Most recent status of plastic in our environment
Plastic contamination has become a widespread societal and ecological threat due to its global application, persistence, and adverse impact on environment. Global plastic production has reached 368 million tons, with production in China and Europe at 114.08 and 60 million tons in 2021, respectively; some predictions of global production to exceed 33 billion tons by […]
Microplastics detection in human blood highlighting the medical attention
The concept of microplastics (MP) was proposed as early as 2004 by Richard Thompson of the University of Plymouth in his landmark paper “Lost at Sea: Where Is All the Plastic?” Subsequently, it has received significant attention from all walks of life due to its widespread presence in the terrestrial systems. Globally, plastic production reached 368 […]
Earthworms: The emerging potential engineers to clean the degradable bioplastic
“New study reported in Environmental Science & Technology has investigated that earthworms actually prefer soil with some types of microplastics due to the odor of polymer monomers.” Soil environment have become a major sink of plastics due to agricultural activities, including through amendments of sewage/sludge and organic fertilizers, as well as through the use of plastic […]