Microplastics and nanoplastics in the marine-atmosphere environment

D Allen, S Allen, S Abbasi, A Baker… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2022 - nature.com
The discovery of atmospheric micro (nano) plastic transport and ocean–atmosphere
exchange points to a highly complex marine plastic cycle, with negative implications for …

Review on migration, transformation and ecological impacts of microplastics in soil

S Zhao, Z Zhang, L Chen, Q Cui, Y Cui, D Song… - Applied Soil …, 2022 - Elsevier
As a type of emerging pollutant, microplastics exist widely in soil and continue to migrate
and transform. Recently, the potential threats of microplastics to soil health and ecological …

First evidence of microplastics in Antarctic snow

AR Aves, LE Revell, S Gaw, H Ruffell… - The …, 2022 - tc.copernicus.org
In recent years, airborne microplastics have been identified in a range of remote
environments. However, data throughout the Southern Hemisphere, in particular Antarctica …

Direct radiative effects of airborne microplastics

LE Revell, P Kuma, EC Le Ru, WRC Somerville, S Gaw - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Microplastics are now recognized as widespread contaminants in the atmosphere, where,
due to their small size and low density, they can be transported with winds around the …

Distribution of microplastics in soil and freshwater environments: Global analysis and framework for transport modeling

VS Koutnik, J Leonard, S Alkidim, FJ DePrima… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics are continuously released into the terrestrial environment from sources where
they are used and produced. These microplastics accumulate in soils, sediments, and …

[HTML][HTML] Micro (nano) plastics sources, fate, and effects: What we know after ten years of research

S Allen, D Allen, S Karbalaei, V Maselli… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The last decade has been transformative for micro (nano) plastic (MnP) research with recent
discoveries revealing the extent and magnitude of MnP pollution, even in the world's most …

Review of microplastic sources, transport pathways and correlations with other soil stressors: a journey from agricultural sites into the environment

EH Lwanga, N Beriot, F Corradini, V Silva… - Chemical and Biological …, 2022 - Springer
This paper explores different interactions and processes involved in the transport of
microplastics from agricultural systems to surrounding environments. We conducted an …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics pollution in the terrestrial environments: Poorly known diffuse sources and implications for plants

C Campanale, S Galafassi, I Savino… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Research on microplastics (MPs) in the terrestrial environment is currently at a still
embryonal stage. The current knowledge concerning poorly known diffuse sources of MPs …

Airborne microplastics: Occurrence, sources, fate, risks and mitigation

X Zhao, Y Zhou, C Liang, J Song, S Yu, G Liao… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper serves to enhance the current knowledge base of airborne microplastics which is
significantly smaller than that of microplastics in marine, freshwater and terrestrial …

Recent advances on the transport of microplastics/nanoplastics in abiotic and biotic compartments

D Huang, H Chen, M Shen, J Tao, S Chen, L Yin… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plastics enter the environment and break up into microplastics (MPs) and even nanoplastics
(NPs) by biotic and abiotic weathering. These small particles are widely distributed in the …