Microplastics and nanoplastics have become emerging particulate anthropogenic pollutants
and rapidly turned into a field of growing scientific and public interest. These tiny plastic …

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 …

Although the study of microplastics in the aquatic environment incorporates a diversity of
research fields, it is still in its infancy in many aspects while comparable topics have been …

Soil contamination is one of the main threats to ecosystem health and sustainability. Yet little
is known about the extent to which soil contaminants differ between urban greenspaces and …

Mismanagement of plastic waste globally has resulted in a multitude of environmental
issues, which could be tackled by boosting plastic recycling rates. Chemometrics has …

Increasing the number of environmental stressors could decrease ecosystem functioning in
soils. Yet this relationship has not been globally assessed outside laboratory experiments …

Chemical identification of microplastics is a crucial step in understanding the sources of
microplastics and studying the effects of microplastic pollution. A major challenge to …

Hazardous anthropogenic particles, such as microplastics (MPs) in the lake ecosystems, are
a serious concern. In this work, we have investigated the seasonal occurrence and …

A central challenge in microplastics (MP, diameter< 5 mm) research is the analysis of small
plastic particles in an efficient manner. This review focuses on the recent application of …

Plastic contamination of terrestrial ecosystems and arable soils pose potentially negative
impacts on several soil functions. Whereas substantial plastic contamination is now …