Plastic is considered one of the most indispensable commodities in our daily life.At the end of life,the huge ever-growing pile of plastic waste(PW)causes serious concerns for our environment,including agricultural fa...
supported by the Shandong Provincial Major Science and Technology Innovation Project(China)(2019JZZY020302);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.22106136);Hainan Provincial Joint Project of Sanya Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City(China)(220LH061);National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of Shandong Province(China)(ZR2021JQ13).
Plastic pollution as a global environmental issue has become a research hotspot,among which the removal of inherent plasticizer(e.g.,phthalic acid esters,PAEs)received increasing attention.However,the effects of bioch...
the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2021YFA1202500);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.42177357);the Guangdong Basic and Applied Research Foundation(China)(No.2021A1515012191);the Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Committee(China)(No.JCYJ20210324104412033)。
The daily use of plastics presents a serious pollution issue due to their extremely slow degradation.Microplastics and the biofilm that grows on plastics(i.e.,the plastisphere)are important subsets of plastic wastes.M...
The research on the extent and effects of microplastics pollution in the Global South is only getting started.Bangladesh is a South Asian country with one of the fastest growing economies in the world,however,such exp...
Microplastics are an emerging threat and a big challenge for the environment.The presence of microplastics(MPs)in water is life-threatening to diverse organisms of aquatic ecosystems.Hence,the scientific community is ...
This study was supported by the New Jersey Water Resources Research Institute(NJWRRI)Grant(USA)(Project Number:2018NJ399B).
Plastic pollution has been a legacy environment problems and more recently,the plastic particles,especially those ultrafine or small plastics particles,are widely recognized with increasing environmental and ecologica...
Face masks help prevent the spread of coronavirus and other diseases,and mass masking is recommended by almost all health groups and countries to control the COVID-19 pandemic(Brooks et al.,2020).Recent studies estima...
the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.41977030 and 42030704);the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2019YFC1906704).
Single-use plastics are often used once or cannot be reused for extended periods.They are widely consumed with the rapid development of social economy.The waste generated by single-use plastics threatens ecosystem hea...
This work was supported by the National Major Science and Technology Projects of China(No.2017ZX07107-001);Beijing Science and Technology Planning Project(No.Z181100005418010).
Plastic debris as new pollutants attracts much attention in the recent years.The plastic mulching films is one of the most important plastic debirs source in the environment.The aim of this work was to investigate the...
Microplastic particles smaller than 5 mm in size are of increasing concem, especially in aquatic environments, such as the ocean. Primary source is microbeads (〈 1 mm) used in cosmetics and cleaning agents and fibe...