Twenty years of microplastic pollution research—what have we learned?

Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean

Jambeck, J. R., Geyer, R., Wilcox, C., Siegler, T. R., Perryman, M., Andrady, A., Narayan, R., & Law, K. L. (2015) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.1260352 · Cited by 13,163

Lost at sea: where is all the plastic?

Thompson, R. C., Olsen, Y., Mitchell, R. P., Davis, A., Rowland, S. J., John, A. W. G., McGonigle, D., & Russell, A. E. (2004) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.1094559 · Cited by 7,765

Microplastics in the marine environment: a review of the methods used for identification and quantification

Hidalgo-Ruz, V., Gutow, L., Thompson, R. C., & Thiel, M. (2012) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es2031505 · Cited by 5,440

Accumulation of Microplastic on Shorelines Woldwide: Sources and Sinks

Browne, M. A., Crump, P., Niven, S. J., Teuten, E. L., Tonkin, A., Galloway, T. S., & Thompson, R. C. (2011) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es201811s · Cited by 4,838

Discovery and quantification of plastic particle pollution in human blood

Leslie, H. A., van Velzen, M. J. M., Brandsma, S. H., Vethaak, A. D., Garcia-Vallejo, J. J., & Lamoree, M. H. (2022) · Environment International · doi:10.1016/j.envint.2022.107199 · Cited by 3,906 · cited 1×

Microplastics in Freshwater and Terrestrial Environments: Evaluating the Current Understanding to Identify the Knowledge Gaps and Future Research Priorities

Horton, A. A., Walton, A., Spurgeon, D. J., Lahive, E., & Svendsen, C. (2017) · Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.01.190 · Cited by 3,756

Plasticenta: First evidence of microplastics in human placenta

Ragusa, A., Svelato, A., Santacroce, C., Catalano, P., Notarstefano, V., Carnevali, O., Papa, F., Rongioletti, M. C. A., Baiocco, F., Draghi, S., et al. (2021) · Environment International · doi:10.1016/j.envint.2020.106274 · Cited by 3,474

Plastic and Human Health: A Micro Issue?

Wright, S. L., & Kelly, F. J. (2017) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.7b00423 · Cited by 3,413

Plastic debris in the open ocean

Cózar, A., Echevarría, F., González-Gordillo, J. I., Irigoien, X., Úbeda, B., Hernández-León, S., Palma, Á. T., Navarro, S., García-de-Lomas, J., Ruiz, A., et al. (2014) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.1314705111 · Cited by 3,133

The Disadvantage of Having a Big Mouth: The Relationship between Insect Body Size and Microplastic Ingestion

Ritchie, M. W., McColville, E. R., Mills, J. E., Provencher, J. F., Bertram, S. M., & MacMillan, H. A. (2025) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.5c09189 · Cited by 5

Long-Range Transport of Oil by Marine Plastic Debris: Evidence from an 8500 km Journey

James, B. D., Bezerra, L. E. A., Buhler, D., Cavalcante, R. M., Aguilera, M. L., Chen, B., Gros, J., Hanke, U. M., Lemkau, K. L., Nelson, R. K., et al. (2026) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.5c14571 · Cited by 5

Insights from monitoring abundances and characteristics of plastic leakage in city waterways and tourist beaches of Cambodia

Smith, G., & Garaba, S. P. (2025) · Environmental Challenges · doi:10.1016/j.envc.2025.101121 · Cited by 5

Small microplastics and microfibers found in high concentrations around Kantamanto, the world’s largest secondhand textile market in Accra, Ghana: A citizen science study

Deheyn, D. D., Ayesu, J., & Skinner, B. (2026) · Environmental Advances · doi:10.1016/j.envadv.2026.100711 · Cited by 5

Do microplastics affect human immune defenses?

Galluzzi, M., Lancia, M., Zheng, C., Castelvetro, V., & Lichtfouse, É. (2025) · Environmental Chemistry Letters · doi:10.1007/s10311-025-01869-w · Cited by 5

First-line detection of PET and PVC microplastics in water using a portable fluorescence lifetime platform

Xiao, S., Digiacomo, L., Marchini, C., Miceli, C., Papi, M., Caracciolo, G., Rossetta, A., & Pozzi, D. (2025) · Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances · doi:10.1016/j.hazadv.2025.100851 · Cited by 4

Nanoscale plastic pollution: sources, identification and potential mitigation

Boakye, G., Trotta, E., Ambagahawatta, N., Venkataraman, A., Cheeptham, N., & Papadopoulos, C. (2025) · Nanotechnology · doi:10.1088/1361-6528/ae0c1b · Cited by 5

