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ClearPlant Bioassay in cytogenetic monitoring for the review of the Environmental toxins
This paper is not relevant to microplastics research — it is a broad review of plant bioassay methods for cytogenetic monitoring of environmental toxicity, covering genotoxic agents such as pesticides and industrial chemicals.
Green Nanomaterial-based Electrochemical Sensors for Health and Environmental Monitoring
This review covered green nanomaterial-based electrochemical sensors for detecting health and environmental analytes including biomarkers, heavy metals, pharmaceuticals, and microplastics. Green synthesis of nanomaterials using plant extracts was highlighted as a way to maintain high sensitivity while avoiding hazardous chemicals in sensor fabrication.
Green analytical chemistry methods for ecotoxicological studies: Challenges and recommendations
This editorial introduces a virtual special issue on green analytical chemistry methods for ecotoxicological studies, summarizing six contributions addressing sustainable alternatives to conventional pollutant testing. Topics include reusing adsorbents, animal testing alternatives, pharmaceutical risk assessment, and improved microplastic detection across international research teams.
New Methods for Testing/Determining the Environmental Exposure to Glyphosate in Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) Plants
Researchers tested new methods for detecting glyphosate exposure in sunflower plants, identifying sensitive biomarkers at the molecular and physiological level that could improve environmental monitoring of herbicide contamination in agricultural settings.
Evaluation on the Biological Aspect of Plant, Contaminant Types and Application of Phytoremediation for Environmental and Economical Sustainability
This review assessed how different types of plants can be used to clean up environmental contaminants, including microplastics, from soil, water, and sediments. Researchers found that various plant species can effectively remove or stabilize pollutants through natural biological processes, and that newer technologies like genetic engineering and nanotechnology can further enhance these capabilities. The study suggests that plant-based remediation offers a cost-effective and environmentally friendly approach to addressing pollution while also supporting carbon sequestration and soil health.
Microplastic pollution: Phytotoxicity, environmental risks, and phytoremediation strategies
This review examines how microplastics harm plants through oxidative stress, interference with photosynthesis, and DNA damage, and explores whether plants could be used to clean up microplastic pollution. Plants can absorb tiny microplastics through their roots and leaves, and the plastics accumulate along the food chain, making health risk assessment difficult. The authors discuss phytoremediation strategies where specific plants could help remove microplastics from contaminated soil.
Recent Advances in Phytoremediation of Hazardous Substances using Plants: A Tool for Soil Reclamation and Sustainability
This review provides a comprehensive analysis of phytoremediation techniques for soil reclamation and removal of hazardous contaminants from polluted sites, examining the current state of knowledge across different plant-based remediation approaches. The study evaluates the effectiveness of various phytoremediation strategies and identifies future research directions for improving soil sustainability.
Aquatic plants and ecotoxicological assessment in freshwater ecosystems: a review
A review of aquatic plant ecotoxicology found that freshwater macrophytes and microalgae are underused as biological models compared to animals, despite their key ecological roles, and identified significant gaps in testing methods and dose-response data for emerging contaminants including plastics.
Ethical principles and scientific advancements: In vitro, in silico, and non-vertebrate animal approaches for a green ecotoxicology
This paper advocates for shifting ecotoxicology research toward more ethical approaches, including computer simulations, cell-based tests, and the use of non-vertebrate animals instead of traditional vertebrate testing. The authors argue these alternatives can provide reliable data while reducing harm to animals and aligning with sustainability principles.
Reducing environmental impacts of marine biotoxin monitoring: A laboratory report
A laboratory in Ireland measured the environmental footprint of routine marine biotoxin monitoring required for shellfish safety, documenting energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, and chemical waste generation associated with regulatory testing programs. The authors identify opportunities to reduce the environmental impact of monitoring laboratories through method optimization and green chemistry practices.
Green Extraction Techniques as Advanced Sample Preparation Approaches in Biological, Food, and Environmental Matrices: A Review
This review evaluated green extraction techniques as sustainable alternatives to classical sample preparation methods across biological, food, and environmental matrices, highlighting approaches that improve analytical sensitivity while reducing solvent use and environmental impact.
Air quality biomonitoring in the Guaiúba Chemical Park using Tradescantia pallida var. purpurea: genotoxic effects assessed by micronucleus and stamen hair mutation bioassays associated with climate data
Researchers used Tradescantia pallida as a biomonitor to assess air quality in and around a chemical industrial park in Brazil over six months, measuring genotoxic effects via micronucleus and stamen-hair mutation assays. Sites within the park showed greater genotoxic effects than the control campus site, with seasonal climate patterns modulating pollutant exposure levels.
