A5044678495- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Municipal Solid Waste Management
- Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
Nanjing University
2024
Microplastic pollution is a research hotspot around the world. This study investigated characteristics of microplastic in freshwater environments 21 major cities across China. Through indoor and outdoor experimental analysis, we have identified spatial temporal distribution China’s environments. Our findings indicate that average concentration microplastics 3502.6 n/m3. The majority these are fibrous (42.5%), predominantly smaller than 3 mm (28.1%), mostly colored (64.7%). primary chemical...
This study investigates the combined effect of microplastics and cadmium on decomposition litter, structure fungal communities, feeding behavior invertebrates in an aquatic ecosystem. Through a series microcosm experiments, we demonstrate that exposure to MPs Cd significantly reduced leaf litter. Notably, cumulative impact MP was found be greater than their individual effects. During this process, carbon–nitrogen ratio litter increased, while dehydrogenase activity biomass were inhibited....