Tracing the sources of microplastics (MPs) across various environmental media is currently facing significant challenges due to their complex transportable features. In this study, we conducted a comprehensive identification of MP sources in Beijing water bodies by combining MP diversity and the ...
Plastic debris at micro- and nanoscales has been detected in widespread aquatic environments. Accordingly, microplastics primarily pose serious threats to
In this study, the occurrence, sources, and ecological risk of microplastics (>60 µm) in the surface and bottom seawater were investigated in the Beibu Gulf, the northern South China Sea. The average abundance of microplastics in surface and bottom waters was 1.35±0.93 and 0.79±0.50 items...
Microplastics in the environment originate from a variety of sources. Quantitative information on the relevance of these sources is generally lacking, but first estimates indicate that abrasion and fragmentation of larger plastic items and materials containing synthetic polymers are likely to be most ...
Microplastic Pollution in Inland Waters Focusing on Asia The presence of microplastics in marine environment is increasingly reported and has been recognized as an issue of emerging concern that might adversely affect wildlife and cause potential risk to the health of marine ecosystems. In add... C...
The main processes and mechanisms of microplastic generation are presented below. 4.1. Air Flows The connection that we can make between rock formations that have been shaped by wind over time, which have become tourist attractions in various parts of the world, and the subject of microplastics ...
In general, chemical pollutants are known to bio-magnify up the food chain [27]. Microplastics when not removed by conventional water treatment processes, are small enough to be easily ingested and can be absorbed into the tissue of invertebrates [28]. They cause pathological and oxidative ...
Discover what microplastics are, where they come from, and the threats they pose to our environment, animals and human health.
Methods to sample, process and analyse microplastics in the environment A number of methods to sample, isolate, characterise, identify and quantify microplastics have been developed for water and sediment. In the following sections, the most relevant methods are briefly presented. In view of the com...
Methods to sample, process and analyse microplastics in the environment A number of methods to sample, isolate, characterise, identify and quantify microplastics have been developed for water and sediment. In the following sections, the most relevant methods are briefly presented. In view of the com...