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 …

Chemical analysis of microplastics and nanoplastics: challenges, advanced methods, and perspectives

NP Ivleva - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Microplastics and nanoplastics have become emerging particulate anthropogenic pollutants
and rapidly turned into a field of growing scientific and public interest. These tiny plastic …

[HTML][HTML] Detection of microplastics in human lung tissue using μFTIR spectroscopy

LC Jenner, JM Rotchell, RT Bennett, M Cowen… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Airborne microplastics (MPs) have been sampled globally, and their concentration is known
to increase in areas of high human population and activity, especially indoors. Respiratory …

First evidence of microplastics in Antarctic snow

AR Aves, LE Revell, S Gaw, H Ruffell… - The …, 2022 - tc.copernicus.org
In recent years, airborne microplastics have been identified in a range of remote
environments. However, data throughout the Southern Hemisphere, in particular Antarctica …

Microplastic spectral classification needs an open source community: open specy to the rescue!

W Cowger, Z Steinmetz, A Gray, K Munno… - Analytical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Microplastic pollution research has suffered from inadequate data and tools for spectral
(Raman and infrared) classification. Spectral matching tools often are not accurate for …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics in marine biota: A review

K Ugwu, A Herrera, M Gómez - Marine pollution bulletin, 2021 - Elsevier
Plastics are the most important component in marine debris. In turn, within plastics,
microplastics (< 5 mm) are those that most affect marine biota. Thus, this review has as its …

Microplastics in human samples: Recent advances, hot-spots, and analytical challenges

G Malafaia, D Barceló - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Given the rapid advancement of microplastic (MP) contamination studies, we present a
comprehensive review in which the studies that identified and characterized MPs in human …

Detection of microplastic in human placenta and meconium in a clinical setting

T Braun, L Ehrlich, W Henrich, S Koeppel, I Lomako… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Environmental pollution with microplastics (MPs) is a major and worldwide concern.
Involuntary exposure to MPs by ingestion or inhalation is unavoidable. The effects on human …

Analysis of microplastics in drinking water and other clean water samples with micro-Raman and micro-infrared spectroscopy: minimum requirements and best …

D Schymanski, BE Oßmann, N Benismail… - Analytical and …, 2021 - Springer
Microplastics are a widespread contaminant found not only in various natural habitats but
also in drinking waters. With spectroscopic methods, the polymer type, number, size, and …

Critical assessment of analytical methods for the harmonized and cost-efficient analysis of microplastics

S Primpke, SH Christiansen, W Cowger… - Applied …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Microplastics are of major concerns for society and is currently in the focus of legislators and
administrations. A small number of measures to reduce or remove primary sources of …