Microplastics are emerging pollutants in aquatic and terrestrial environments. In the last
years, several case studies and reviews have been published about microplastics in …

Microplastics pollution in aquatic ecosystems has aroused increasing global concern,
leading to an explosive growth of studies regarding microplastics published in the past few …

Microplastics in aquatic ecosystems and especially in the marine environment represent a
pollution of increasing scientific and societal concern, thus, recently a substantial number of …

Pollution by microplastics is of increasing concern due to their ubiquitous presence in most
biological and environmental media, their potential toxicity and their ability to carry other …

Synthetic polymers are one of the most significant pollutants in the aquatic environment.
Most research focused on small plastic particles, so-called microplastics (particle size, 1 …

An increasing number of reports have been published concerning microplastic (MP)
pollution in aquatic environments. Methods used in these studies continue to be updated …

The accumulation of plastics in aquatic systems constitutes an emerging scientific and
societal concern, because of their ubiquity, high persistence and insufficient management by …

The global presence of microplastics in the environment is well documented nowadays.
Studies already showed the potential risks that microplastic particles might cause to the …

Microplastics are contaminants of emerging concern that have been widely detected in
aquatic environments over the past decades. While in recent years an increasing number of …

Microplastics are widespread contaminants, virtually present in all environmental
compartments. However, knowledge on sources, fate and environmental concentration over …