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MicroplasticsEvidence & Dosage

Ubiquitous exposure, sources, possible health effects.

Evidence at a glance

Total studies
571
With abstract
47
Meta / Systematic / RCT
1
Highly cited
1
Publication years
2001–2026

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Top studies on Microplastics

Ranked by influential-citation count and publication year.

  1. Hepatotoxicity induced by polylactic acid microplastics: The mediating role of gut microbiota and uric acid metabolism

    Journal of Advanced Research202650 influential citations

    <h4>Introduction</h4>The increasing use of biodegradable plastics has led to the inevitable human consumption of biodegradable microplastics (MPs). These MPs can be degraded and absorbed into various organs and tissues via the…

  2. Greener approach for microplastics detection in wastewater sludge using multimodal spectroscopic techniques

    Talanta2026n=3

    Primary wastewater sludge from a municipal wastewater treatment facility in Toronto, Canada, was subjected to analysis (10 mL; n = 3 non-independent replicates) using an environmentally friendly analytical workflow. This workflow…

  3. Sources of variance in handheld NIR analysis of soil-embedded microplastics

    Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy2026

    Soil-embedded microplastics are challenging for diffuse-reflectance NIR spectroscopy because spectra are dominated by a heterogeneous soil matrix, while polymer contributions appear as weak spectral perturbations that can be masked unless…

  4. Specific effects of biodegradable plastic–derived microplastics on anaerobic digestion performance and microbial pathways

    Bioresource Technology2026

    Biodegradable plastics (BPs) are increasingly entering anaerobic digestion (AD) systems with organic waste, where incomplete degradation can lead to microplastic formation and alter process performance. This study systematically…

  5. Efficient removal of aged microplastics from seawater using hydrophilic Fe3O4 nanoparticles: A multi-scale study based on macroscopic experiments and microscopic calculations

    Marine Pollution Bulletin2026

    Effective microplastics (MPs) remediation technologies are required to combat marine MPs pollution. Magnetic adsorption is a promising approach for MPs remediation. However, current strategies typically employ hydrophobic magnetic…

  6. A tale of two stressors: Nitrogen, microplastics, and their influence on estuarine organic matter degradation

    Marine Pollution Bulletin2026

    Estuaries are highly dynamic systems with strong physicochemical and biological gradients that drive ecosystem functions. Increasing anthropogenic pressures have altered carbon cycling and degradation processes and reduced key ecosystem…

  7. Rivers as microplastics gatekeepers: Linking terrestrial inputs to coastal sediment sinks and sources

    Marine Pollution Bulletin2026

    Coastal sediments are widely recognized as a critical barrier regulating the transfer of contaminants, particularly microplastics (MPs), from terrestrial environments to marine ecosystems. However, whether these sediments function…

  8. Estuaries as fragmentation hotspots and transport regulators of microplastics

    Marine Pollution Bulletin2026

    Estuaries serve as critical transition zones for land-derived microplastics, where strong hydrodynamic and sedimentary interactions can substantially reshape their abundance, size, and transport behavior. However, the environmental…

  9. Experimental study of the settling characteristics of spherical microplastics under oscillating grid turbulence

    Marine Pollution Bulletin2026

    The settling process of microplastics plays a key role in their fate in marine environments. However, the settling characteristics of microplastics in turbulent environments have not been fully elucidated. In response to this problem, the…

  10. Photooxidation promotes sinking of polyethylene microplastics during early-stage biofouling

    Marine Pollution Bulletin2026n=27

    Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous in the ocean and even low density polymers such as polyethylene (PE) are found below the surface and in seafloor sediments. Predicting when and how buoyant MPs lose buoyancy remains challenging,…

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