Microplastics as carriers of inorganic and organic contaminants in the environment: A review of recent progress

Adsorption mechanisms of chlorobenzenes and trifluralin on primary polyethylene microplastics in the aquatic environment

(2021) Aleksandra Tubić et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Adsorption behavior of organic pollutants on microplastics

(2021) Lina Fu et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Effect of microplastics on aquatic biota: A hormetic perspective

(2021) Tao Sun et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Adsorption–desorption behavior of methylene blue onto aged polyethylene microplastics in aqueous environments

(2021) Huimin You et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics from miscellaneous plastic wastes: Physico-chemical characterization and impact on fish and amphibian development

(2021) Patrizia Bonfanti et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Adsorption mechanism of two pesticides on polyethylene and polypropylene microplastics: DFT calculations and particle size effects

(2021) Qiming Mo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Adsorption and Desorption of Steroid Hormones by Microplastics in Seawater

(2020) Jian Lu et al.   BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY

Atmospheric microplastics: A review on current status and perspectives

(2020) Yulan Zhang et al.   EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS

Metals and marine microplastics: Adsorption from the environment versus addition during manufacture, exemplified with lead

(2020) Andrew Turner et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Adsorption of three bivalent metals by four chemical distinct microplastics

(2020) Jiying Zou et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Adsorption of malachite green from aqueous solution by nylon microplastics: Reaction mechanism and the optimum conditions by response surface methodology

(2020) Lujian Lin et al.   PROCESS SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Strong influence of surfactants on virgin hydrophobic microplastics adsorbing ionic organic pollutants

(2020) Yan Xia et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Concentration and adsorption of Pb and Cu in microplastics: Case study in aquatic environment

(2020) Anna Ida Sunaryo Purwiyanto et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Adsorption and Desorption Behaviour of Polychlorinated Biphenyls onto Microplastics’ Surfaces in Water/Sediment Systems

(2020) Marta Llorca et al.   Toxics

Adsorption behavior of the antibiotic levofloxacin on microplastics in the presence of different heavy metals in an aqueous solution

(2020) Fei Yu et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Effects of Microplastics on the Adsorption and Bioavailability of Three Strobilurin Fungicides

(2020) Nan Hai et al.   ACS Omega

Adsorption of three pesticides on polyethylene microplastics in aqueous solutions: Kinetics, isotherms, thermodynamics, and molecular dynamics simulation

(2020) Hui Li et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Microplastic effects on plants

(2019) Matthias C. Rillig et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Rethinking microplastics as a diverse contaminant suite

(2019) Chelsea M. Rochman et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Response to the Letter to the Editor Regarding Our Feature “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

Atmospheric transport and deposition of microplastics in a remote mountain catchment

(2019) Steve Allen et al.   Nature Geoscience

Microplastic abundance in atmospheric deposition within the Metropolitan area of Hamburg, Germany

(2019) Malin Klein et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Widespread distribution of PET and PC microplastics in dust in urban China and their estimated human exposure

(2019) Chunguang Liu et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

The Plastic Cycle: A Novel and Holistic Paradigm for the Anthropocene

(2019) Michael S. Bank et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Study on the capability and characteristics of heavy metals enriched on microplastics in marine environment

(2019) Fenglei Gao et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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

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

Adsorption characteristics of cadmium onto microplastics from aqueous solutions

(2019) Fayuan Wang et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Identifying a quick and efficient method of removing organic matter without damaging microplastic samples

(2019) Joana C. Prata et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Adsorption behavior of three triazole fungicides on polystyrene microplastics

(2019) Song Fang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

As(III) adsorption onto different-sized polystyrene microplastic particles and its mechanism

(2019) Youming Dong et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

The potential of microplastics as carriers of metals

(2019) V. Godoy et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Adsorption of Cd and Cu to different types of microplastics in estuarine salt marsh medium

(2019) C. Marisa R. Almeida et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics cause neurotoxicity, oxidative damage and energy-related changes and interact with the bioaccumulation of mercury in the European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758)

(2018) Luís Gabriel Antão Barboza et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Adsorption of antibiotics on microplastics

(2018) Jia Li et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Aquatic Environments: Aggregation, Deposition, and Enhanced Contaminant Transport

(2018) Olubukola S. Alimi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Initial data on adsorption of Cs and Sr to the surfaces of microplastics with biofilm

(2018) Mathew P. Johansen et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY

An overview of microplastic and nanoplastic pollution in agroecosystems

(2018) Ee-Ling Ng et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Plastics in soil: Analytical methods and possible sources

(2018) Melanie Bläsing et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics in freshwater systems: A review on occurrence, environmental effects, and methods for microplastics detection

(2018) Jingyi Li et al.   WATER RESEARCH

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

(2018) Haibo Zhang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Impacts of Microplastics on the Soil Biophysical Environment

(2018) Anderson Abel de Souza Machado et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Adsorption mechanisms of five bisphenol analogues on PVC microplastics

(2018) Pengfei Wu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Distribution and importance of microplastics in the marine environment: A review of the sources, fate, effects, and potential solutions

(2017) H.S. Auta et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

A first overview of textile fibers, including microplastics, in indoor and outdoor environments

(2017) Rachid Dris et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Plastic and Human Health: A Micro Issue?

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

Microplastics as vector for heavy metal contamination from the marine environment

(2016) Dennis Brennecke et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Microplastics as contaminants in the marine environment: A review

(2011) Matthew Cole et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN