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An Analysis of the Application of Nuclear and Isotopic Approaches for the Monitoring of Organic and Inorganic Pollutants
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Researchers reviewed nuclear and isotopic monitoring techniques — including stable isotope ratios and radionuclide tracing — as tools for tracking organic and inorganic pollutants, including microplastics, in marine and coastal environments. These advanced methods provide higher-resolution source attribution and transport data, improving scientists' ability to pinpoint where microplastic pollution originates and where it accumulates.
Marine and coastal environments are indispensable for biodiversity and climate change mitigation, threatening by anthropogenic pollutants such as radionuclides, heavy metals, microplastics among other organic and inorganic pollutants. Advanced and innovative...
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A Current Insight into Various Pollutants Globally and Their Impact on the Environment
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Researchers reviewed the scope of global pollution from greenhouse gases, heavy metals, microplastics, and industrial waste, documenting how these combined contaminants threaten biodiversity, disrupt ecosystems, and pose escalating risks to human health worldwide.
Impact of Emerging Contaminants to the Environment and Human Health
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Researchers reviewed the growing presence of emerging contaminants — including microplastics, pharmaceuticals, and endocrine disruptors — across environmental matrices, documenting their increasingly recognized risks to ecosystem integrity and human health.
Monitoring of Emerging Environmental Contaminants Using Bio-Indicators
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This review evaluates how living organisms—from algae and invertebrates to fish and plants—serve as bio-indicators for detecting emerging contaminants including microplastics, pharmaceuticals, and heavy metals in the environment. Biological monitoring complements chemical analysis by capturing the cumulative, real-world exposure that organisms experience, providing a more ecologically meaningful picture of pollution impacts on ecosystems and the food chain.
Worldwide cases of water pollution by emerging contaminants: a review
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A global review of emerging contaminants in water bodies found that microplastics, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and other unregulated pollutants are increasingly detected in drinking water and wastewater systems across China, Portugal, Mexico, Colombia, and Brazil, with conventional treatment plants unable to remove most of them. Microplastics are particularly concerning among emerging contaminants because they persist in the environment, accumulate in aquatic food webs, and serve as carriers for co-occurring chemical pollutants.
Current Challenges and Future Directions of Emerging Contaminants in the Environment
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Researchers reviewed current challenges in monitoring and managing emerging environmental contaminants — including pharmaceuticals, personal care products, microplastics, and nanomaterials — examining their increasing detection across environmental sectors and the significant ecological and human health threats they pose.
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