Background: Plastics have conveyed great benefits to humanity and made possible some of
the most significant advances of modern civilization in fields as diverse as medicine …

Abstract Microplastics (< 5 mm) are an emerging pollutant which have received increasing
concern in recent years. Microplastics pose a serious hazard and potential risk to the …

With an increasing quantity of plastic waste being discharged into the oceans, marine
microplastic (MP) pollution has received widespread attention. However, the global …

Understanding residence times of plastic in the ocean is a major knowledge gap in plastic
pollution studies. Observations report a large mismatch between plastic load estimates from …

Tire and road wear particles (TRWP) are produced by abrasion at the interface of the
pavement and tread surface and contain tread rubber with road mineral encrustations …

Microplastics (MPs) are pervasive in marine environments and widely recognized as
emerging environmental pollutants due to the multifaceted risks they exert on living …

Plastic pollution has been reported in the North Atlantic Ocean since the 1970s, yet limited
data over subsequent decades pose challenges when assessing spatio-temporal trends in …

Climate change and plastics pollution are dual threats to marine environments. Here we use
biogeochemical and microplastic modelling to show that even if there is complete removal of …

Microplastic particles move three-dimensionally through the ocean, but modeling studies
often do not consider size-dependent vertical transport processes. In addition, microplastic …

Microorganisms, including bacteria, archaea, viruses, fungi, and protists, are essential to life
on Earth and the functioning of the biosphere. Here, we discuss the key roles of …