[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 …

Potential impacts of atmospheric microplastics and nanoplastics on cloud formation processes

M Aeschlimann, G Li, ZA Kanji, DM Mitrano - Nature Geoscience, 2022 - nature.com
The presence of microplastics and nanoplastics (MnPs) in the atmosphere and their
transport on a global scale has previously been demonstrated. However, little is known …

[HTML][HTML] Quantitative analysis of nanoplastics in environmental and potable waters by pyrolysis-gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

ED Okoffo, KV Thomas - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Nanoplastics are emerging environmental contaminants, but their presence in
environmental and potable water remains largely understudied due to the absence of …

Plastic rain—Atmospheric microplastics deposition in urban and peri-urban areas of Patna City, Bihar, India: Distribution, characteristics, transport, and source …

N Parashar, S Hait - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Evidence of atmospheric microplastics (MPs) deposition in India is scarce though reports of
MPs pollution in other environmental media exist. Henceforth, this study for the first time …

[HTML][HTML] Physical characteristics of microplastic particles and potential for global atmospheric transport: A meta-analysis

S Fox, H Stefánsson, M Peternell, E Zlotskiy… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Recent interest in microplastic pollution of natural environments has brought forth samples
which confirm the pollutant's omnipresence in a variety of ecosystems. This includes …

Identification, characterisation of microplastic and their effects on aquatic organisms

G Alak, A Uçar, V Parlak, M Atamanalp - Chemistry and Ecology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Due to global warming, drought, population growth and industrialisation, existing water
resources are rapidly being depleted and polluted. Pollution caused by millions of plastic …

Microplastics and nanoplastics size distribution in farmed mussel tissues

S Fraissinet, GE De Benedetto, C Malitesta… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
Microplastics and nanoplastics are hazardous to ecosystems, wildlife, and through seafood,
also for human health. Due to biological, chemical, and physical characteristics …

[HTML][HTML] Fine micro-and nanoplastics particles (PM2. 5) in urban air and their relation to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

B Kirchsteiger, D Materić, F Happenhofer… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics and nanoplastics have been reported in nearly all environmental
compartments, the dataset about their contributions and their role as a sink and carrier for …

Environmental nanoplastics quantification by pyrolysis-gas chromatography–mass spectrometry in the Pearl River, China: First insights into spatiotemporal …

M Junaid, S Liu, H Liao, Q Yue, J Wang - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Nanoplastics (NPs, size< 1000 nm) are ubiquitous plastic particles, potentially more
abundant than microplastics in the environment; however, studies highlighting their …

[HTML][HTML] Fine micro-and nanoplastics concentrations in particulate matter samples from the high alpine site Sonnblick, Austria

D Kau, D Materić, R Holzinger, K Baumann-Stanzer… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
We report atmospheric fine micro-and nanoplastics concentrations from particulate matter
(PM) samples of two size fractions (PM 10, fine micro-and nanoplastics, and PM 1 …