libertad Adaya et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Multivariate relationships between microbial communities and environmental variables during co-composting of sewage sludge and agricultural waste in the presence of PVP-AgNPs

(2018) Lihua Zhang et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Environmentally relevant concentrations of polyethylene microplastics negatively impact the survival, growth and emergence of sediment-dwelling invertebrates

(2018) Shima Ziajahromi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Purification, characterization, and gene cloning of an Aspergillus fumigatus polyhydroxybutyrate depolymerase used for degradation of polyhydroxybutyrate, polyethylene succinate, and polybutylene succinate

(2018) Hsin-Wei Jung et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Isolation and role of polylactic acid-degrading bacteria on degrading enzymes productions and PLA biodegradability at mesophilic conditions

(2018) Tiparporn Bubpachat et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Characterization and engineering of a plastic-degrading aromatic polyesterase

(2018) Harry P. Austin et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Plastic waste associated with disease on coral reefs

(2018) Joleah B. Lamb et al.   SCIENCE

Dynamic membrane for micro-particle removal in wastewater treatment: Performance and influencing factors

(2018) Lucheng Li et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Exposure of soil collembolans to microplastics perturbs their gut microbiota and alters their isotopic composition

(2018) Dong Zhu et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Evidence that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is rapidly accumulating plastic

(2018) L. Lebreton et al.   Scientific Reports

New Insights into the Function and Global Distribution of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)-Degrading Bacteria and Enzymes in Marine and Terrestrial Metagenomes

(2018) Dominik Danso et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Enhanced adsorption of oxytetracycline to weathered microplastic polystyrene: Kinetics, isotherms and influencing factors

(2018) Haibo Zhang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Biodegradable Plastic Blends Create New Possibilities for End-of-Life Management of Plastics but They Are Not a Panacea for Plastic Pollution

(2018) Tanja Narancic et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Efficient biodegradation of low-density polyethylene by cyanobacteria isolated from submerged polyethylene surface in domestic sewage water

(2018) Pampi Sarmah et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Screening and Characterization of Novel Polyesterases from Environmental Metagenomes with High Hydrolytic Activity against Synthetic Polyesters

(2018) Mahbod Hajighasemi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Treatment characteristics of microplastics at biological sewage treatment facilities in Korea

(2018) Hyesung Lee et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Relevance of nano- and microplastics for freshwater ecosystems: A critical review

(2018) Rita Triebskorn et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Isolation and characterization of different promising fungi for biological waste management of polyurethanes

(2018) Audrey Magnin et al.   Microbial Biotechnology

Biodegradation of polyvinyl alcohol using cross-linked enzyme aggregates of degrading enzymes from Bacillus niacini

(2018) Hongjie Bian et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

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

(2018) Guangzhou Liu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Removal characteristics of microplastics by Fe-based coagulants during drinking water treatment

(2018) Baiwen Ma et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Biodegradation of polyester polyurethane by Aspergillus tubingensis

(2017) Sehroon Khan et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Cytotoxic effects of commonly used nanomaterials and microplastics on cerebral and epithelial human cells

(2017) Gabriella F. Schirinzi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Hydrolysis of Ionic Phthalic Acid Based Polyesters by Wastewater Microorganisms and Their Enzymes

(2017) Karolina Haernvall et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Plastic and Human Health: A Micro Issue?

(2017) Stephanie L. Wright et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Enzymatic surface hydrolysis of poly(ethylene furanoate) thin films of various crystallinities

(2017) S. Weinberger et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Degradation and metabolism of synthetic plastics and associated products by Pseudomonas sp.: capabilities and challenges

(2017) R.A. Wilkes et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Electrocoagulation and advanced electrocoagulation processes: A general review about the fundamentals, emerging applications and its association with other technologies

(2017) Sergi Garcia-Segura et al.   JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

A comprehensive review of electrocoagulation for water treatment: Potentials and challenges

(2017) Dina T. Moussa et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Characterization of a poly(butylene adipate- co -terephthalate) hydrolase from the aerobic mesophilic bacterium Bacillus pumilus

(2017) Fumihiro Muroi et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Purification and characterization of cutinase from Bacillus sp. KY0701 isolated from plastic wastes

(2017) Ali Osman Adıgüzel et al.   PREPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

Lipase from Candida antarctica (CALB) and cutinase from Humicola insolens act synergistically for PET hydrolysis to terephthalic acid

(2017) Adriano Carniel et al.   PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY

Biodegradation of polyethylene microplastics by the marine fungus Zalerion maritimum

(2017) Ana Paço et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Solutions to microplastic pollution – Removal of microplastics from wastewater effluent with advanced wastewater treatment technologies

(2017) Julia Talvitie et al.   WATER RESEARCH

River plastic emissions to the world’s oceans

(2017) Laurent C. M. Lebreton et al.   Nature Communications

Microbial biotechnology addressing the plastic waste disaster

(2017) Tanja Narancic et al.   Microbial Biotechnology

Carbon Catabolite Repression and Impranil Polyurethane Degradation in Pseudomonas protegens Strain Pf-5

(2016) Chia-Suei Hung et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Biodegradative Activities of Selected Environmental Fungi on a Polyester Polyurethane Varnish and Polyether Polyurethane Foams

(2016) Joyce Álvarez-Barragán et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Discovery of Polyesterases from Moss-Associated Microorganisms

