Suitability of aquatic mosses for biomonitoring micro/meso plastics in freshwater ecosystemsSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 34 - Trang 1-10 - 2022
V. Carrieri, Z. Varela, J. R. Aboal, F. De Nicola, J. A. Fernández
Mesoplastics (5–25 mm) and microplastics (0.001–5 mm) are emerging pollutants of great concern. However, reliable methods of monitoring these types of plastic in river ecosystems have not yet been established. The goal of this work was to evaluate, for the first time, the suitability of Fontinalis antipyretica as a biomonitor of meso- and micro-plastics in rivers. With this aim, native samples of ...... hiện toàn bộ
Does the natural carcinogen ptaquiloside degrade readily in groundwater?Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 33 - Trang 1-10 - 2021
Jane S. Wu, Frederik Clauson-Kaas, Dan Nybro Lindqvist, Lars Holm Rasmussen, Bjarne W. Strobel, Hans Christian Bruun Hansen
Ptaquiloside (PTA) is a natural carcinogen found in bracken ferns. PTA is released from the plants via soil to surface and groundwaters from where humans can be exposed via drinking water. Primary degradation of PTA is due to hydrolysis with formation of pterosin B (PTB). Temperature and pH determine the rate of hydrolysis under pure experimental conditions. To assess the applicability of the expe...... hiện toàn bộ
Paint has the potential to release microplastics, nanoplastics, inorganic nanoparticles, and hybrid materialsSpringer Science and Business Media LLC -
Cheng Fang, Wenhao Zhou, Jianhang Hu, Chengqing Wu, Junfeng Niu, Ravi Naidu
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Background
When we paint our houses or offices, we might paint plastic, because most paints are generally formulated with polymer binders. After drying and curing, the binders fix the colourants on the painted surface as a film of plastic mixture, which is tested herein using Raman imaging ...... hiện toàn bộ
Analysis of microbial populations in plastic–soil systems after exposure to high poly(butylene succinate-co-adipate) load using high-resolution molecular techniqueSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 33 - Trang 1-17 - 2021
Benjawan Tanunchai, Kantida Juncheed, Sara Fareed Mohamed Wahdan, Vusal Guliyev, Maria Udovenko, Ann-Sophie Lehnert, Eliane Gomes Alves, Bruno Glaser, Matthias Noll, François Buscot, Evgenia Blagodatskaya, Witoon Purahong
Bio-based and biodegradable plastics are considered as plastics of the future owing to their ability to decompose under various environmental conditions. However, their effects on the soil microbiome are poorly characterised. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of an important bio-based and biodegradable plastic, polybutylene succinate-co-adipate (PBSA), on soil microbial diversity ...... hiện toàn bộ
Bioaccumulation in aquatic systems: methodological approaches, monitoring and assessmentSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 27 - Trang 1-10 - 2015
Sabine Schäfer, Georgia Buchmeier, Evelyn Claus, Lars Duester, Peter Heininger, Andrea Körner, Philipp Mayer, Albrecht Paschke, Caren Rauert, Georg Reifferscheid, Heinz Rüdel, Christian Schlechtriem, Christa Schröter-Kermani, Dieter Schudoma, Foppe Smedes, Dieter Steffen, Friederike Vietoris
Bioaccumulation, the accumulation of a chemical in an organism relative to its level in the ambient medium, is of major environmental concern. Thus, monitoring chemical concentrations in biota are widely and increasingly used for assessing the chemical status of aquatic ecosystems. In this paper, various scientific and regulatory aspects of bioaccumulation in aquatic systems and the relevant criti...... hiện toàn bộ