Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
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OCP accumulation in bioretention facilities is highest in the uppermost layer after the rainy season, with longer operation and higher runoff increasing risks.
Shape index and fractal dimension index are significantly positively linked to microplastic abundance reduction, while circle index shows a significant negative correlation in urban waterfront green spaces.
Smaller, positively charged 30 nm PS-NPs cause the most severe phytotoxicity to Vallisneria natans, reducing biomass by 29.5% and impairing Photosystem II function.
Airborne microplastics in a bottling plant are mainly composed of PET, cellophane, cotton blends, and PMMA, identified through a novel multi-analytical workflow.
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DeepLitterAI achieves an average precision of 0.79-0.81 and F1 scores of 0.71-0.76 in detecting deep-sea plastic litter, outperforming models trained only on large objects by 1.6 times.
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Microplastics measuring 20-50 μm are consistently released from polypropylene water bottles used by toddlers, with an estimated intake of 1.2 ng/kg/day after 100 sips.
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Soil physical properties and climate are the primary regulators of microplastic enrichment in agricultural soils across multiple countries, with climate factors explaining significant variation.
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Kitchen plastic food containers are the primary source of micro-nanoplastics release, with particles mainly exceeding 1 μm in size composed of polypropylene and polyethylene.
Infiltration media in aquifer recharge basins reduce microplastic concentrations by 70% from surface to deep sediments, demonstrating significant retention effectiveness.
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Dietary polystyrene microplastics at 0–100 μg/g feed impair growth and cause tissue-specific injuries in Qihe gibel carp, with significant dose-dependent effects.
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Wild bees in urban areas are heavily contaminated with cellulose-derived fibers, with 69% of microparticles being white fibers, indicating widespread airborne pollution.
A BPAF case-study framework identifies several environmental concentrations as preliminary risk flags using machine learning and spatial analytics, highlighting early-stage toxicity concerns.
Biodegradable polylactic acid microplastics significantly reduce soil ecosystem multifunctionality by up to 27% during maize growth, mainly through impacts on bacterial diversity and nutrient cycling.
Microplastic pollution and ecological risks vary significantly across economic activity environments, with landfill and Yellow River Basin areas showing higher MP abundance and risks.
Microbial and enzymatic degradation of plastics faces critical challenges in validation and mechanistic understanding, limiting practical application despite recent advances.
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