Das AP, Mishra S (2008) Hexavalent chromium (VI): health hazards & environmental pollutant. J
Environ Res Dev 2:386–392
Das AP, Mishra S (2010) Biodegradation of the metallic carcinogen hexavalent chromium Cr
(VI) by an indigenously isolated bacterial strain. J Carcinog 9:6
Das AP, Singh S (2011) Occupational health assessment of chromite toxicity among Indian miners.
Indian J Occup Environ Med 15(1):6–17
Das AP, Kumar PS, Swain S (2014) Recent advances in biosensor based endotoxin detection.
Biosens Bioelectron 51:62–75
Das AP, Ghosh S, Mohanty S, Sukla LB (2015) Consequences of manganese compounds: a review.
Toxicol Environ Chem 96:981–997
Desforges JP, Galbraith M, Ross PS (2015) Ingestion of microplastics by zooplankton in the
Northeast Pacific Ocean. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 69:320–330
Dris R, Gasperi J, Rocher V, Saad M, Renault N, Tassin B (2015) Microplastic contamination in an
urban area: a case study in greater Paris. Environ Chem 12:592–599
Dris R, Gasperi J, Saad M, Mirande C, Assin B (2016) Synthetic fibers in atmospheric fallout: a
source of microplastics in the environment? Mar Pollut Bull 104(1–2):290–293
Dris R, Gasperi J, Mirande C, Mandin C, Guerrouache M, Langlois V, Tassin B (2017) A first
overview of textile fibers, including microplastics, in indoor and outdoor environments. Environ
Pollut 221:453–458
Eriksen M, Mason S, Wilson S, Box C, Zellers A, Edwards W, Farley H, Amato S (2013)
Microplastic pollution in the surface waters of the Laurentian Great Lakes. Mar Pollut Bull 77
(1–2):177–182
Fendall LS, Sewell MA (2009) Contributing to marine pollution by washing your face:
microplastics in facial cleansers. Mar Pollut Bull 58:1225–1228
Fries E, Dekiff JH, Willmeyer J, Nuelle MT, Ebert M, Remy D (2013) Identification of polymer
types and additives in marine microplastic particles using pyrolysis-GC/MS and scanning
electron microscopy. Environ Sci Process 15(10):1949. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3em00214d
Gago J, Carretero O, Filgueiras AV, Viñas L (2018) Synthetic microfibers in the marine environment: a review on their occurrence in seawater and sediments. Mar Pollut Bull 127:365–376
Galloway TS, Cole M, Lewis C (2017) Interactions of microplastic debris throughout the marine
ecosystem. Nat Ecol Evol 1:0116. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-017-0116
Gasperi J, Wright SL, Dris R, Collard F, Mandin C et al (2018) Microplastics in air: are we
breathing it in? Curr Opin Environ Sci Health 1:1–5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coesh.2017.10.
002
Gear of the Future (2016) The great outdoors. http://www.tgomagazine.co.uk/gear-news/gear-ofthe-future
Ghosh S, Das AP (2018) Metagenomic insights into the microbial diversity in manganesecontaminated mine tailings and their role in biogeochemical cycling of manganese. Sci Rep
8:8257
Ghosh S, Mohanty A, Sukla LB, Das AP (2016) A greener approach for resource recycling:
manganese bioleaching. Chemosphere 154:628–639
Ghosh S, Bal B, Das AP (2017) Enhancing manganese recovery from low grade ores by using
mixed culture of indigenously isolated bacterial strains. Geomicrobiol J 35:242–246
Gusmao F, Domenico MD, Amaral AC, Martinez A, Gonzalez BC, Worsaae K, Ivar do Sul JA,
Cunha Lana P (2016) In situ ingestion of microfibres by meiofauna from sandy beaches.
Environ Pollut 216:584–590
Hankett JM, Collin WR, Yang P, Chen Z, Duhaime M (2016) Low-volatility model demonstrates
humidity affects environmental toxin deposition on plastics at a molecular level. Environ Sci
Technol 50:1304–1312
Hemalakshita T, Dubey AR, Pande A, Wagh NS, Prasad R, Gupta AS, Pandit S (2021) Bioplastics:
fundamentals to application. In: Prasad R, Singh J, Kumar V, Upadhyay CP (eds) Recent
developments in microbial technologies. Springer Nature Singapore, Singapore, pp 301–321
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Environ Res Dev 2:386–392
Das AP, Mishra S (2010) Biodegradation of the metallic carcinogen hexavalent chromium Cr
(VI) by an indigenously isolated bacterial strain. J Carcinog 9:6
Das AP, Singh S (2011) Occupational health assessment of chromite toxicity among Indian miners.
