[HTML][HTML] There's something in the air: a review of sources, prevalence and behaviour of microplastics in the atmosphere

S O'Brien, C Rauert, F Ribeiro, ED Okoffo… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Literature regarding microplastics in the atmosphere has advanced in recent years.
However, studies have been undertaken in isolation with minimal collaboration and …

Microplastics in urban runoff: Global occurrence and fate

C Wang, D O'Connor, L Wang, WM Wu, J Luo, D Hou - Water research, 2022 - Elsevier
Public concerns on microplastic (MP) pollution and its prevalence in urban runoff have
grown exponentially. Huge amounts of MPs are transported from urban environments via …

[HTML][HTML] Micro (nano) plastics sources, fate, and effects: What we know after ten years of research

S Allen, D Allen, S Karbalaei, V Maselli… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The last decade has been transformative for micro (nano) plastic (MnP) research with recent
discoveries revealing the extent and magnitude of MnP pollution, even in the world's most …

Plastic in the air?!-Spider webs as spatial and temporal mirror for microplastics including tire wear particles in urban air

I Goßmann, R Süßmuth, BM Scholz-Böttcher - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Studies concerning quantities of microplastics (MP) including tire wear particles (TWP)
contamination in air samples are scarce. Spider webs have been suggested as a cheap and …

Spatial distribution of atmospheric microplastics in bulk-deposition of urban and rural environments–A one-year follow-up study in northern Germany

M Klein, B Bechtel, T Brecht, EK Fischer - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Atmospheric microplastic deposition rates play a crucial role for calculating the input of
microplastics in the environment and to further understand pollution patterns. In this study …

Children's playgrounds contain more microplastics than other areas in urban parks

VS Koutnik, J Leonard, LA El Rassi, MM Choy… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Children spend many hours in urban parks and playgrounds, where the tree canopy could
filter microplastics released from the surrounding urban hotspots. However, the majority of …

Evidence of microplastics in groundwater: A growing risk for human health

S Sangkham, MA Islam, S Adhikari, R Kumar… - Groundwater for …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, microplastics (MPs), an emerging pollutant in groundwater, have raised
public health concerns due to their long persistence and potential ecotoxicity. This review …

Sustainable surgical masks: optimizing fine/ultrafine particle filtration using PVA/chitosan electrospun nanofibers

GC da Mata, MS Morais, WP de Oliveira… - Environmental Science …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Disposable surgical masks have emerged as a solution to the increasing demand for
protection against fine/ultrafine particulate matter. This was prompted by the SARS-CoV-2 …

Time-varying microplastic contributions of a large urban and industrial area to river sediments

E Dhivert, J Pruvost, T Winiarski, J Gasperi… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
The quantification of microplastic (MP) pollution in rivers is often constrained by a lack of
historical data on a multi-decadal scale, which hinders the evaluation of public policies. In …

[HTML][HTML] The potential of micro-and nanoplastics to exacerbate the health impacts and global burden of non-communicable diseases

S Krause, V Ouellet, D Allen, S Allen, K Moss… - Cell Reports …, 2024 - cell.com
Non-communicable diseases (NCD) constitute one of the highest burdens of disease
globally and are associated with inflammatory responses in target organs. There is …