Post COVID-19 pandemic: Biofragmentation and soil ecotoxicological effects of microplastics derived from face masks

An investigation into the leaching of micro and nano particles and chemical pollutants from disposal face masks - linked to the COVID-19 pandemic

(2021) G.L. Sullivan et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Adsorption of triclosan onto different aged polypropylene microplastics: Critical effect of cations

(2020) Xiaowei Wu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Accumulation of HOCs via pre-contaminated microplastics by earthworm Eisenia fetida in soil

(2020) Jie Wang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Release of harmful volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from photo-degraded plastic debris: A neglected source of environmental pollution

(2020) Tommaso Lomonaco et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics and cadmium on the earthworm Eisenia foetida

(2020) Yanfei Zhou et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Environmental perspective of COVID-19

(2020) Saeida Saadat et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Toxic effects of leachates from plastic pearl-farming gear on embryo-larval development in the pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera

(2020) Tony Gardon et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Visible Light Photocatalytic Degradation of Polypropylene Microplastics in a Continuous Water Flow System

(2020) Abdusalam Uheida et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Contrasting Effects of Microplastics on Sorption of Diazepam and Phenanthrene in Soil

(2020) Baile Xu et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Surgical face masks as a potential source for microplastic pollution in the COVID-19 scenario

(2020) Tadele Assefa Aragaw   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Covid-19 face masks: A potential source of microplastic fibers in the environment

(2020) Oluniyi O. Fadare et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastic digestion generates fragmented nanoplastics in soils and damages earthworm spermatogenesis and coelomocyte viability

(2020) Jin Il Kwak et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Photo aging and fragmentation of polypropylene food packaging materials in artificial seawater

(2020) Xiaowei Wu et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Use of fluorescent-labelled nanoplastics (NPs) to demonstrate NP absorption is inconclusive without adequate controls

(2019) Ana I. Catarino et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Polyester-derived microfibre impacts on the soil-dwelling earthworm Lumbricus terrestris

(2019) Miranda T. Prendergast-Miller et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Morphology and chemical properties of polypropylene pellets degraded in simulated terrestrial and marine environments

(2019) Chih-Cheng Tang et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Uptake and Depuration Kinetics Influence Microplastic Bioaccumulation and Toxicity in Antarctic Krill (Euphausia superba)

(2018) Amanda Dawson et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Sorption of three synthetic musks by microplastics

(2018) Xiaojun Zhang et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Toxic effects of human pharmaceuticals to Folsomia candida – A multigeneration approach

(2018) M. Oliveira et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Decay of low-density polyethylene by bacteria extracted from earthworm's guts: A potential for soil restoration

(2018) Esperanza Huerta Lwanga et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Turning microplastics into nanoplastics through digestive fragmentation by Antarctic krill

(2018) Amanda L. Dawson et al.   Nature Communications

Effects of silver nanowire length and exposure route on cytotoxicity to earthworms

(2017) Jin Il Kwak et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Purification and function of two analgesic and anti-inflammatory peptides from coelomic fluid of the earthworm, Eisenia foetida

(2017) Chunlong Li et al.   PEPTIDES

A rapid-screening approach to detect and quantify microplastics based on fluorescent tagging with Nile Red

(2017) Thomas Maes et al.   Scientific Reports

Leachate from microplastics impairs larval development in brown mussels

(2016) Pablo Pena Gandara e Silva et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Effect of silver nanoparticles on the standard soil arthropod Folsomia candida (Collembola) and the eukaryote model organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae

(2016) Panwad Sillapawattana et al.   Environmental Sciences Europe

Reproductive responses of the earthworm (Eisenia fetida) to antiparasitic albendazole exposure

(2015) Yuhong Gao et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Toxicity of leachate from weathering plastics: An exploratory screening study with Nitocra spinipes

(2015) Sofia Bejgarn et al.   CHEMOSPHERE