Interplay of plastic pollution with algae and plants: hidden danger or a blessing?

Karalija, Erna; Carbó, María Teresa Doménech; Coppi, Andrea; Colzi, Ilaria; Dainelli, Marco; Gašparović, Mateo; Grebenc, Tine; Gonnelli, Cristina; Papadakis, Vagelis G.; Pilić, Selma; Šibanc, Nataša; Valledor, Luís; Poma, Anna; Martinelli, Federico

doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129450

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“…Microplastics and nanoplastics cause oxidative stress by being transported from root to stem on terrestrial plants or by being directly absorbed by leaves and accumulating in various tissues, and adversely affect plant growth parameters by altering metabolism, photosynthesis processes, and related gene expression levels. Once microplastics and nanoplastics enter the plant, they cause different effects on roots, including impairing water and nutrient uptake and reducing transpiration rate [56]. When the effect of microplastics polyethylene on photosynthetic performance in the leaves of Nicotiana tabacum seedlings was evaluated by transcriptomic analysis, 79 DEGs related to photosynthetic proteins were detected.…”

Section: Micro/nanoplastics and Nanoparticlesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Perspective Chapter: Plant Abiotic Stress Factors – Current Challenges of Last Decades and Future Threats

Gümüş¹,

Meriç²,

Ayan³

et al. 2023

Plant Abiotic Stress Responses and Tolerance Mechanisms

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All life forms, from the simplest to the most complicated, are inevitably exposed to altering environmental conditions in their natural habitats, gradually depending on their lifestyle. Unfavorable alterations drive these life forms either to avoidance or defense as a response. Most of the essential plant growth-promoting environmental factors can also turn out to be stress factors. Water as the most abundant molecule of all living cells can cause stress either in deficit as drought or in excess as waterlogging. Temperature is important for the maintenance of all biomolecules and metabolic reactions; hence, both low and high temperatures are deleterious stress factors. Even though the plants were exposed to various volcanic origin, heavy metals and pollutants and evolved molecular mechanisms during millions year of evolution, rapid urbanization, and industrial progress introduce brand new pollutants as micro- and nanoplastics as well as nanoparticles to plants like never before. This chapter defines and evaluates major environmental abiotic stress factors with an emphasis on the latest knowledge of molecular effects on plants. In addition, novel stress factors, such as nanoparticles and microplastics, are looked over as hot prospects for the future of plant abiotic stress areas.

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Section: Micro/nanoplastics and Nanoparticlesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Perspective Chapter: Plant Abiotic Stress Factors – Current Challenges of Last Decades and Future Threats

Gümüş¹,

Meriç²,

Ayan³

et al. 2023

Plant Abiotic Stress Responses and Tolerance Mechanisms

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“…Nowadays, unfortunately, almost everything in nature is polluted by MPs/NPs [63], especially aquatic ecosystems [64,65]. There is MP/NP contamination in the food chain, especially in water, drinks, and beverages [66,67].…”

Section: Important Research Work For Mps/nps and Plasticizers Migrati...mentioning

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“…MPs such as PP, PE, polystyrene (PS), and PET were detected and characterized [147][148][149]. Furthermore, Raman spectroscopy provided evidence for the uptake of plastic microparticles by plant species [65,150]. The detection of MPs in white wine resulted in findings of synthetic PE stoppers under micro-Raman spectroscopy [151].…”

Section: Spectroscopic Detection Of Mps/nps In Foodstuffsmentioning

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Honey Quality and Microplastic Migration from Food Packaging: A Potential Threat for Consumer Health?

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In ancient Greece, people said that “honey is the Food of the Gods”, and they were right. They believed that honey fell from the sky, with the morning dew, on the flowers and leaves, and from this point, the bees collected it. Honey is one of the most nutritious food products, which can be found in most homes. A lot of honey products are stored in different types of packaging materials, including plastics. Plastic packaging has been studied for the migration of plasticizers, chemical compounds, and MPs and NPs in foodstuffs. Most of them have been achieved through food simulations, while some studies managed to detect and isolate MPs/NPs. Recent studies presented evidence for the presence of MPs/NPs in honey products but not directly connected to food packaging or to the different types of honey and their properties (viscosity, pH value, and moisture content) or their storing conditions (temperature, humidity, light, and time). Spectroscopic and analytical techniques like Raman, FTIR, HPLC, and GC-MS are in the foreground for MP/NP detection and identification, but a universal way of isolation, detection, characterization, and quantification has not yet been found. This leaves an open field for more work to be done to clarify the factors affecting the migration of plastic packaging material in honey.

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“…Reproduced with permission. 10 drawbacks, such as excessive brittleness, which limit its large-scale application.…”

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A review of research and application of polylactic acid composites

Lin

Liu

et al. 2022

J of Applied Polymer Sci

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Polylactic acid (PLA) is a thermoplastic polyester that has received widespread attention for its environmentally friendly origin and excellent performance, and its potential to address the current problems of severe white pollution and scarcity of petroleum resources. This article focuses on the synthesis, modification, degradation and application of PLA. The main focus is on the modification of PLA with different environmentally friendly materials (natural organic materials, biodegradable polymers, inorganic minerals) in blends for defects such as the brittleness of PLA. In addition, the applications of PLA composites in the fields of construction, medical, packaging and oil and water separation are also introduced, which hopefully will provide some help to the promotion of PLA.

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Interplay of plastic pollution with algae and plants: hidden danger or a blessing?

Cited by 31 publications

References 127 publications

Perspective Chapter: Plant Abiotic Stress Factors – Current Challenges of Last Decades and Future Threats

Perspective Chapter: Plant Abiotic Stress Factors – Current Challenges of Last Decades and Future Threats

Honey Quality and Microplastic Migration from Food Packaging: A Potential Threat for Consumer Health?

A review of research and application of polylactic acid composites

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