Toward cleaner waters: Advances in micro and nano plastics mitigation and insights in aquatic MNPs profiling and management

Shimly, S., Rasana, N., Rajendrakumar, S., & Nithya, K. (2025) · Journal of environmental chemical engineering · doi:10.1016/j.jece.2025.119535 · Cited by 5

Microplastics and nanoplastics in indoor environments: Current knowledge and future research

Liu, W., Xiong, J., Lai, W., Zhao, H., Peng, D., Zheng, X., Liao, C., Li, M., Zhang, F., Wei, J., et al. (2025) · Journal of Building Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.jobe.2025.114242 · Cited by 4

Enabling a Diversity‐Oriented Catalytic Atom Looping of a Biobased Polycarbonate

Lanaro, E., Senthamarai, T., Hashmi, A. S. K., & Kleij, A. W. (2025) · ChemSusChem · doi:10.1002/cssc.202501905 · Cited by 4

Humic acid accelerates polyurethane microplastic degradation via light-dark synergy, shortening degradation cycle over one-third

Zhang, Z., Wang, C., You, L., Chen, H., Dong, J., Chen, Q., Wei, Z., Zhang, L., Zhang, M., & Liu, Z. L. (2025) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.140260 · Cited by 4

Polystyrene Nanoplastics at an Environmentally Relevant Concentration Promote Ovarian Cancer Progression via CDK4/6-Dependent Signaling

Yuan, X., Cui, Z., Xu, S., Chen, K., Wang, Y., Zheng, F., Shen, H., Sun, S., Wu, Y., & Xia, D. (2025) · Environment & Health · doi:10.1021/envhealth.5c00329 · Cited by 4

All‐Aqueous Pullulan Fibers Enabling Visible‐to‐Near‐Infrared Waveguiding with Mechanical and Thermal Resilience

Fukata, Y., Jaiswal, A. K., Hokkanen, A. P., Orelma, H., & Iwata, T. (2025) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi:10.1002/adfm.202524609 · Cited by 4

Spatial distributions of macronutrients, heavy metals and microplastics in surface sediments of the mainstem and lakes in the middle part of the Yellow River Basin

Zhai, X., Cui, L., Wei, L., Zhao, X., Liu, C., Ma, H., & Xiong, M. (2025) · Geoscience Frontiers · doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2025.102214 · Cited by 4

SciRAPplastic and plasticCRED: tailoring existing tools to assess micro- and nanoplastics (eco)toxicity studies

Koch, I. D. W., Beronius, A., Baun, A., & Hartmann, N. B. (2025) · Microplastics and Nanoplastics · doi:10.1186/s43591-025-00151-8 · Cited by 4

Fluorescent nanoplastics: What steps are needed towards a representative toolkit?

van den Akker, K., Mandemaker, L. D. B., Dorresteijn, J. M., Amaral‐Zettler, L., Weckhuysen, B. M., & Meirer, F. (2025) · Microplastics and Nanoplastics · doi:10.1186/s43591-025-00159-0 · Cited by 5

Data-Driven Discovery of Bimetallic Nanoparticles Catalysts for the Hydrogenolysis of Polyethylene

Byron, C., McCullough, K., Hall, J. N., Ammal, S. C., Heyden, A., Bryant, J. T., Wang, Y., Tonk, K., Wen, J., Kropf, A. J., et al. (2025) · ACS Catalysis · doi:10.1021/acscatal.5c06514 · Cited by 4

Comparative hepatotoxicity of four common food-contact microplastics in mice: oxidative stress, inflammation, and tryptophan metabolism disorder

Cheng, F., Li, X., Xue, C., & Yan, F. (2025) · Food Bioscience · doi:10.1016/j.fbio.2025.108112 · Cited by 4

Microbiome-inspired solutions to save human and planetary health

Berg, G., Antonietti, M., Egamberdieva, D., Korsten, L., & Wicaksono, W. A. (2026) · Frontiers in Microbiology · doi:10.3389/fmicb.2026.1744452 · Cited by 6

Revealing the key factors of synergistic transport of microplastics and heavy metals in groundwater: Batch experiments, density functional theory calculations, molecular dynamics simulations, and machine learning modeling

Yu, F., Ji, Y., Han, Z., Lyu, H., Lyu, H., Dong, T., & Li, Z. (2026) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2026.175301 · Cited by 4

