The discovery of atmospheric micro (nano) plastic transport and ocean–atmosphere
exchange points to a highly complex marine plastic cycle, with negative implications for …

Microplastics have recently been detected in the atmosphere of urban, suburban, and even
remote areas far away from source regions of microplastics, suggesting the potential long …

Mount Everest was once a pristine environment. However, due to increased tourism, waste
is accumulating on the mountain, with a large proportion being made of plastic. This …

Microplastics are a global environmental issue contaminating aquatic and terrestrial
environments. They have been reported in atmospheric deposition, and indoor and outdoor …

Groundwater is a primary water source which supplies more than 2 billion people. The
increasing population and urbanization of rural areas stresses and depletes the …

Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous, and considerable quantities prevail even in the Arctic;
however, there are large knowledge gaps regarding pathways to the North. To assess …

Airborne microplastics (MPs) can undergo long range transport to remote regions. Yet there
is a large knowledge gap regarding the occurrence and burden of MPs in the marine …

Even though desert dust is the most abundant aerosol by mass in Earth's atmosphere, the
relative contributions of the world's major source regions to the global dust cycle remain …

Plastics enter the environment and break up into microplastics (MPs) and even nanoplastics
(NPs) by biotic and abiotic weathering. These small particles are widely distributed in the …

Plastic litter is an ever-increasing global issue and one of this generation's key
environmental challenges. Microplastics have reached oceans via river transport on a global …