Author(s): Chen Z; Elektorowicz M; An C; Tian X; Wang Z; Yang X; Lyu L;
Ice can serve as a significant temporary repository and conveyance mechanism for microplastics (MPs). MPs present in the water column can become entrapped within developing ice formations, subsequently being sequestered and transported by ice floes. With ch ...
Article GUID: 39031076
Author(s): Ahmed Dar A; Chen Z; Sardar MF; An C;
Microplastics (MPs) pollution is an emerging environmental health concern, impacting soil, plants, animals, and humans through their entry into the food chain via bioaccumulation. Human activities such as improper solid waste dumping are significant sources ...
Article GUID: 38642636
Author(s): Wang Z; Lee K; Feng Q; An C; Chen Z;
The widespread presence of microplastics (MPs) in the ocean has varying degrees of impact on ecosystems and even human health. Coastal tidal zones are crucial in controlling the movement of MPs, which are influenced by waves and tidal forces. Meanwhile, nat ...
Article GUID: 38604304
Author(s): Yang X; Huang G; Chen Z; Feng Q; An C; Lyu L; Bi H; Zhou S;
Coastal waters are complex and dynamic areas with unique environmental attributes that complicate the vertical migration of microplastics (MPs). The MPs that enter coastal waters from diverse sources, including terrestrial, riverine, oceanic, and shoreline ...
Article GUID: 38503206
Author(s): Feng Q; Chen Z; Huang G; An C; Yang X; Wang Z;
The detachment of microplastics (MPs) from porous media under different moisture conditions and flow regimes has garnered limited attention within the research community. The present study investigates the detachment of MPs from porous media under wet and d ...
Article GUID: 38340454
Author(s): Yang X; Huang G; Feng Q; An C; Zhou S; Bi H; Lyu L;
The estuary is an energetic area connecting the inland, river, and ocean. The migration of microplastics (MPs) in this highly complex area is tied to the entire ecosystem. In this study, the effects of cohesive SPM (clay) and noncohesive SPM (sand) on the v ...
Article GUID: 38306690
Author(s): Wang Z; An C; Lee K; Feng Q;
The increasing enrichment of microplastics (MPs) in the shoreline environment poses both ecological and social-economic risks. The alteration and motion of MPs in the ocean under the effect of bulk nanobubbles (NBs) have been less extensively studied. In th ...
Article GUID: 37477614
Author(s): Feng Q; An C; Chen Z; Lee K; Wang Z;
Estuaries are one of the primary pathways for transferring microplastics (MPs) from the land to the ocean. A comprehensive understanding of the load, morphological characteristics, driving factors, and potential risks of MPs in estuaries is imperative to in ...
Article GUID: 37336353
Author(s): Cai M; Qi Z; Guy C; An C; Chen X; Wang Z; Feng Q;
Biodegradable mulches (BMs) can be tilled into soils to mitigate disposal and environmental problems. However, the content of biodegradable microplastics (BMPs) would increase with the addition of biodegradable macroplastics (BMaPs). The fragmented particle ...
Article GUID: 37104954
Author(s): Feng Q; Chen Z; An C; Yang X; Wang Z;
In the present study, the infiltration and resuspension of microplastics (MPs) in a slope substrate under the influence of repeated tidal forces were investigated using a tidal tank. In the scenario in which MPs were placed on the top of the slope, increasi ...
Article GUID: 37084574
Author(s): Chen Z; Elektorowicz M; An C; Tian X;
Sea ice can serve as a temporary sink for microplastics (MPs), and thus, it too can function as a secondary source of and transport medium for MPs. This study aimed to explore the effect of various MP properties and environmental characteristics on the entr ...
Article GUID: 36780450
- Page 1 / 2 >