(2016) Christina Andrea Müller et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

PpEst is a novel PBAT degrading polyesterase identified by proteomic screening of Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes

(2016) Paal W. Wallace et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Engineered bacterial polyester hydrolases efficiently degrade polyethylene terephthalate due to relieved product inhibition

(2016) Ren Wei et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

An Esterase from Anaerobic Clostridium hathewayi Can Hydrolyze Aliphatic–Aromatic Polyesters

(2016) Veronika Perz et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW) as a Source of Microplastics in the Aquatic Environment

(2016) Fionn Murphy et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Achromobacter xylosoxidans as a new microorganism strain colonizing high-density polyethylene as a key step to its biodegradation

(2016) Anna Kowalczyk et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

A bacterium that degrades and assimilates poly(ethylene terephthalate)

(2016) Shosuke Yoshida et al.   SCIENCE

Characterization of a poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)-hydrolyzing lipase from Pelosinus fermentans

(2015) Antonino Biundo et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Biodegradation and Mineralization of Polystyrene by Plastic-Eating Mealworms: Part 2. Role of Gut Microorganisms

(2015) Yu Yang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Polyester Thin Films: Real-Time Analysis of Film Mass Changes and Dissipation Dynamics

(2015) Michael Thomas Zumstein et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Degradation of polypropylenein vivo: A microscopic analysis of meshes explanted from patients

(2015) Vladimir V. Iakovlev et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART B-APPLIED BIOMATERIALS

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

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

Biodegradation of Linear Low Density Polyethylene by Serratia marcescens subsp. marcescens and its Cell Free Extracts

(2015) S. T. Azeko et al.   Waste and Biomass Valorization

A novel Ca2+-activated, thermostabilized polyesterase capable of hydrolyzing polyethylene terephthalate from Saccharomonospora viridis AHK190

(2014) Fusako Kawai et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Key Amino Acid Associated with Acephate Detoxification by Cydia pomonella Carboxylesterase Based on Molecular Dynamics with Alanine Scanning and Site-Directed Mutagenesis

(2014) Xue Qing Yang et al.   Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling

Plastic Pollution in the World's Oceans: More than 5 Trillion Plastic Pieces Weighing over 250,000 Tons Afloat at Sea

(2014) Marcus Eriksen et al.   PLoS One

Plastic debris in the open ocean

(2014) A. Cozar et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Functional characterization and structural modeling of synthetic polyester-degrading hydrolases from Thermomonospora curvata

(2014) Ren Wei et al.   AMB Express

3-Hydroxybutyrate Oligomer Hydrolase and 3-Hydroxybutyrate Dehydrogenase Participate in Intracellular Polyhydroxybutyrate and Polyhydroxyvalerate Degradation in Paracoccus denitrificans

(2013) Jing Lu et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Ingestion and transfer of microplastics in the planktonic food web

(2013) Outi Setälä et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Characterization of a Novel Subgroup of Extracellular Medium-Chain-Length Polyhydroxyalkanoate Depolymerases from Actinobacteria

(2012) Joana Gangoiti et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Biodegradable plastic-degrading enzyme from Pseudozyma antarctica: cloning, sequencing, and characterization

(2012) Yukiko Shinozaki et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Growth of Acinetobacter gerneri P7 on polyurethane and the purification and characterization of a polyurethanase enzyme

(2012) Gary T. Howard et al.   BIODEGRADATION

The role of the copper-binding enzyme – laccase – in the biodegradation of polyethylene by the actinomycete Rhodococcus ruber

(2012) Miriam Santo et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Purification and properties of novel aliphatic-aromatic co-polyesters degrading enzymes from newly isolated Roseateles depolymerans strain TB-87

(2012) Aamer Ali Shah et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Isolation of a Novel Cutinase Homolog with Polyethylene Terephthalate-Degrading Activity from Leaf-Branch Compost by Using a Metagenomic Approach

(2011) Sintawee Sulaiman et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

The effect of global velocity gradient on the character and filterability of aggregates formed during the coagulation/flocculation process

(2011) Martin Pivokonsky et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY

The evolution of new enzyme function: lessons from xenobiotic metabolizing bacteria versus insecticide-resistant insects

(2011) Robyn J. Russell et al.   Evolutionary Applications

Three-dimensional Structure of Nylon Hydrolase and Mechanism of Nylon-6 Hydrolysis

(2011) Seiji Negoro et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Enzymatic Surface Hydrolysis of PET: Effect of Structural Diversity on Kinetic Properties of Cutinases from Thermobifida

(2011) Enrique Herrero Acero et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Purification and characterization of a novel poly(butylene succinate)-degrading enzyme from Aspergillus sp. XH0501-a

(2011) Fan Li et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

Cutinase-Catalyzed Hydrolysis of Poly(ethylene terephthalate)

(2009) Åsa M. Ronkvist et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Identification and characterization of novel poly(dl-lactic acid) depolymerases from metagenome

(2008) Daisuke Mayumi et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Biofilm formation and partial biodegradation of polystyrene by the actinomycete Rhodococcus ruber

(2008) Roi Mor et al.   BIODEGRADATION

Marine microbe-mediated biodegradation of low- and high-density polyethylenes

(2008) M. Sudhakar et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Implication of Arthrobacter and Enterobacter species for polycarbonate degradation

(2007) Reeta Goel et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION