Microplastics, the microscopic plastics, are fragments of any type of plastic that are being
produced today as plastic waste originating from anthropogenic activities. Such …

Despite the importance of estuaries as transition zones between freshwater and marine
compartments, their role in the transport of microplastics is still unclear. This review analyzes …

Plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental issues. Recycling is a
potential means of reducing plastic pollution in the environment. However, plastic fragments …

The air pollution in Jakarta has been recorded regularly; meanwhile, the information of
atmospheric microplastics is still unknown. This study examines the characteristics (shape …

This study investigates microplastic contamination in the midstream to downstream of the
Cisadane River and its confluence with the Java Sea. The abundance ranged between …

This work presents preliminary results about abundance, distribution, characteristics,
sources, and fate of microplastics (MPs) in the Central Atlantic Ocean (CAO) of Morocco. The …

Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous contaminants of great concern for the environment. MPs'
presence and concentration in the air, soil, marine, and freshwater environments have been …

Indonesia, the world's largest archipelagic country and the fourth most populated nation, has
struggled with coastal water pollution in the last decades. With the increasing population in …

Bay is a unique part of the ecosystem, acting as the intersection for marine and terrestrial
systems and hosting diverse biological organisms. The ubiquitous application of plastics has …

Rivers are the key conduits for land-to-sea debris transport. We present in situ monitoring
data of macro debris and microplastic along the supercritical Citarum River in Indonesia We …