Society has become increasingly reliant on plastics since commercial production began in
about 1950. Their versatility, stability, light weight, and low production costs have fueled …

This review discusses the mechanisms of generation and potential impacts of microplastics
in the ocean environment. Weathering degradation of plastics on the beaches results in their …

… microplastics, to their role as a pollutant with potentially serious ecological impacts.
Fragmentation leading to secondary microplastics is … the original broader definition of ‘microplastics.’ …

… microplastic content. The potential consumption of MPs through inhalation was evaluated
using reported microplastic … bottled water may impact microplastic consumption relative to the …

… on microplastic particles too small to be easily detected by eye (see the figure). Microplastics
… because large, single plastic items ultimately degrade into millions of microplastic pieces. …

The ubiquity of microplastics (plastic particles <5 mm, including nanosized plastics <1 µm) in
the global biosphere raises increasing concerns about their implications for human health (…

… the environment as manufactured microplastics (known as primary microplastics) or …
microplastics). Herein, we discuss the numerous issues associated with the analysis of microplastics…

… The presence of microplastics as a new type of … microplastics to freshwater systems are
many with the largest portion from wastewater treatment plants. The abundance of microplastics …

… microplastics in seafood, yet microplastics in dust, groundwater, and agricultural soils may
also be of great importance. As such, microplastic … , and effects of microplastic pollution at all …

… microplastics from water and other media are actually needed. Here, we review microplastics
… Microplastics are categorized as primary microplastics, which are raw materials used in …