Microplastics, Volume 5, Issue 2

Microplastic (MP) contamination is increasingly recognized as a global environmental problem affecting aquatic ecosystems, food quality, and animal and human health. Farmed fish represent an important and increasing component of the human diet. There...

Microplastic (MP) and nanoplastic (NP) pollution has emerged as a pervasive and still insufficiently quantified pressure on terrestrial ecosystems, yet its consequences for wild herbivores remain incompletely understood. As key links between primary...

Microplastics (MPs) and metals frequently co-occur in aquatic environments, yet their combined effects on gut health and antimicrobial resistance in fish remain poorly understood. This study investigated the chronic effects of polyethylene (PE) and p...

Currently, there are no data and studies from Lake Vaya, Burgas city, on the status and quantity of microplastic (MP) particles in fish. This is the first study on the abundance, morphotype, size, polymer type, and color of MP in Gambusia affinis and...

Microplastics (MPs) are emerging pollutants of global concern, posing significant ecological and human health risks. They are frequently detected in stormwater systems, with urban runoff serving as a major transport pathway into the environment. Gree...

The accurate quantification of microplastics (MPs) in aquatic environments remains challenging due to the heterogeneous distribution of MPs in different environments, making representative sampling difficult, as well as methodological variabilities i...

Microplastics are emerging environmental contaminants capable of crossing epithelial barriers and circulating systemically, potentially affecting organisms, including humans. This study investigated the hematological and biochemical effects of sub-ch...

Understanding the toxicity of micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) in aquatic systems, combined with temperature, is essential in order to assess ecological hazard in a multi-stressor environment. This study investigated the biological responses of marine...

Microplastic (MP) pollution has emerged as a significant environmental crisis across the Arabian Gulf, driven by rapid urbanization, industrialization, and infrastructure challenges in waste management. Studies indicate that MPs are ubiquitous in nat...

The growing accumulation of microplastics in marine environments demands fast and accurate analytical methods for polymer identification. This study presents a new canonical spectral transformation (CST) strategy designed to extract the most relevant...

The presence of microplastics (<5 mm) has become a major threat to marine ecosystems and the organisms inhabiting them. This issue affects a wide range of animals, including commercially important marine fish, whose ingestion of microplastics can...

The study of river basins is key to understanding the dynamics of microplastic (MPs) generation, transport, and accumulation in regions where various productive activities converge and waste management is limited. The objective of this study was to c...

Microplastic (MP) contamination in freshwater systems has emerged as a growing environmental concern. This study investigated the occurrence and seasonal variability of MPs in surface water, the water column, and sediments at selected sites in Lake A...

Terrestrial environments function as major sinks and dynamic sources of microplastics. Land use strongly influences inputs, accumulation, and transport pathways of these contaminants in the environment. Despite the extensive literature, few reviews h...

Microplastics represent an emerging threat to aquatic ecosystems, human health, and coastal aesthetics, with increasing concern about their accumulation on beaches due to ocean currents, wave action, and accidental spills. Despite their environmental...

Analyzing microplastics in marine organisms is essential for understanding the ecological and toxicological impacts of marine microplastic pollution in coastal food webs. This study investigated microplastic ingestion in three edible invertebrate spe...

Microplastics (MPs) are prevalent in coastal habitats, but their occurrence in highly vulnerable coastal zones and human exposure risk are poorly understood, especially in developing nations like Bangladesh. This inquiry focused on the prevalence and...

Heterogeneous photocatalysis increasingly requires rapid polymer degradation tests relevant to aqueous conditions. In this study, a multi-technique approach was developed to monitor the early-stage photo-oxidation of polyethylene (PE) and polystyrene...

In an accelerated aging experiment involving a wide range of cumulative UV-B radiant exposures (up to approximately 9.46 × 10³ J cm⁻²), the degradation state of microplastics was assessed using SEM, FTIR, Raman spectroscopy, and DSC, and...

The escalating use of plastic medical products has made medical microplastics (MMPs) contamination an important health concern for specific populations (e.g., patients undergoing medical interventions) and has rendered it a growing focus in global en...

Marine-related activities contribute significantly to plastic pollution in oceans worldwide, particularly in regions located along international maritime routes such as Türkiye. The Dardanelles serves as a major maritime gateway connecting the A...