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Systematic review of microplastic concentrations in water and fish: Modelling distribution patterns and transport dynamics across the Mediterranean Sea.
Environmental pollution · 1 Oct 2026 · Systematic Review
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Biodegradable polylactic acid microplastics affect nutrient cycling during the entire crop growth cycle: Implications for soil ecosystem multifunctionality.
Environmental pollution · 1 Oct 2026 · Journal Article
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.
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Synergistic control of microplastic and microbial contamination in stormwater harvesting: new insights into the dual functionality of ferrate in coagulation and disinfection.
Environmental research · 1 Oct 2026 · Journal Article
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Canned seafood as a potential source of microplastics exposure with taxon-specific partitioning and packaging-derived contamination.
Environmental pollution · 1 Oct 2026 · Journal Article
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Acute toxic effects and molecular mechanisms of combined pollution by microplastics and petroleum on Tegillarca granosa in intertidal sediments based on biochemical indicators, histopathology, DNA damage and gene expression.
Environmental research · 1 Oct 2026 · Journal Article
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Gradient-boosting threshold identification for developmental toxicity: A BPAF case-study framework for early-stage risk assessment.
Environmental pollution · 1 Oct 2026 · Journal Article
Gradient-boosting framework identifies several environmental concentrations of BPAF as preliminary risk flags, highlighting the need for targeted monitoring and early risk assessment.
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Different chronic effects of conventional PET and biodegradable PLA microplastics: Insights from apical and transcriptomic responses in Daphnia magna.
Environmental pollution · 1 Oct 2026 · Journal Article
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Occurrence, spatiotemporal variation, source, and risk of organophosphate triesters and diesters in soil of e-waste dismantling parks.
Environmental research · 1 Oct 2026 · Journal Article
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Microbial and enzymatic degradation of plastics: Opportunities and constraints for plastic waste remediation.
Biotechnology advances · 1 Oct 2026 · Review
Microbial and enzymatic degradation can effectively break down plastics, but only 10-20% of reported cases are reliably validated as true biodegradation.
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Microbial synthesis and degradation of bio-based biodegradable plastics.
Nature Reviews Microbiology · 1 Oct 2026 · Review
Microorganisms can both produce and degrade key bio-based plastics, but current capabilities limit their role in establishing a sustainable circular plastics economy.
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Is urban micro-watershed driven organophosphate flame retardants threatening major tropical river basin? First sediment-water exchange evidence from India.
Environmental research · 1 Oct 2026 · Journal Article
Urban micro-watersheds in India release up to 107,958.6 ng/L of organophosphate flame retardants, posing potential ecological risks in tropical river basins.
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Typical economic activities reveal variations in microplastic pollution and ecological risks in the environment.
Environmental research · 1 Oct 2026 · Journal Article
Microplastic pollution and ecological risks vary significantly across economic activity environments, with landfill and Yellow River Basin areas showing higher MP abundance and risks.
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Dietary exposure to polystyrene microplastics impairs muscle growth via gut microbiota dysbiosis and hepatic oxidative stress along the gut-liver-muscle axis in Qihe gibel carp (Carassius gibelio var. Qihe).
Environmental pollution · 1 Oct 2026 · Journal Article
Dietary polystyrene microplastics at 500 μm impair growth and cause tissue damage in Carassius gibelio var. Qihe, reducing body weight by up to 100 μg/g feed exposure.
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Morphology-dependent photoaging behavior of polyamide fibrous microplastics: implications for fragmentation and dissolved organic matter release.
Environmental pollution · 1 Oct 2026 · Journal Article
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Detection and release characterization of micro-nanoplastics from kitchen plastic products: A review.
Environmental pollution · 1 Oct 2026 · Review
Kitchen plastic food containers are the main source of micro-nanoplastics released, with polypropylene and polyethylene particles exceeding 1 μm in size dominating the release.
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Atmospheric microplastic deposition in an urban agglomeration: Spatiotemporal dynamics, influencing factors and ecological risks.
Environmental research · 1 Oct 2026 · Journal Article
Atmospheric microplastic deposition in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban area averages 61.89 items·m−2·d−1, with higher fluxes in Beijing and Tianjin, especially in spring.
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Polymer-specific hazard, more than particle abundance, shapes microplastic ecological and dietary risk profiles in a tropical mangrove estuary.
Environmental pollution · 1 Oct 2026 · Journal Article
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Microplastic retention within infiltration basins used for managed aquifer recharge: Effectiveness and key controlling factors.
Environmental pollution · 1 Oct 2026 · Journal Article
Infiltration basins reduce microplastic concentrations by 70% from surface to deep sediments, demonstrating effective retention within aquifer recharge systems.
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Microparticles contamination in urban wild bees: predominance of cellulose-derived fibres over microplastics.
Environmental research · 1 Oct 2026 · Journal Article
Wild bees in urban areas are heavily contaminated with cellulose-derived fibers, with 69% of microparticles being white fibers, indicating widespread airborne pollution.
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Variation in microplastic assemblages in streams across multiple spatial scales.
Environmental pollution · 1 Oct 2026 · Journal Article
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Size-dependent modulation of tetracycline hydrochloride toxicity by polystyrene micro/nanoplastics in the model freshwater ciliate Paramecium tetraurelia.
Environmental pollution · 1 Oct 2026 · Journal Article
Polystyrene micro/nanoplastics (50 nm and 500 nm) significantly increase tetracycline hydrochloride toxicity in Paramecium tetraurelia, with effects varying by particle size.
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Ecological risks of microplastics in soils of major Angelica sinensis production areas and biological responses of roots to polyethylene microplastics.
Environmental pollution · 1 Oct 2026 · Journal Article
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Divergent impacts of microplastics and related leachates on sediment carbon and nitrogen transformation by regulating microbial communities and functions.
Environmental pollution · 1 Oct 2026 · Journal Article
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Aquatic ecosystem degradation attributed to tire wear particles in urban roadway runoff.
Environmental pollution · 1 Oct 2026 · Journal Article
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Influence of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) microplastic morphology on bacterial survival during thermal and ultraviolet-C inactivation in aqueous systems.
Applied and environmental microbiology · 23 Sept 2026 · Journal Article
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Ancestral hydrocarbon metabolism enables PET degradation by a natural bacterial consortium.
mSystems · 22 Sept 2026 · Journal Article
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Microplastics in tropical freshwater carnivorous fish: edible tissue contamination and an exploratory Fillet Risk Score (FRS) framework.
Environmental pollution · 15 Sept 2026 · Journal Article
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From capture to destruction: A critical review of microplastic separation and degradation in water and wastewater treatment.
Environmental research · 15 Sept 2026 · Review
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Polyethylene terephthalate oligomers in indoor dust: Occurrence characteristics, exposure flux and health risk.
Environmental pollution · 15 Sept 2026 · Journal Article
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Spatio-temporal heterogeneity of microplastic occurrence characteristics in surface waters of straight and meandering river channels.
Environmental research · 15 Sept 2026 · Journal Article
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