Microplastics have aroused increasing concern as they pose threats to aquatic species as
well as human beings. They do not only contribute to accumulation of plastics in the …

The continuous increase in synthetic plastic production and poor management in plastic
waste have led to a tremendous increase in the dum** into our aqueous environment …

With the large amount of attention being given to microplastics in the environment, several
researchers have begun to consider the fragmentation of plastics down to lower scales (ie …

At least 300 Mio t of plastic are produced annually, from which large parts end up in the
environment, where it persists over decades, harms biota and enters the food chain. Yet …

Sources, pathways and reservoirs of microplastics, plastic particles smaller than 5 mm,
remain poorly documented in an urban context. While some studies pointed out wastewater …

The reliance on plastic for a vast number of consumer products, many of them single-use,
results in their continuous entry into aquatic environments. Plastic waste can fragment into …

The production of fossil fuel-derived, synthetic plastics is continually increasing, while poor
plastic waste management has recently induced severe pollution issues. Microplastics are …

Background While the use of plastic materials has generated huge societal benefits, the
'plastic age'comes with downsides: One issue of emerging concern is the accumulation of …

Microplastics are omnipresent in the marine environment and sediments are hypothesized
to be major sinks of these plastics. Here, over 100 articles spanning the last 50 year are …

A new approach is presented for analysis of microplastics in environmental samples, based
on selective fluorescent staining using Nile Red (NR), followed by density-based extraction …