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Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Aquatic Environments: Aggregation, Deposition, and Enhanced Contaminant Transport by Alimi, Olubukola S, Farner Budarz, Jeffrey, Hernandez, Laura M, Tufenkji, Nathalie

“…Plastic litter is widely acknowledged as a global environmental threat, and poor management and disposal lead to increasing levels in the environment. Of…”
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Microplastics in African ecosystems: Current knowledge, abundance, associated contaminants, techniques, and research needs by Alimi, Olubukola S., Fadare, Oluniyi O., Okoffo, Elvis D.

“…Despite Africa ranking top in mismanaged plastic waste, there is insufficient data on the extent of microplastics and its interaction with other contaminants…”
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Weathering pathways and protocols for environmentally relevant microplastics and nanoplastics: What are we missing? by Alimi, Olubukola S., Claveau-Mallet, Dominique, Kurusu, Rafael S., Lapointe, Mathieu, Bayen, Stéphane, Tufenkji, Nathalie

“…To date, most studies of microplastics have been carried out with pristine particles. However, most plastics in the environment will be aged to some extent;…”
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Exposure of nanoplastics to freeze-thaw leads to aggregation and reduced transport in model groundwater environments by Alimi, Olubukola S., Farner, Jeffrey M., Tufenkji, Nathalie

“…•First report on the effect of freeze-thaw on the fate of nanoplastics.•Nanoplastics exposed to freeze-thaw formed aggregates and were less mobile.•Natural…”
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Fate of microfibres from single-use face masks: Release to the environment and removal during wastewater treatment by Pikuda, Oluwadamilola, Lapointe, Mathieu, Alimi, Olubukola S., Berk, Dimitrios, Tufenkji, Nathalie

“…Single-use face masks can release microfibres upon exposure to environmental conditions. This study investigates the number of microfibres released in the…”
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Effects of weathering on the properties and fate of secondary microplastics from a polystyrene single-use cup by Alimi, Olubukola S., Claveau-Mallet, Dominique, Lapointe, Mathieu, Biu, Thinh, Liu, Lan, Hernandez, Laura M., Bayen, Stéphane, Tufenkji, Nathalie

“…In this work, we probed the changes to some physicochemical properties of polystyrene microplastics generated from a disposable cup as a result of…”
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Learning from natural sediments to tackle microplastics challenges: A multidisciplinary perspective by Waldschläger, Kryss, Brückner, Muriel Z.M., Carney Almroth, Bethanie, Hackney, Christopher R., Adyel, Tanveer Mehedi, Alimi, Olubukola S., Belontz, Sara Lynn, Cowger, Win, Doyle, Darragh, Gray, Andrew, Kane, Ian, Kooi, Merel, Kramer, Matthias, Lechthaler, Simone, Michie, Laura, Nordam, Tor, Pohl, Florian, Russell, Catherine, Thit, Amalie, Umar, Wajid, Valero, Daniel, Varrani, Arianna, Warrier, Anish Kumar, Woodall, Lucy C., Wu, Nan

“…Although the study of microplastics in the aquatic environment incorporates a diversity of research fields, it is still in its infancy in many aspects while…”
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Mechanistic understanding of the aggregation kinetics of nanoplastics in marine environments: Comparing synthetic and natural water matrices by Alimi, Olubukola S., Farner, Jeffrey M., Rowenczyk, Laura, Petosa, Adamo R., Claveau-Mallet, Dominique, Hernandez, Laura M., Wilkinson, Kevin J., Tufenkji, Nathalie

“…•The critical coagulation concentration of bare nanoplastics in CaCl2 does not depend on the size of the plastics.•NOM has pronounced effects on the stability…”
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