Plastics, plastic chemicals, and microplastics: multiple harms to health

Rocklöv, J., Dunlop, S. A., Chiles, T. C., Fuller, L., Geyer, R., Johnson, M. M., Karasik, R., Muncke, J., Raps, H., Rauert, C., et al. (2026) · The Lancet · doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(26)00647-1 · Cited by 4

Differential effects of conventional and biodegradable microplastics on carbon and nitrogen transformation and greenhouse gas emissions in Cd-contaminated riparian sediments: Responses of microbial community structure

Chen, H., Huang, D., Zhou, W., Lei, Y., Huang, H., Yin, L., Xiao, R., Deng, R., Wang, G., & Xu, W. (2026) · Water Research · doi:10.1016/j.watres.2026.126200 · Cited by 4

Exploring the mechanisms of neurotoxic effects from combined exposure to polystyrene and microcystin-LR in Caenorhabditis elegans

Pei, L., Sheng, L., Ye, Y., Wang, J.-S., Ji, J., & Sun, X. (2025) · Aquatic Toxicology · doi:10.1016/j.aquatox.2025.107403 · Cited by 4

Efficient and Scalable Detection of Microplastics in Drinking Water Using Fluorescence High‐Content Imaging

Aslam, I., Wouters, Q., Eede, I. V. D., Vandezande, W., Yuan, H., & Roeffaers, M. B. J. (2025) · Small Methods · doi:10.1002/smtd.202500465 · Cited by 4

Adsorption-desorption behavior of sulfamethazine on biodegradable polyester microplastics: Effects of sunlight vs. sewage microbial exposure

Li, Y., Wang, X., Wang, Y., Xia, S., Xu, H., & Zhao, J. (2025) · Journal of environmental chemical engineering · doi:10.1016/j.jece.2025.117734 · Cited by 4

Microplastic Contamination of Human Sperm before In Vitro Fertilization Warrants Attention for Early Life Exposure Risks

Su, Y., Yang, C., Liao, H., Zhang, Z., Xu, Y., Zhao, Y., Wang, Y., Wang, D., Wang, L., Ji, R., et al. (2025) · Environment & Health · doi:10.1021/envhealth.5c00098 · Cited by 5

Heavy metal release from two typical tire microplastics under different simulated environments and bioavailability assessment in China

Luo, Z., Wang, N., Zhou, X., Ge, A., Wang, Y., Su, S., Lai, Y., Yu, R., & Wang, Z. (2025) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2025.126804 · Cited by 4

A Company-Based View on Sustainable Packaging Orientation

Duarte, P., Ribeiro, M. I., Silva, S. C. L. D. C. E., Pinhal, R., & Estima, A. C. F. T. (2025) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su17156890 · Cited by 5

Geospatial environmental sources of inhaled microplastics: A case in Zhuhai, China

Zhong, C., Lan, M., Chen, C., Fan, L., Shen, H., He, M., Wang, J., Fang, J., Lu, W., Xu, X., et al. (2025) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.139537 · Cited by 4

Comparative assessment of cadmium(II) carrier-effects derived by polyethylene microplastics with heterogeneous sources

Chen, Z., Chen, B., Wang, Q., Chen, L., Xie, F., & Zhu, S. (2025) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.139643 · Cited by 4

Plant Trait Regulation Enabled by Nanoplastic Nucleic Acid Carriers

Wu, H., Li, Z., Xiao, Y., Liu, H., Li, Y., Pan, Y., Zhang, H., Liu, Q. S., & Jiang, G. (2025) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.5c05708 · Cited by 4

Developmental stage-dependent carrier effects of nanoplastics on PFOS bioaccumulation and toxicity in zebrafish: Insights from toxicokinetic-toxicodynamic perspective

Ma, J., Gao, N., Xiang, Y., Yang, L., Zhu, L., & Feng, J. (2025) · Water Research · doi:10.1016/j.watres.2025.124658 · Cited by 4

Integration of Water-Mediated H-Bonds-Domestication and Optical Skin-Transparency Strategy for Microplastics-Free Bio-based Materials Revolution

Liu, X., Wang, Y., Wang, X., Xing, L., & Li, L. (2025) · Advanced Fiber Materials · doi:10.1007/s42765-025-00600-2 · Cited by 4

Microplastic abundance and characterization in the anaerobic co-digestion of food waste and dairy manure

Whitney, A. L., Chomiak, K. M., Babbitt, C. W., Eddingsaas, N. C., & Tyler, A. C. (2025) · Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems · doi:10.3389/fsufs.2025.1666814 · Cited by 4

