We can't find the internet
Attempting to reconnect
Something went wrong!
Hang in there while we get back on track
Microplastics Remediation – Possible Perspectives for Mitigating Saline Environments
AI summary Read the abstract
This chapter reviews technologies available to clean up microplastics from saltwater environments, including beaches and saline soils, where plastic particles accumulate and are slow to degrade. It notes that remediation is technically challenging and costly, underscoring the importance of prevention alongside the development of better removal strategies.
Microplastics are widely used in products of the chemical and cosmetic industries. These tiny plastics regularly play a role as abrasives in skin-care cosmetics. Such synthetics flow into the environment and can be hazardous to living beings due to their micro-size, slow biodegradation, and environmental stability. These plastics can disperse rapidly to the oceans, seashores, and other saline environments; but their main receptors are saline water bodies and related soils. This risk should be managed and remediated to achieve a cleaner environment for the sake of sustainability. This chapter reviews and discusses possible technologies to remediate microplastics in saline environments, describing the environment assimilative capacity related to microplastics, microplastic self-aging and degradation, remediation technologies for saline environments, economic and social aspects, hopes, and resistance.
More Papers Like This
Micro- and Nanoplastics (MNPs) Pollutant Removal from Saline Water
AI summary Read the abstract
This review covers methods for removing micro- and nanoplastics from saline water, examining various treatment technologies suited to seawater environments. It discusses the sources and properties of MNPs and evaluates the effectiveness of available removal approaches.
Technological Approaches for the Reduction of Microplastic Pollution in Seawater Desalination Plants and for Sea Salt Extraction
AI summary Read the abstract
This review examines technological approaches for reducing microplastic pollution in seawater, including filtration, coagulation, and biological degradation methods. It evaluates each technology's effectiveness, scalability, and cost, noting that no single solution is sufficient at global scale.
Microplastics Pollution and its Remediation
AI summary Read the abstract
This publication reviews the growing problem of microplastic pollution in the environment and explores biological and technological strategies for remediation, including microbial degradation and engineered solutions. It highlights the urgent need for practical cleanup approaches as microplastics continue to accumulate across ecosystems worldwide.
Bioremediation: Removing Microplastics from Soil
AI summary Read the abstract
This book chapter reviews bioremediation techniques for removing microplastics from soil, covering the origin and properties of microplastic particles and emerging biological approaches to degrade or extract them from terrestrial ecosystems. It highlights the urgent need for scalable, low-cost solutions — particularly relevant for developing nations where microplastic contamination of agricultural soils is poorly managed.
Removal technologies of microplastics in soil and water environments: review on sources, ecotoxicity, and removal technologies
AI summary Read the abstract
This review covers the sources, toxic effects, and removal methods for microplastics in both soil and water environments. The authors found that while various treatment technologies exist, most are still in early stages and preventing microplastics from entering the environment in the first place may be more practical than trying to clean them up afterward. The review also notes that far fewer studies have examined microplastic toxicity in soil organisms compared to aquatic species, leaving a significant knowledge gap.
Research digests by email
When a large batch of papers lands in the Atlas, we read through it and send a short write-up of what stood out.