Microplastics are small plastic pieces ranging in size from 1μ to< 5 mm in diameter, are
water-soluble, and can be either primary as they are initially created in small sizes or …

Micro and nanoplastics are fragments with dimensions less than a millimeter invading all
terrestrial and marine environments. They have become a major global environmental issue …

Nanoplastic is an emerging topic of relevance in environmental science. The analytical
methods for microplastic have a particle size limit of a few micrometers so that new methods …

Microplastics (MPs) pollution has become one of the most severe environmental concerns
today. MPs persist in the environment and cause adverse effects in organisms. This review …

Atomic force microscopy-based infrared spectroscopy (AFM-IR) is a rapidly emerging
technique that provides chemical analysis and compositional mapping with spatial …

Microplastics have become a major global environmental issue in recent decades due to
their ubiquity in the oceans, bioavailability and ability to carry toxic chemicals. Analysis of …

This article focuses on the atomic force microscopy-infrared (AFM-IR) technique and its
recent technological developments. Based on the detection of the photothermal sample …

The world has witnessed massive and preeminent microplastics (MPs) pollution in water
bodies due to the inevitable continuous production of plastics for various advantageous …

The pervasiveness of microplastics in aquatic ecosystems has become a major
environmental issue in recent years. The gradual dumping of plastic wastes, inadequate …

The missing link in plastic mass balance between mismanaged plastic waste worldwide and
plastic waste effectively detected in marine environments has recently risen the attention on …