Novel Near-Infrared Imaging Unveils Higher Risk of Biodegradable Microplastics on Fish Red Blood Cells at Environmentally Relevant Concentrations

Yang, L., & Wang, W. (2025) · Environmental Science & Technology Letters · doi:10.1021/acs.estlett.5c00973 · Cited by 4

Beyond life cycle thinking: A perspective

Geist, H., & Balle, F. (2025) · AMBIO · doi:10.1007/s13280-025-02282-x · Cited by 4

Size-dependent impacts from polystyrene micro- and nanoplastics on freshwater invertebrates: A mesocosm study combining environmental DNA metabarcoding and morphological identification

van der Plas, M., Nederstigt, T. A. P., Trimbos, K. B., & Vijver, M. G. (2025) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.140304 · Cited by 4

Silent saboteurs: How microplastics disrupt stem cells and tissue regeneration

Zheng, J., Li, Y., Yang, S., Jia, S.-Y., Zheng, L., & Wan, M. (2025) · World Journal of Stem Cells · doi:10.4252/wjsc.v17.i10.110507 · Cited by 4

Microplastic Pollution in Typical Subtropical Rivers in Eastern China: A Case Study of the Feiyun River Basin

Tan, T., Liu, A., Yang, Y., Yu, R., Lin, N., Ke, Q., & Wang, Q. (2025) · Water · doi:10.3390/w17213170 · Cited by 4

Drivers of soil microplastic contamination and machine learning-based abundance standardization: A global meta-analysis

Ma, W., Zhang, Y., Wang, H., & Bian, Z. (2025) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.140440 · Cited by 4

Engineering a chitosan-encapsulated PDA/Fe3O4@cenosphere composite for dual adsorption of microplastics and organic dyes

Zhang, X., Lv, D., Liu, Z., Yang, F., Tang, Q., Gao, N., Tan, Z., Du, P., Li, J., & Wang, J. (2025) · International Journal of Biological Macromolecules · doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.148966 · Cited by 4

Toxic effect and the mechanisms of colored microplastics containing inorganic pigments on Microcystis aeruginosa

Wei, P., Tang, M., Wang, Y., Wang, J., Wang, Y., Liu, H., Qiu, M., Qu, X., & Yang, K. (2025) · Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety · doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2025.119428 · Cited by 4

Distribution, Environmental Risk Assessment, and Key Drivers of Microplastics in Farmland Soils Across Agricultural Zones in China

Zhang, F., Yang, X., Wu, L.-C., Xiao, J., & Zhang, Z. (2025) · Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.jafc.5c10635 · Cited by 4

Liquid crystal–driven interfacial ordering of colloidal microplastics: Advancing microplastic characterization below the macroscale

Mukherjee, F., Shi, A., Latasa, L. A., You, F., & Abbott, N. L. (2025) · Science Advances · doi:10.1126/sciadv.ady1167 · Cited by 4

The MArine Debris hyperspectral reference Library collection (MADLib)

Ohall, A., Bisson, K. M., Garaba, S. P., & Rivero‐Calle, S. (2025) · Earth system science data · doi:10.5194/essd-17-7293-2025 · Cited by 4

Microplastics from biodegradable plastic bags alter soil properties and trigger stress response in sunflowers

Pelko, T., Mravlje, J., Kalčíková, G., Skalar, T., Kržan, A., Regvar, M., Starin, M., Kokalj, A. J., & Katarina, V.-M. (2025) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2025.127618 · Cited by 4

Comparative analysis of microplastics in aquatic environments: Matching thresholds, abundance versus mass concentration, and risk assessment

Mei, W., Li, J., Ding, X., Liu, S., Qin, S., Wang, X., & Luo, C. (2026) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2026.127655 · Cited by 4

Functionalized nanoplastics alter physiology and toxin production in Alexandrium pacificum through surface charge effects

Li, L., Hu, M., Gul, S., Ma, Y., Dai, X., Hao, Q., Zhang, J., Huang, W., & Wang, Y. (2026) · Sustainable Horizons · doi:10.1016/j.horiz.2025.100171 · Cited by 4

Communicating scientific uncertainties: Effects of message and audience characteristics in the context of microplastic health risks

Fian, L., Vaupotič, N., Richter, I., Koelmans, A. A., & Pahl, S. (2026) · Public Understanding of Science · doi:10.1177/09636625251410494 · Cited by 4