Biomonitoramento dos efeitos genotóxicos relacionados à poluição atmosférica em ambientes de intenso tráfego de veículos: Contribuições para a vigilância em saúde ambiental de populações expostas
This paper is not about microplastics; it reports a biomonitoring study using the plant Tradescantia pallida to measure genotoxic effects of vehicle traffic air pollution at urban intersections in Brazil.
Perspectives on the Use of Toxicogenomics to Assess Environmental Risk
This review discussed the application of toxicogenomics, including transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics, to assess environmental risk from toxic substances. The authors argued that molecular profiling technologies could improve sensitivity and mechanistic understanding of pollutant effects compared to traditional endpoint toxicity tests.
Green Strategies for Removal of Emerging Contaminants from Aqueous System
This review examines green strategies for removing emerging contaminants from aqueous systems, evaluating bioremediation, phytoremediation, and eco-friendly nanocomposite approaches for eliminating pharmaceuticals, endocrine disruptors, microplastics, and pesticides from water.
The power of green: Harnessing phytoremediation to combat micro/nanoplastics
This review explores how plants and plant-based systems can be used to capture and remove micro- and nanoplastics from contaminated soil and water environments. Researchers found that certain plant species can absorb, trap, or break down plastic particles through their root systems and associated microorganisms. The study suggests that phytoremediation, or using plants to clean up pollution, could become a scalable and environmentally friendly strategy for tackling plastic contamination.
Green Chemistry Approaches for Mitigating Water Pollution: Innovations and Challenges
This review examines green chemistry approaches to water pollution remediation, evaluating innovations including photocatalysis, bio-based coagulants, and advanced oxidation processes as more sustainable alternatives to conventional water treatment methods that generate secondary pollutants.
Phytoremediation Mechanism for Emerging Pollutants : A Review
This review covers how plants can be used to clean up emerging pollutants, including microplastics, pharmaceuticals, and personal care product chemicals from contaminated soil and water. Plants absorb these pollutants through their roots and either break them down or store them in their tissues. Phytoremediation offers a cost-effective and environmentally friendly strategy for addressing the growing problem of emerging contaminants in the environment.
Plants for saving the environment- Phytoremediation
This review covers phytoremediation, a technology that uses plants to remove pollutants including heavy metals and organic compounds from contaminated soil, water, and air. The authors discuss how different plant groups and their root microbiomes contribute to extracting and degrading environmental contaminants.
Green solutions for clean water: Natural materials in contaminant detection and removal
This review examines green and natural materials — including biosorbents, biopolymers, plant-based composites, and naturally occurring minerals — as sustainable alternatives to conventional water treatment technologies for detecting and removing emerging contaminants, evaluating biodegradability, cost-effectiveness, and performance against limitations of high cost and secondary pollution in traditional approaches.
Nanoengineering of eco-friendly silver nanoparticles using five different plant extracts and development of cost-effective phenol nanosensor
Researchers used extracts from five plant species to create environmentally friendly silver nanoparticles and built them into a sensor capable of detecting phenol (a chemical pollutant) in water at very low concentrations, including in water from plastic bottles, offering a cheap and green option for monitoring water quality.
Breaking Barriers in Eco-Friendly Synthesis of Plant-Mediated Metal/Metal Oxide/Bimetallic Nanoparticles: Antibacterial, Anticancer, Mechanism Elucidation, and Versatile Utilizations
This review covers how plant extracts can be used to create metal nanoparticles in an environmentally friendly way, replacing toxic chemical manufacturing methods. While focused on nanoparticle synthesis rather than microplastics, these green manufacturing approaches could reduce reliance on synthetic plastic-based materials in biomedical and industrial applications.
Towards sustainable environmental chemistry: A comprehensive review
This review traces the evolution of environmental chemistry toward sustainability, covering recent advances in green catalysis, waste valorization, AI-assisted environmental monitoring, carbon capture, and bioremediation as tools for reducing chemical pollution including microplastics.
Cyto-Genotoxic Effect Causing Potential of Polystyrene Micro-Plastics in Terrestrial Plants.
Exposure of plant root cells to polystyrene microplastics at multiple size ranges caused chromosome aberrations, reduced root length, and other cytological damage at higher concentrations. The findings indicate that microplastic particles can cause genotoxic effects in terrestrial plants, with implications for the health of food crops grown in plastic-contaminated soils.