Plastics are widely used in our daily life; however, poor management and disposal result in
their ubiquity throughout the biosphere. Increased accumulation of microplastic (MP) or even …

Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy has been extensively used in microplastic
(MP) pollution research since 2004. The aim of this review is to discuss and highlight the …

Plastic floating at the ocean surface, estimated at tens to hundreds of thousands of metric
tons, represents only a small fraction of the estimated several million metric tons annually …

Microplastics, whether originating directly from industrial and household products or from the
degradation of larger plastics, are currently of intense global concern. These particles are …

Coastal lagoons are transitional environments between continental and marine aquatic
systems. Globally, coastal lagoons are of great ecological and socioeconomic importance as …

Contamination of terrestrial and marine environments by plastic waste has been widely
documented. Most research into the distribution of microplastics has focused on water but …

The impacts of microplastics on coral reefs are gaining attention due to findings that
microplastics affect coral health. This work investigated the distribution and characteristics of …

We conducted one of the first studies to integrate the quantification and characterization of
microplastics (MPs), including fibers, in different habitats (sea surface, seafloor and beach …

Microplastics in shoreline sediments were investigated from Da Nang beach for the first time.
Sediment samples at the two depth strata (0–5 cm and 5–10 cm) at eight sites along the …

Microplastics (MPs) are accessible for organisms with active filter feeding strategies, as are
many marine molluscs, which live attached or semi-buried in sediments. In the present …