Gut microbiota and metabolic disruption induced by food chain-transferred nanoplastics: A mediating role of CYP26A1 in retinoic acid toxicity

Qu, X., Nan, X., Wang, Y., Sun, H., Miao, J., Shi, Y., Li, Y., Qu, R., Wang, M., Zhang, N., et al. (2026) · Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety · doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2026.119806 · Cited by 4

Efficient Depolymerization and Low-Toxicity Leaching of Polyester Microplastics through Alkali-Hydrothermal Treatment of Sewage Sludge

Yang, X., Niu, S., Huang, X., Niu, Y., Shen, K., Chen, Y., Aye, S. L., & Li, X. (2026) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.5c18091 · Cited by 4

Oral exposure to micro- and nanoplastics: Developing a modular and flexible risk assessment framework for human health

Vogel, A., Sieg, H., Böhmert, L., van den Berg, A. E. T., Fessard, V., Ferraris, F., Pieters, R. H. H., Cubadda, F., & Haase, A. (2026) · Food and Chemical Toxicology · doi:10.1016/j.fct.2026.116041 · Cited by 4

Multifunctional Nanoporous Flash Graphene Coating for Solar Evaporator with Salt Resistance, Microplastic Rejection, and All‐Day Purification

Liu, J., Chen, Y., Wang, Z., Song, Z., Qiao, Q., & Chen, G. (2026) · Advanced Engineering Materials · doi:10.1002/adem.202502021 · Cited by 4

A review of sources, fate, effects, and management of microplastics in sewage sludge

Sun, L., Tang, Q., Xue, Y., Zhang, L., Liu, Y., Gao, X., & Wang, X. (2026) · Desalination and Water Treatment · doi:10.1016/j.dwt.2026.101728 · Cited by 4

Pollution Load and Transport Dynamics Govern Microplastic Export from Subtropical Estuaries

Yan, G., Wharton, M., Hala, D. N., Du, J., Park, K., Gahn, M. B., & Kaiser, K. (2026) · ACS ES&T Water · doi:10.1021/acsestwater.5c01196 · Cited by 4

Shedding secrets: Are hair extensions a plastic pollutant hidden in plain sight?

Gonçalves, G. R. L., Snow, B., Wiredu, G., Abima, P. K. K., Amoako, C. G., Koomson, A. K., Nyarko, B. K., Oduro, G. Y., Ansah, J. W., & Narayanaswamy, B. E. (2026) · Journal of Hazardous Materials Plastics · doi:10.1016/j.hazmp.2026.100050 · Cited by 4

Co-exposure to PS-NPs and HFPO-TA potentiates reproductive toxicity via ferroptosis and SLC1A5-Mediated glutamine deprivation in male mice

Wu, L., Ding, J., Xue, J., Le, M., Wan, Y., Zhao, W., Yuan, Y., Kuang, X., zhao, X., Zheng, L., et al. (2026) · Chemico-Biological Interactions · doi:10.1016/j.cbi.2026.112059 · Cited by 4

Spatiotemporal Dynamics, Seasonal Aggregation, and Policy Interventions of Marine Microplastics

Liu, C., Kvale, K., Hu, X., Wang, R., Peng, N., & Deng, P. (2026) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.6c03653 · Cited by 4

When "biodegradable" is not benign: Microplastic-driven disruption of soil processes and plant-microbe interactions

Pelko, T., Kokalj, A. J., Regvar, M., Dermastia, M., & Vogel-Mikuš, K. (2026) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2026.142138 · Cited by 4

Abiotic Hydrolysis of Microplastics: Influence of Polymer Chain Scission on Particle Fragmentation and Dissolved Organic Carbon Release

Schmidt, P. M., Tantawi, O., Santizo, K. Y., Sipe, J. M., Wiesner, M. R., Harrison, S., Svendsen, C., Plata, D. L., & Wohlleben, W. (2026) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.5c17195 · Cited by 4

Hydrological seasonality mediates scale-dependent land use effects on riverine microplastic pollution

Chen, Q., Wang, P., Liu, R., Shu, W., Liu, G., & Zhu, L. (2026) · Water Research · doi:10.1016/j.watres.2026.126043 · Cited by 4

Micro- and nanoplastic exposure, immune cell activation, and lung function in young adults

Durkin, A., Skrabanja, T. L. P., Gehring, U., Zou, R., Lenters, V. C., Koppelman, G. H., Vonk, J. M., Vrisekoop, N., & Vermeulen, R. C. H. (2026) · Microplastics and Nanoplastics · doi:10.1186/s43591-026-00189-2 · Cited by 4

