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 …

PHA-based bioplastic: A potential alternative to address microplastic pollution

SA Acharjee, P Bharali, B Gogoi, V Sorhie… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2023 - Springer
Petroleum-derived plastics are linked to a variety of growing environmental issues
throughout their lifecycle, including emission of greenhouse gases, accumulation in …

Atmospheric microplastics: Challenges in site-and target-specific measurements

JH Seo, Y Shin, I Song, J Lim, YS Ok, S Weon - TrAC Trends in Analytical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Atmospheric microplastics (MPs) are a significant environmental concern, necessitating
tailored analytical methods for specific sites like residential, public, and outdoor …

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 …

Are we underestimating stormwater? Stormwater as a significant source of microplastics in surface waters.

M Shafi, A Lodh, M Khajuria, VP Ranjan… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Stormwater represent a critical pathway for transporting microplastics (MPs) to surface
waters. Due to complex dynamics of MPs in stormwater, its dispersion, weathering, risk, and …

A critical review of the recent trends in source tracing of microplastics in the environment

K Mohan, VR Lakshmanan - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics are found across the globe because of their size and ability to transport across
environments. The effects of microplastics on the micro-and macro-organisms have brought …

[HTML][HTML] Scavenging of polystyrene microplastics by sediment particles in both turbulent and calm aquatic environments

T Serra, J Colomer - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastic particles (MP) are emerging pollutants ubiquitously distributed in all aquatic
environments, remaining in suspension in the water column or deposited in sediment beds …

[HTML][HTML] Microscopic techniques as means for the determination of microplastics and nanoplastics in the aquatic environment: A concise review

D Kalaronis, NM Ainali, E Evgenidou, GZ Kyzas… - Green Analytical …, 2022 - Elsevier
The global concern about the fate of plastic particles, including microplastics (MPs) and
nanoplastics (NPs), in aquatic ecosystems has undoubtedly grown as million tons of …

[HTML][HTML] Sampling strategies and analytical techniques for assessment of airborne micro and nano plastics

A Azari, JAJ Vanoirbeek, F Van Belleghem… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
The atmosphere is pervasively polluted by microplastics and nano plastics (M/NPs) released
into indoor and outdoor areas. However, various methodologies and their limitations along …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics in snow of a high mountain national park: El Teide, Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain)

C Villanova-Solano, C Hernández-Sánchez… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Human activities have introduced high amounts of microplastics (MPs) into the atmosphere
that can be transported long distances and be later deposited in terrestrial and aquatic …