Screening for microplastics in agricultural soils: Applying green chemistry principles in extraction and analysis
Diana Rede, Rui Vilarinho, Joaquim Agostinho Moreira, Luca Nizzetto, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Virgínia Cruz Fernandes
Academic article
| Environmental Pollution (1987)
Microplastic effects on soil nitrogen cycling enzymes: A global meta-analysis of environmental and edaphic factors
Yangzhou Xiang, Bin Yao, Josep Peñuelas, Jordi Sardans, Luca Nizzetto, Rui Li
Academic article
| Journal of Hazardous Materials
A screening of metal(loid) content in conventional and compostable plastic polymers: understanding the sources and the connected environmental implications
Gilberto Binda, Stefano Carnati, Noemi Passignani, Rachel Hurley, Luca Nizzetto, Davide Spanu
Academic article
| Environmental Pollution (1987)
GIS mapping of agricultural plastic waste in southern Europe
Ali Hachem, Fabiana Convertino, Teresa Batista, Fátima Baptista, Demetres Briassoulis, Diego Luis Valera Martínez
Academic article
| Science of the Total Environment
Production and characterisation of environmentally relevant microplastic test materials derived from agricultural plastics
Rachel Hurley, Gilberto Binda, Demetres Briassoulis, Sabrina Carroccio, Pierfrancesco Cerruti, Fabiana Convertino
Academic article
| Science of the Total Environment
The interaction between plastics and microalgae affects community assembly and nutrient availability
Gilberto Binda, Stefano Carnati, Ana Margarida Pinto E. Costa, Vladyslava Hostyeva, Eva Leu, Birger Skjelbred
Academic article
| Communications Earth & Environment
Microplastic aging processes: Environmental relevance and analytical implications
Gilberto Binda, Gabriela Kalčíková, Ian Allan, Rachel Hurley, Elisabeth Rødland, Davide Spanu
Academic literature review
| TrAC. Trends in analytical chemistry
Monitoring of current-use pesticides along a Europe-Arctic transect using ships of opportunity
Miroslav Brumovský, Jiří Kohoutek, Katharina Bjarnar Løken, Ondřej Sáňka, Kai Sørensen, Luca Nizzetto
Academic article
| Journal of Hazardous Materials
An updated status of currently used pesticides in India: Human dietary exposure from an Indian food basket
Sidhi Soman, Agnethe Christiansen, Roman Florinski, Girija Bharat, Eirik Hovland Steindal, Luca Nizzetto
Academic article
| Environmental Research
Strategy towards producing relevant and reliable data for the hazard assessment of micro- and nanoplastics in agricultural soils
Anita Jemec Kokalj, Gabriela Kalčíková, Salla Selonen, Thijs Bosker, Damjana Drobne, Darina Dvořáková
Academic literature review
| TrAC. Trends in analytical chemistry
Are eco-friendly “green” tires also chemically green? Comparing metals, rubbers and selected organic compounds in green and conventional tires
Elisabeth Strandbråten Rødland, Gilberto Binda, Davide Spanu, Stefano Carnati, Laura Röhler Bjerke, Luca Nizzetto
Academic article
| Journal of Hazardous Materials
The fate of post-use biodegradable PBAT-based mulch films buried in agricultural soil
Fabiana Convertino, Sabrina Carola Carroccio, Maria Cristina Cocca, Sandro Dattilo, Anna Chiara Dell'Acqua, Luca Gargiulo
Academic article
| Science of the Total Environment
Biodegradable microplastics induce profound changes in lettuce (Lactuca sativa) defense mechanisms and to some extent deteriorate growth traits
Sylwia Adamczyk, Laura J. Zantis, Sam van Loon, Cornelis A.M. van Gestel, Thijs Bosker, Rachel Hurley
Academic article
| Environmental Pollution (1987)
Comments to “Degli-Innocenti, F. The pathology of hype, hyperbole and publication bias is creating an unwarranted concern towards biodegradable mulch films” [J. Hazard. Mater. 463 (2024) 132923]
Luca Nizzetto, Gilberto Binda, Rachel Hurley, Cecilie Baann, Salla Selonen, Sannakajsa Velmala
Reader opinion piece
| Journal of Hazardous Materials
Modelling plastic fluxes with INCA-macroplastics in the Imus catchment: impacts of long-term accumulation and extreme events
Francois Clayer, Magnus Dahler Norling, Kathinka Fürst, Rachel Hurley, Glenn Bryan A. Creencia, Daeniel Zarene P. Msojica
Academic article
| Environmental Research Letters
Retention efficiency for microplastic in a landscape estimated from empirically validated dynamic model predictions
Magnus Dahler Norling, Rachel Hurley, Theresa Schell, Martyn Futter, Andreu Rico, Marco Vighi
Article in business/trade/industry journal
| Journal of Hazardous Materials
Untangling the role of biotic and abiotic ageing of various environmental plastics toward the sorption of metals
Gilberto Binda, Margarida Costa, Luka Supraha, Davide Spanu, Christian Vogelsang, Eva Leu
Academic article
| Science of the Total Environment
Innovative reference materials for method validation in microplastic analysis including interlaboratory comparison exercises