Food and beverage plastics dominate global shorelines: A harmonized rank-based assessment of usage types to guide interventions

Kelly, M. R., Cordova, M. R., Jobling, S., Somerfield, P. J., & Thompson, R. C. (2026) · One Earth · doi:10.1016/j.oneear.2026.101712 · Cited by 4

Human Exposure to Micro- and Nanoplastics: Trans -Barrier Transport, Tissue Accumulation, and Health Risks

Xia, H., Li, Y., Wang, F., Li, G., Tan, Z., & Song, M. (2026) · Environment & Health · doi:10.1021/envhealth.6c00122 · Cited by 4

Long-Lived Organic Radicals Drive the Photodegradation of Plastic Additives in Microplastic-Derived Dissolved Organic Matter

Zhou, Y., Zeng, Y., Law, J. C.-F., Lei, Y., Yang, X., & Leung, K. S. (2026) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.6c01544 · Cited by 4

Toxicity of organophosphate flame retardant in marine rotifers: Evidence from the population, individual, biochemical and molecular levels

Dai, S., Zou, L., & Wang, Q. (2024) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.177256 · Cited by 4

From pollution to solution: a call for source control strategies for microplastics in the Ocean

do Sul, J. A. I. (2024) · Environmental Research Letters · doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ad9abd · Cited by 4

Long Chain Polyesters Derived From Tetradecanedioic Acid (TA) and Even-numbered Diols

Wang, G., Zhang, M., Shi, L., Qi, C., Zhao, Z., Hu, H., Jin, Y., & Hu, J. (2025) · Journal of Polymers and the Environment · doi:10.1007/s10924-025-03542-3 · Cited by 4

Exploiting the gut microbiota of aquatic animals as indicators of microplastic pollution using interpretable machine learning models

Shi, Z., Guo, R. Z., Yao, F., Liu, Z., & Zhang, J. (2025) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.139178 · Cited by 4

Subtle biogeochemical consequences of biodegradable and conventional microplastics in estuarine blue carbon systems

Qiao, K., & Wang, W. (2025) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.139705 · Cited by 4

Microplastics Pollution in Aquatic Ecosystems: Challenges and Perspectives

Khan, F. R., Rolsky, C. B., Catarino, A. I., & Kelkar, V. P. (2025) · Environments · doi:10.3390/environments12090315 · Cited by 4

Transforming the Study of the Mechanical Degradation of Plastic: Advancing Microplastic Release Predictions through Quantitative Approaches

Xiong, B., Salehi, M., Sipe, J. M., & Wiesner, M. R. (2025) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.5c11689 · Cited by 4

Representative Test Material for Validation of Density Separation as Part of Microplastic Quantification in Drinking Water

Ponti, J., Barbosa‐de‐Bessa, J. F., Méhn, D., Bucher, G., Schirinzi, G. F., Fumagalli, F., & Gilliland, D. D. (2025) · Polymers · doi:10.3390/polym17040526 · Cited by 3

Microfibre ingestion by the Asian Clam (Corbicula fluminea) is dependent on fibre type and biofilm development

Higgins, A., Wood, P. J., & Mathers, K. L. (2025) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2025.125962 · Cited by 3

Plastics–Fertilizer Homology: Solid-Phase Molecular Assembly Enables Natural Closed-Ring Cycle of Biomass-like Plastics

Qi, J., Zhao, H., Jin, H., Gao, S., Huang, J., Ma, X., & Yan, Y. (2025) · ACS Materials Letters · doi:10.1021/acsmaterialslett.5c00009 · Cited by 3

Plastic pollution in shooting ranges and warfare areas - an overlooked environmental issue

Rodríguez-Seijo, A., Lalín-Pousa, V., Rodríguez, P. P., Campillo-Cora, C., & Pereira, P. (2025) · Environmental Research · doi:10.1016/j.envres.2025.121626 · Cited by 3

The optical properties of aerosol clusters containing dust and microplastics

Ma, J., Wang, J., & Li, X. (2025) · Physica Scripta · doi:10.1088/1402-4896/ade0f4 · Cited by 3

Global inconsistencies in microplastic research: A review of sampling and processing techniques across diverse aqueous matrices

Lodh, A., Shafi, M., & Goel, S. (2025) · Journal of Water Process Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.jwpe.2025.108419 · Cited by 3

Photodegradation of Plastic Leachate: Revealing the Key Role of Halogen in Reduced Cytotoxicity in Marine Systems

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