Adsorption of As(Iii) by Microplastics Coexisting with Antibiotics

Sorption of Potentially Toxic Elements to Microplastics

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Researchers reviewed how microplastics can adsorb toxic heavy metals from their surrounding environment, effectively acting as vehicles that concentrate and transport harmful elements. This sorption behavior increases the potential risk microplastics pose to organisms that ingest them, including humans.

Sorption of Potentially Toxic Elements to Microplastics

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Microplastics readily sorb potentially toxic elements including heavy metals and metalloids from surrounding water, acting as concentrated carriers of these hazardous substances through aquatic food webs. This sorption capacity amplifies the toxicological risk of microplastic ingestion for organisms, including humans who consume contaminated seafood.

Simultaneous adsorption of Pb2+ and tetracycline onto pristine and aged polypropylene microplastics

Interaction of Antibiotics with Microplastics in Agricultural Soils

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This study investigates how co-occurring antibiotics and microplastics interact in agricultural soils, finding that plastic particles can adsorb antibiotics and alter their mobility, persistence, and bioavailability to soil organisms. The antibiotic-microplastic interaction in farmland soils raises concerns about accelerated antibiotic resistance development and the contamination of crops grown in affected fields.

Sorption of Pollutants on Microplastics

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Researchers reviewed how microplastics act as sponges for environmental pollutants like pesticides, heavy metals, and pharmaceuticals, absorbing and concentrating these chemicals in ways that can amplify their toxicity when ingested by marine animals — and potentially by humans.