Man-made natural and regenerated cellulosic fibres greatly outnumber microplastic fibres in the atmosphere

AMD Finnegan, R Süsserott, SE Gabbott… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Atmospheric microplastics have been widely reported in studies around the world.
Microfibres are often the dominant morphology found by researchers, although synthetic (ie …

Finding the balance between research and monitoring: When are methods good enough to understand plastic pollution?

AL Lusher, S Primpke - Environmental Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
Plastic pollution is an international environmental problem. Desire to act is shared from the
public to policymakers, yet motivation and approaches are diverging. Public attention is …

An inclusive trend study of evaluation and scientometric analysis of microplastics

SJ Perumpully, RP Kumar, S Gautam, B Ambade… - … of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastics have been the most favorable requirement for the current generation, and it has
become an emerging global concern. MPs (Microplastics) have been pervading for 20 years …

The emergence of microplastics: charting the path from research to regulations

S Coffin - Environmental Science: Advances, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Despite decades of research detailing widespread contamination and potential risks of
microplastics (synthetic particles< 5 mm) to humans and ecosystems by the scientific …

The NOAA NCEI marine microplastics database

ES Nyadjro, JAB Webster, TP Boyer, J Cebrian… - Scientific Data, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Microplastics (< 5 mm) pollution is a growing problem affecting coastal
communities, marine ecosystems, aquatic life, and human health. The widespread …

Farmers' attitudes towards agricultural plastics–Management and disposal, awareness and perceptions of the environmental impacts

CD King, CG Stephens, JP Lynch, SN Jordan - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The amount of plastic waste resulting from agricultural practices is increasing and this trend
is expected to continue. Although plastics are essential for certain farming tasks, their impact …

Microplastic ingestion and its effects οn sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus: a field study in a coastal East Mediterranean environment

N Digka, D Patsiou, H Kaberi, E Krasakopoulou… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are recognized as an increasing threat to the marine environment, but
little is known about their effects on benthic organisms, including sea urchins, when …

Catalytic and biocatalytic degradation of microplastics

M Zandieh, E Griffiths, A Waldie, S Li, J Honek… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, there has been a surge in annual plastic production, which has contributed
to growing environmental challenges, particularly in the form of microplastics. Effective …

Prediction of microplastic abundance in surface water of the ocean and influencing factors based on ensemble learning

Y Zhen, L Wang, H Sun, C Liu - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics are regarded as emergent contaminants posing a serious threat to the marine
ecosystem. It is time-consuming and labor-intensive to determine the number of …

Accumulation of airborne microplastics on leaves of different tree species in the urban environment

IA Leitão, L Van Schaik, S Iwasaki, AJD Ferreira… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are omnipresent in the environment and they are linked to ecosystem
and human health problems. The atmospheric transport of MPs and the role of tree leaves in …