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FRAGMENT-MNP: A model of micro- and nanoplastic fragmentation in the environment
The Journal of Open Source Software2025
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Antonia Praetorius,
Antonia Praetorius,
Antonia Praetorius,
Antonia Praetorius,
Antonia Praetorius,
Wendel Wohlleben,
Wendel Wohlleben,
Wendel Wohlleben,
Wendel Wohlleben,
S. Harrison,
Patrizia Pfohl,
Patrizia Pfohl,
Patrizia Pfohl,
Richard K. Cross,
S. Harrison,
Patrizia Pfohl,
Patrizia Pfohl,
Patrizia Pfohl,
Patrizia Pfohl,
Patrizia Pfohl,
Patrizia Pfohl,
Patrizia Pfohl,
Patrizia Pfohl,
Patrizia Pfohl,
Richard K. Cross,
Richard K. Cross,
Katherine Santizo,
Joana Marie Sipe,
Joana Marie Sipe,
Joana Marie Sipe,
Katherine Santizo,
Katherine Santizo,
Gbotemi A. Adediran
Gbotemi A. Adediran
Gbotemi A. Adediran
Patrizia Pfohl,
Patrizia Pfohl,
Richard K. Cross,
Richard K. Cross,
Richard K. Cross,
Richard K. Cross,
Richard K. Cross,
Patrizia Pfohl,
Claus Svendsen,
Claus Svendsen,
S. Harrison,
Cansu Uluşeker,
Wendel Wohlleben,
Wendel Wohlleben,
Wendel Wohlleben,
Wendel Wohlleben,
Wendel Wohlleben,
Antonia Praetorius,
Antonia Praetorius,
Antonia Praetorius,
Antonia Praetorius,
Antonia Praetorius,
Antonia Praetorius,
Antonia Praetorius,
Katherine Santizo,
Katherine Santizo,
Katherine Santizo,
Katherine Santizo,
Katherine Santizo,
Joana Marie Sipe,
Katherine Santizo,
Katherine Santizo,
Patrizia Pfohl,
Joana Marie Sipe,
Wendel Wohlleben,
Wendel Wohlleben,
Richard K. Cross,
Joana Marie Sipe,
Antonia Praetorius,
Wendel Wohlleben,
Claus Svendsen,
Wendel Wohlleben,
Richard K. Cross,
Wendel Wohlleben,
Mark R. Wiesner,
Claus Svendsen,
Joana Marie Sipe,
Antonia Praetorius,
Antonia Praetorius,
Claus Svendsen,
Claus Svendsen,
Mark R. Wiesner,
Richard K. Cross,
Patrizia Pfohl,
Antonia Praetorius,
Patrizia Pfohl,
Mark R. Wiesner,
Mark R. Wiesner,
S. Harrison,
Patrizia Pfohl,
Antonia Praetorius,
Katherine Santizo,
S. Harrison,
Katherine Santizo,
Wendel Wohlleben,
Antonia Praetorius,
Antonia Praetorius,
Mark R. Wiesner,
Mark R. Wiesner,
Joana Marie Sipe,
Antonia Praetorius,
Claus Svendsen,
Claus Svendsen,
Antonia Praetorius,
Richard K. Cross,
S. Harrison,
Wendel Wohlleben,
Claus Svendsen,
S. Harrison,
Antonia Praetorius,
Mark R. Wiesner,
Antonia Praetorius,
Gbotemi A. Adediran
Claus Svendsen,
Richard K. Cross,
S. Harrison,
Wendel Wohlleben,
Antonia Praetorius,
Brandon Lopez,
Patrizia Pfohl,
Claus Svendsen,
S. Harrison,
Claus Svendsen,
Claus Svendsen,
Brandon Lopez,
Patrizia Pfohl,
Claus Svendsen,
Antonia Praetorius,
Claus Svendsen,
Wendel Wohlleben,
Patrizia Pfohl,
Wendel Wohlleben,
Wendel Wohlleben,
Wendel Wohlleben,
Wendel Wohlleben,
Claus Svendsen,
S. Harrison,
Richard K. Cross,
Antonia Praetorius,
Wendel Wohlleben,
S. Harrison,
Mark R. Wiesner,
Gbotemi A. Adediran
Gbotemi A. Adediran
Patrizia Pfohl,
Cansu Uluşeker,
Wendel Wohlleben,
Cansu Uluşeker,
Wendel Wohlleben,
Wendel Wohlleben,
Mark R. Wiesner,
Wendel Wohlleben,
Wendel Wohlleben,
Wendel Wohlleben,
Brandon Lopez,
Brandon Lopez,
Claus Svendsen,
Wendel Wohlleben,
Wendel Wohlleben,
Wendel Wohlleben,
Wendel Wohlleben,
Wendel Wohlleben,
Joana Marie Sipe,
Claus Svendsen,
Wendel Wohlleben,
Mark R. Wiesner,
Claus Svendsen,
Claus Svendsen,
Mark R. Wiesner,
Wendel Wohlleben,
Claus Svendsen,
Wendel Wohlleben,
Antonia Praetorius,
Antonia Praetorius,
Antonia Praetorius,
Claus Svendsen,
Wendel Wohlleben,
Wendel Wohlleben,
Wendel Wohlleben,
Gbotemi A. Adediran
Summary
Researchers developed an open-source computer model called FRAGMENT-MNP that simulates how plastic debris breaks down into smaller micro- and nanoplastic particles over time in the environment. The model predicts fragmentation patterns based on the physical properties of different plastics and environmental conditions. This tool gives scientists a new way to understand and forecast how plastic pollution evolves, which is important because particle size affects how plastics move through ecosystems and interact with living organisms.
The degradation and fragmentation of plastics in the environment is an important but relatively poorly characterised process. Fragmentation leads to the formation of micro- and nanoplastics, and research has shown that particle size and shape, and thereby fragmentation, impacts a variety of processes, such as the ability of organisms to uptake plastics, and the movement of plastics around the environment (Thompson et al., 2024; Thornton Hampton et al., 2022). In this paper, we present the FRAGMENT-MNP model as an open-source mechanistic model of micro- and nanoplastic degradation and fragmentation. FRAGMENT-MNP predicts how pieces of plastic can break part (fragment), providing invaluable insights into fragmentation dynamics to help develop our understanding of plastic degradation and fragmentation, and offering predictive capabilities to enable better prediction of the fate and exposure of plastics in the environment.