Elena Martínez Francés, Bert van Bavel, Rachel Hurley, Luca Nizzetto, Svetlana Pakhomova, Nina Tuscano Buenaventura
Academic article
| Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
Assessing sources and fractions of metals associated with environmental plastics: a case study in Lake Como (Italy)
Stefano Carnati, Andrea Pozzi, Davide Spanu, Damiano Monticelli, Roberta Bettinetti, Ginevra Boldrocchi
Academic article
| Environmental Science: Advances
Selection of the optimal extraction protocol to investigate the interaction between trace elements and environmental plastic
Gilberto Binda, Stefano Carnati, Davide Spanu, Arianna Bellasi, Rachel Hurley, Roberta Bettinetti
Academic article
| Journal of Hazardous Materials
Occurrence, Source and Dietary Exposure of Toxic and Essential Elements in the Indian Food Basket
Manisha Jain, Brij Mohan Sharma, Sarita Sachdeva, Jan Kuta, Rostislav Červenka, Luca Nizzetto
Academic article
| Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
Unlocking India’s Potential in Managing Endocrine‑Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs): Importance, Challenges, and Opportunities
Brij Mohan Sharma, Martin Scheringer, Paromita Chakraborty, Girija K. Bharat, Eirik Hovland Steindal, Leonardo Trasande
Academic literature review
| Exposure and Health
Line ferries and cargo ships for the monitoring of marine contaminants of emerging concern: Application along a Europe-Arctic transect
Miroslav Brumovský, Jitka Bečanová, Ondřej Sáňka, Katharina Bjarnar Løken, Didier Ludovic Baho, Kai Sørensen
Academic article
| Journal of Hazardous Materials
Physicochemical and biological ageing processes of (micro)plastics in the environment: a multi-tiered study on polyethylene
Gilberto Binda, Giorgio Zanetti, Arianna Bellasi, Davide Spanu, Ginevra Boldrocchi, Roberta Bettinetti
Academic article
| Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals used as common plastic additives: Levels, profiles, and human dietary exposure from the Indian food basket
Paromita Chakraborty, Girija K. Bharat, Omkar Gaonkar, Moitraiyee Mukhopadhyay, Sarath Chandra, Eirik Hovland Steindal
Academic article
| Science of the Total Environment
Unlocking India’s Potential in Managing Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs): Importance, Challenges, and Opportunities
Brij Mohan Sharma, Martin Scheringer, Paromita Chakraborty, Girija K. Bharat, Eirik Hovland Steindal, Leonardo Trasande
Academic article
| Exposure and Health
Interlinkage Between Persistent Organic Pollutants and Plastic in the Waste Management System of India: An Overview
Paromita Chakroborty, Sarath Chandra, Malene Vågen Dimmen, Rachel Hurley, Smita Mohanty, Girija K. Bharat
Academic literature review
| Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
Migration of Plasticizers from Polyethylene Terephthalate and Low-Density Polyethylene Casing into Bottled Water: A Case Study From India
Moitraiyee Mukhopadhyay, Mohammed Jalal, G. Vignesh, Muhammed Ziauddin, Srimurali Sampath, Girija K. Bharat
Academic article
| Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
A comprehensive assessment of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in an Indian food basket: Levels, dietary intakes, and comparison with European data
Brij Mohan Sharma, Girija K. Bharat, Paromita Chakraborty, Jakub Martiník, Ondřej Audy, Petr Kukučka
Academic article
| Environmental Pollution (1987)
Exploring the impacts of microplastics and associated chemicals in the terrestrial environment – Exposure of soil invertebrates to tire particles
Salla Selonen, Andraz Dolar, Anita Jemec Kokalj, Lyndon NA Sackey, Tina Skalar, Virginia Cruz Fernandes
Academic article
| Environmental Research
Binding of waterborne pharmaceutical and personal care products to natural dissolved organic matter
Simone Rizzuto, Didier Ludovic Baho, Kevin C. Jones, Hao Zhang, Eva Leu, Luca Nizzetto
Academic article
| Science of the Total Environment
Fate of microplastics in agricultural soils amended with sewage sludge: Is surface water runoff a relevant environmental pathway?
Theresa Schell, Rachel Hurley, Nina Tuscano Buenaventura, Pedro V. Mauri, Luca Nizzetto, Andreu Rico
Academic article
| Environmental Pollution (1987)
Unfolding the interaction between microplastics and (trace) elements in water: A critical review
Gilberto Binda, Davide Spanu, Damiano Monticelli, Andrea Pozzi, Arianna Bellasi, Roberta Bettinetti
Academic literature review
| Water Research
Water Browning Controls Adaptation and Associated Trade-Offs in Phytoplankton Stressed by Chemical Pollution
Simone Rizzuto, Jan-Erik Thrane, Didier L Baho, Kevin C. Jones, Hao Zhang, Dag O Hessen
Academic article
| Environmental Science and Technology