Rainfall Deposition of Atmospheric Microplastics and Urban Freshwater Contamination: Insights from a Seoul Case Study

Metropolitan atmospheric microplastics: Characteristics and its inputs to fluvial system

Microplastics Occurrence in Urban Water: Current Insights

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Researchers analyzed microplastic concentrations across urban water systems, compiling data on occurrence patterns and sources in drinking water infrastructure. The review highlights urban water supplies as a significant and underappreciated route of daily human microplastic exposure.

Release of Microplastics by Terrestrial Sources into Freshwater Environments

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This chapter examines how terrestrial sources—including stormwater runoff, agricultural activities, and wastewater treatment plants—release microplastics into freshwater systems. Identifying and controlling these land-based inputs is critical because rivers and lakes are not just reservoirs of plastic pollution but also sources of drinking water and irrigation for human populations.

Source and Transport of Microplastics in Freshwater Systems in Asia—A Systematic Review

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Researchers systematically reviewed the literature on microplastic sources and transport pathways in freshwater systems across Asia, finding that plastic pollution in rivers and lakes is a rapidly growing concern across the region with increasing published evidence.

Microplastics Pollution in the Urban Rivers/lakes, Soils and Atmosphere of the Megacity Beijing, China

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Researchers measured microplastic pollution across the urban rivers, lakes, soils, and atmosphere of Beijing, finding widespread contamination throughout the megacity's environment. The study reveals that densely populated urban areas are major sources and accumulation zones for microplastics, with airborne particles posing a direct inhalation risk to city residents.