Indian J Occup Environ Med 15(1):6–17
Das AP, Kumar PS, Swain S (2014) Recent advances in biosensor based endotoxin detection.
Biosens Bioelectron 51:62–75
Das AP, Ghosh S, Mohanty S, Sukla LB (2015) Consequences of manganese compounds: a review.
Toxicol Environ Chem 96:981–997
Desforges JP, Galbraith M, Ross PS (2015) Ingestion of microplastics by zooplankton in the
Northeast Pacific Ocean. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 69:320–330
Dris R, Gasperi J, Rocher V, Saad M, Renault N, Tassin B (2015) Microplastic contamination in an
urban area: a case study in greater Paris. Environ Chem 12:592–599
Dris R, Gasperi J, Saad M, Mirande C, Assin B (2016) Synthetic fibers in atmospheric fallout: a
source of microplastics in the environment? Mar Pollut Bull 104(1–2):290–293
Dris R, Gasperi J, Mirande C, Mandin C, Guerrouache M, Langlois V, Tassin B (2017) A first
overview of textile fibers, including microplastics, in indoor and outdoor environments. Environ
Pollut 221:453–458
Eriksen M, Mason S, Wilson S, Box C, Zellers A, Edwards W, Farley H, Amato S (2013)
Microplastic pollution in the surface waters of the Laurentian Great Lakes. Mar Pollut Bull 77
(1–2):177–182
Fendall LS, Sewell MA (2009) Contributing to marine pollution by washing your face:
microplastics in facial cleansers. Mar Pollut Bull 58:1225–1228
Fries E, Dekiff JH, Willmeyer J, Nuelle MT, Ebert M, Remy D (2013) Identification of polymer
types and additives in marine microplastic particles using pyrolysis-GC/MS and scanning
electron microscopy. Environ Sci Process 15(10):1949. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3em00214d
Gago J, Carretero O, Filgueiras AV, Viñas L (2018) Synthetic microfibers in the marine environment: a review on their occurrence in seawater and sediments. Mar Pollut Bull 127:365–376
Galloway TS, Cole M, Lewis C (2017) Interactions of microplastic debris throughout the marine
ecosystem. Nat Ecol Evol 1:0116. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-017-0116
Gasperi J, Wright SL, Dris R, Collard F, Mandin C et al (2018) Microplastics in air: are we
breathing it in? Curr Opin Environ Sci Health 1:1–5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coesh.2017.10.
002
Gear of the Future (2016) The great outdoors. http://www.tgomagazine.co.uk/gear-news/gear-ofthe-future
Ghosh S, Das AP (2018) Metagenomic insights into the microbial diversity in manganesecontaminated mine tailings and their role in biogeochemical cycling of manganese. Sci Rep
8:8257
Ghosh S, Mohanty A, Sukla LB, Das AP (2016) A greener approach for resource recycling:
manganese bioleaching. Chemosphere 154:628–639
Ghosh S, Bal B, Das AP (2017) Enhancing manganese recovery from low grade ores by using
mixed culture of indigenously isolated bacterial strains. Geomicrobiol J 35:242–246
Gusmao F, Domenico MD, Amaral AC, Martinez A, Gonzalez BC, Worsaae K, Ivar do Sul JA,
Cunha Lana P (2016) In situ ingestion of microfibres by meiofauna from sandy beaches.
Environ Pollut 216:584–590
Hankett JM, Collin WR, Yang P, Chen Z, Duhaime M (2016) Low-volatility model demonstrates
humidity affects environmental toxin deposition on plastics at a molecular level. Environ Sci
Technol 50:1304–1312
Hemalakshita T, Dubey AR, Pande A, Wagh NS, Prasad R, Gupta AS, Pandit S (2021) Bioplastics:
fundamentals to application. In: Prasad R, Singh J, Kumar V, Upadhyay CP (eds) Recent
developments in microbial technologies. Springer Nature Singapore, Singapore, pp 301–321
9 Emerging Microfiber Pollution and Its Remediation
263