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ClearWater pollution from food production: lessons for optimistic and optimal solutions
Researchers proposed a multi-pollutant framework for assessing water pollution from food production, drawing lessons from how air quality science handles multiple contaminants simultaneously. The study argues that future water quality assessments should better integrate economic and social goals alongside environmental targets, using participatory approaches to develop practical and politically feasible solutions.
A First Step towards Developing a Decision Support System Based on the Integration of Environmental Monitoring Activities for Regional Water Resource Protection
Researchers developed a decision support system integrating environmental monitoring data on diffuse pollutants - including nitrates, pesticides, metals, and plastics - to characterise the degradation state of water resources at the municipal level. The open-source system identifies areas sharing similar environmental characteristics and pollution pressure values, providing policymakers with tools for more accurate land management decisions.
Soil contamination by microplastics in a small French agricultural watershed
Researchers characterized microplastic contamination in agricultural soils across a small French watershed, examining how various farming practices influence microplastic sources, distribution, and fate in soil environments outside of previously studied regions like China.
Impact of Nitrate Vulnerable Zones and Catchment Sensitive Farming on Water Quality in UK: Case Study of Ingbirchworth and Scout Dyke Reservoirs
Scientists monitored water quality in two UK reservoirs over several years to assess the effectiveness of agricultural pollution control zones on reducing nitrate and other contaminants. River catchment water quality directly affects the transport and dilution of microplastics that enter water supplies.
The potential for freshwater citizen science to engage and empower: a case study of the Rivers Trusts, United Kingdom
Researchers examined freshwater citizen science programs run by UK Rivers Trusts, finding that volunteer monitoring of water quality, plastic pollution, and invasive species effectively engaged communities and in some cases led directly to pollution source remediation.
Exploring Operational Procedures to Assess Ecosystem Services on Farm Level, Including the Role of Soil Health
Operational procedures for assessing ecosystem services at the farm level were tested across European living labs, with results demonstrating that participatory approaches involving farmers improved the practical relevance and uptake of soil health and ecosystem service assessments. The study provides a template for integrating farmer knowledge with scientific monitoring in agricultural sustainability evaluations.
Microplásticos en cuerpos de agua continentales: impacto y estrategias de mitigación desde la perspectiva de la ingeniería agroindustrial
This review analyzes microplastic contamination in continental freshwater bodies from an agroindustrial engineering perspective. Researchers examined the sources, impacts, and potential mitigation strategies for microplastic pollution in rivers, lakes, and reservoirs. The study highlights that agricultural practices are a significant but often overlooked contributor to freshwater microplastic pollution, and calls for integrated engineering approaches to address the problem.
Towards nutrient neutrality: A review of agricultural runoff mitigation strategies and the development of a decision-making framework.
This paper is not about microplastics; it reviews agricultural runoff mitigation strategies to reduce nutrient pollution in waterways.
Water Pollution and Agriculture: Multi-pollutant Perspectives
This review examines agriculture as a multi-pollutant source of water contamination, identifying large spatial and temporal variation in nutrient, pesticide, plastic, and pathogen loads and arguing that agricultural water management strategies must account for these simultaneous pollutant interactions.
Application of Index Models for Assessing Freshwater Microplastics Pollution
Researchers applied pollution and health risk index models to microplastic data from freshwater environments, demonstrating that standardized indices can help compare contamination levels across studies with different units and methodologies.
Integrating farmer perspectives in microplastic contamination in arable fields: Insights from the MiCoS project in the Benelux region
The MiCoS project conducted large-scale microplastic sampling across 240 agricultural fields in the Benelux region while integrating farmer participation, examining microplastic impacts on plant and soil health. Farmer engagement was identified as a critical step for achieving representative field sampling at landscape scale.
Methodology for the study of the traceability of runoff water feeding reservoirs
Not relevant to microplastics — this paper presents a GIS-based methodology for tracing the agricultural plots whose rainwater runoff feeds a reservoir, extending the D8 drainage algorithm with land-use and rainfall data to assess agrochemical contamination pathways.
Integrated Analytical Approach: An Added Value in Environmental Diagnostics
Researchers demonstrated the value of an integrated multi-technique analytical approach for environmental diagnostics, showing through three marine case studies that combining multiple survey methods yields a more complete and accurate picture of anthropogenic environmental impacts than any single method alone.
From risk assessment towards risk based testing and reduction: monitoring microplastic contamination in arable fields
Researchers monitored microplastic contamination in arable agricultural fields as part of a risk-based testing and reduction framework, documenting occurrence patterns and developing approaches to prioritize field-specific risk reduction for the estimated 90% of environmental microplastics found in terrestrial systems.
Have You Ever Seen a Microplastic? A Collaborative High School–Academia Approach for Identification, Quantification and Raising Awareness of Microplastics in a River Crossing Urban Area
Researchers designed a high school–university collaboration where students collected water samples from an urban river, identified microplastics by microscopy, and contributed to local pollution mapping — demonstrating that student-led citizen science can meaningfully advance microplastic monitoring while raising environmental awareness.
Monitoring biological water quality by volunteers complements professional assessments
Researchers found that volunteer-collected macroinvertebrate data from a Dutch citizen science program generated water quality assessments closely comparable to professional assessments, demonstrating that community monitoring can meaningfully complement conventional biological water quality monitoring.
Estimating microplastic flows across rural-urban gradients in a French catchment
Researchers estimated microplastic flows across rural-urban gradients in a French catchment, examining how land use and urbanization influence the transport and distribution of microplastic particles through the watershed system.
Integrating farmer perspectives in microplastic contamination in arable fields: Insights from the MiCoS project in the Benelux region
The MiCoS project integrated farmer perspectives into a large-scale microplastic sampling campaign across 240 agricultural fields in the Benelux region, examining how microplastic pollution affects plant and soil health. Farmer engagement was a key enabler of the field campaign, providing access and local knowledge necessary for representative sampling.
Impacts of Aquaculture and Agriculture on the Concentration and Fate of Microplastics on the Étangs de la Dombes, France
This study investigated how aquaculture and agricultural practices affect microplastic concentrations in the Étangs de la Dombes wetlands in France. Both activities were found to influence microplastic levels, highlighting how multiple land uses contribute to plastic contamination in freshwater systems.
From risk assessment towards risk based testing and reduction: monitoring microplastic contamination in arable fields
Researchers examined microplastic contamination levels in arable agricultural fields and developed a framework advancing from standard risk assessment toward risk-based testing and reduction strategies, noting that approximately 90% of microplastics in the environment are found in terrestrial ecosystems.
Integrating Machine Learning and IoT Technologies for Smart Water Quality Monitoring: Methods, Challenges, and Future Directions
Machine learning and IoT sensor technologies were integrated into a smart environmental monitoring system designed for real-time detection of pollutants including microplastics. The platform demonstrates how digital technologies can improve the spatial and temporal resolution of environmental contamination surveillance.