Environmental Forensics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 33
Published: June 21, 2024
Microplastics
(MPs)
possess
a
strong
capacity
to
adsorb
and
biodegrade
slowly,
resulting
in
substantial
harm
the
environment
potential
health
risks.
In
recent
years,
flourishing
study
of
MPs
has
led
valuable
advancements.
This
review
article
presents
comprehensive
bibliometric
analysis
global
microplastic
pollution,
providing
deep
understanding
published
data,
current
progress,
research
trends,
focal
points.
We
conducted
extensive
searches
Scopus
Web
Science
Core
Collection
databases
from
2012
2021,
utilizing
widely
used
R
software
for
analysis.
Our
findings
demonstrate
significant
increase
micro(nano)plastic
publications,
with
growth
rate
73.0%
2021.
China
emerges
as
predominant
contributor
this
field.
The
journal
Total
Environment
highest
proportion
relevant
articles
(16.1%)
received
most
citations
(9801).
further
emphasizes
polymer
products
key
areas
past
decade.
serves
fundamental
basis
future
investigations
into
pollution's
impacts
on
terrestrial
aquatic
ecosystems.
Water Environment Research,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
97(2)
Published: Feb. 1, 2025
The
widespread
presence
of
plastic
debris
in
marine
ecosystems
was
first
highlighted
as
a
serious
concern
the
United
Nations
Convention
on
Law
Sea
(UNCLOS)
and
1972
London
Convention.
This
realization
identified
pollution
one
major
global
environmental
issues.
Majorities
are
neither
recycled
nor
incinerated,
result,
it
eventually
makes
its
way
into
lakes,
rivers,
oceans.
Analysis
water
sediment
worldwide
indicates
that
microplastics
nanoplastic
ubiquitous
soils,
freshwater,
ecosystems.
Microplastic
nanoplastics
distributed
throughout
environments
via
processes
such
biofouling
chemical
leaching,
contaminating
both
pelagic
benthic
species.
Despite
growing
recognition
hazards
posed
by
nanoplastics,
regulatory
efforts
remain
hampered
limited
understanding
their
broader
ecological
impacts,
particularly
how
diverse
factors
translate
population
declines
ecosystem
disruptions.
review
examines
pathways
microplastic
pollution,
interactions
with
other
stressors
climate
change
effects
food
webs.
highlights
urgent
need
for
further
research
behavior
fate
which
degradation
product
microplastics,
owing
to
nano
size
they
pose
additional
risks,
unique
properties,
potential
impacts.
Studies
have
demonstrated
smaller
more
toxic
than
larger
microplastics.
Additionally,
serve
vectors
contaminants
heavy
metals,
exacerbating
toxicity.
They
also
translocate
through
chains,
posing
health
risks.
While
evidence
impact
continues
grow,
chronic
toxicity
remains
poorly
understood,
emphasizing
research,
at
cellular
level,
fully
understand
human
health.
concludes
call
standardized
measurement
methods,
effective
mitigation
strategies,
enhanced
international
cooperation
combat
this
escalating
threat.
Future
should
prioritize
complex
between
pollutants,
ecosystems,
ultimate
goal
developing
holistic
approaches
manage
mitigate
pollution.
PRACTITIONER
POINTS:
Microplastic/nanoplastic
webs,
affecting
species
Nanoplastics
Nanoplastic
aggregation
influences
distribution
interactions.
focus
behavior,
transport,
Applied Sciences,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(17), P. 9705 - 9705
Published: Aug. 28, 2023
In
the
last
decade,
plastic
waste
has
become
one
of
main
threats
to
marine
ecosystems
and
their
biodiversity
due
its
abundance
increased
persistence.
Microplastics
can
be
classified
as
either
primary,
i.e.,
fabricated
for
commercial
use,
or
secondary,
resulting
from
fragmentation/weathering
processes
larger
pieces
in
environment.
general,
microplastics
are
detected
a
number
aquatic
organisms
(e.g.,
fish,
bivalves,
mollusks,
etc.)
with
alarming
effects
on
health.
Therefore,
present
work
focuses
detection
identification
fish
species
(Dicentrarchus
labrax,
Sparus
aurata)
mussels
(Mytilus
galloprovincialis)
aquaculture
systems
since
these
largely
commercially
available
consumption.
addition,
seawater
was
also
screened
types
polymers
well
aging.
The
experimental
protocol
biota
samples
contains
digestion
step
using
Fenton’s
reagent
(0.05
M
FeSO4⋅7H2O
30%
H2O2
at
volume
ratio
1:1)
remove
organic
material
followed
by
filtration
density
separation
where
sample
mixed
saturated
ZnCl2
solution
separate
microplastic
particles
heavier
material.
For
(sampled
net
sampler),
only
sieving
stainless
steel
sieves
silica
filters
applied.
Detection
polymeric
composition
achieved
through
combined
use
micro-Raman
analysis,
Attenuated
Total
Reflectance–Fourier
Transform
Infrared
spectroscopy,
Scanning
Electron
Microscopy
tandem
Energy
Dispersive
X-ray
spectroscopy.
Microplastic
16
±
1.7
items/individual
22
2.1
sea
bass,
40
3.9
bream,
polyethylene
(74.4%)
being
most
polymer
type,
while
polyethylene-co-vinyl
acetate
(65%),
polyvinyl-butyral
(36.8%),
polyvinyl
alcohol
(20%),
polybutyl
methacrylate
(15.8%)
were
lesser
extent.
isolated
films
(30%),
fragments
fibers
some
them
derived
foams
(20%).
Also,
seawater-recovered
microplastics,
relatively
high
degree
oxidation
(carbonyl
index
>
0.31)
observed,
which
further
confirmed
results
Finally,
images
showed
various
morphological
characteristics
(cracks,
cavities,
burrs)
surfaces
attributed
environmental
exposure.
