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Article Tier 2

Unraveling Microplastics: Sources, Environment and Health Impacts, and Detection Techniques

This review provides a comprehensive overview of microplastic sources, environmental transport mechanisms, health risks, and current detection technologies used across water systems. The authors examine a broad range of analytical methods, from spectroscopy to sensor-based approaches, for identifying and quantifying microplastics in diverse environmental samples. The study concludes that no single detection technique is sufficient on its own, and integrated multi-method approaches are needed for reliable monitoring.

2026 Preprints.org
Review Tier 2

Microplastics in Water: A Review of Characterization and Removal Methods

This review surveys seven methods for identifying microplastics in water and evaluates their strengths and limitations, from simple visual inspection to advanced spectroscopy techniques. Researchers also assessed current removal strategies, including filtration, coagulation, and biodegradation, highlighting what works and what still needs improvement. The study provides a practical reference for selecting the right tools to detect and address microplastic contamination in water systems.

2024 Sustainability 28 citations
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A Review of Microplastic Identification and Characterization Methods in Aquatic Environments

This review evaluates the various methods used to identify and characterize microplastics in water environments, from visual sorting to advanced spectroscopy and thermal analysis techniques. Researchers compared the strengths and limitations of each approach, noting that no single method can fully capture the diversity of microplastic pollution. The study recommends combining multiple analytical techniques and standardizing protocols to improve the reliability of microplastic monitoring worldwide.

2024 Periodica Polytechnica Civil Engineering 8 citations
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Advanced analytical techniques for assessing and detecting microplastic pollution in water and wastewater systems

This review evaluates the various laboratory methods available for detecting and measuring microplastics in water and wastewater, including spectroscopy, thermal analysis, and newer combined techniques. Each method has different strengths and limitations in terms of what particle sizes they can detect and how accurately they identify plastic types. The review helps researchers choose the right tools for measuring microplastic contamination, which is essential for understanding how much microplastic people are exposed to through drinking water.

2024 Environmental Quality Management 17 citations
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Field-Portable Microplastic Sensing in Aqueous Environments: A Perspective on Emerging Techniques

This review examines emerging field-portable technologies for detecting and quantifying microplastics in aqueous environments, discussing optical, spectroscopic, and electrochemical sensing approaches. Researchers identify the lack of a standardized, rapid on-site method as the primary bottleneck limiting accurate real-world microplastic monitoring.

2021 Sensors 44 citations
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A systematic protocol of microplastics analysis from their identification to quantification in water environment: A comprehensive review

This review provides a systematic protocol for identifying and quantifying microplastics in water environments, covering sampling, extraction, and analytical techniques. Researchers evaluate the strengths and limitations of methods including visual sorting, spectroscopic analysis, and thermal techniques for characterizing microplastic pollution. The study emphasizes the urgent need for standardized methodologies to enable meaningful comparisons across different microplastic research studies.

2020 Journal of Hazardous Materials 150 citations
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Microplastics in water: types, detection, and removal strategies

This review covers the different types of microplastics found in water, methods used to detect them, and strategies for removing them from water sources. Microplastics enter water systems from both industrial sources and the breakdown of larger plastic waste, posing threats to aquatic life and potentially human health. The authors evaluate removal techniques including filtration, chemical treatment, and biological approaches that could help clean contaminated water.

2023 Environmental Science and Pollution Research 34 citations
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Potential health, environmental implication of microplastics: A review on its detection

This review provides a comprehensive look at how microplastics contaminate both land and water environments and the challenges in accurately detecting and measuring them. Researchers discuss various detection techniques including spectroscopy and microscopy methods, noting that each has significant limitations in quantifying microplastic pollution. The study highlights the need for improved standardized methods to better understand the true scale of microplastic contamination and its effects on health.

2024 Journal of Contaminant Hydrology 9 citations
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Updated review on microplastics in water, their occurrence, detection, measurement, environmental pollution, and the need for regulatory standards

This review examines microplastic occurrence, detection methods, and measurement techniques in aquatic environments, highlighting the urgent need for explicit regulatory frameworks to address the growing threat of microplastic pollution in water systems.

2021 Environmental Pollution 130 citations
Systematic Review Tier 1

A Systematic Review of Microplastic Detection in Water

This systematic review summarizes current methods for detecting microplastics in water sources. The research highlights significant challenges in accurately measuring these tiny plastic particles, with different techniques yielding very different results. Better detection methods are essential for understanding how much microplastic is present in the water people drink and use daily.

2024 2 citations
Article Tier 2

Study of Advanced Techniques for Inquisition, Segregation and Removal of Microplastics from Water Streams: Current Insights and Future Directions

This review surveys the full toolkit of methods used to detect, separate, and remove microplastics from water and wastewater, covering spectroscopic, microscopic, and chromatographic detection alongside physical, chemical, and biological removal strategies. It highlights that no single approach is sufficient and that combining methods — including emerging microfluidic and enzymatic techniques — will be necessary to effectively tackle microplastic contamination in water systems.

2024 International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology (IJISRT) 2 citations
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Emerging pollutant in surface water bodies: a review on monitoring, analysis, mitigation measures and removal technologies of micro-plastics.

This review examined the status of emerging pollutants — including microplastics — in Indian surface water bodies, covering monitoring methods, concentrations, mitigation strategies, and regulatory context. The authors highlight the inadequacy of existing water quality monitoring systems in India for capturing these new pollutant classes.

2024 Environmental geochemistry and health
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New methodologies for the detection, identification, and quantification of microplastics and their environmental degradation by-products

This review covers new methodologies for sampling, detecting, identifying, and quantifying microplastics and their environmental degradation byproducts in natural water systems, highlighting advances in spectroscopic, mass spectrometric, and imaging-based approaches.

2021 Environmental Science and Pollution Research 84 citations
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A review of methods for measuring microplastics in aquatic environments

This review critically evaluates methods used to measure microplastics in aquatic environments, covering sampling design, sample processing, and spectroscopic identification, and identifies the most significant sources of methodological variation. Standardizing these methods is essential for generating comparable data across studies and enabling robust environmental risk assessment.

2018 Environmental Science and Pollution Research 361 citations
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The power of a multi-technique approach for the reliable quantification of microplastics in water

Researchers applied a multi-technique analytical approach combining several spectroscopic and microscopic methods to improve the reliability of microplastic quantification in environmental samples. The combined approach reduced false positives and improved polymer identification accuracy compared to any single method used alone.

2024 Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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Microplastics in contaminated water : comparison of methods of analysis and treatment

This comprehensive review compared methods for analyzing microplastics in water—including spectroscopy, microscopy, and filtration techniques—and evaluated treatment approaches for removing MPs from wastewater, synthesizing findings across global studies on occurrence patterns and remediation effectiveness.

2025 Theseus (Ammattikorkeakoulujen)
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Evaluating Microplastic Detection Techniques in Human-Impacted Water Systems: A Mini-Review

This mini-review summarizes the current methods scientists use to detect microplastics in water systems affected by human activity. It provides an overview of the tools and techniques available for identifying and measuring these tiny plastic particles. Understanding detection methods is important because accurate measurement is the first step toward assessing how much microplastic pollution people are exposed to through water.

2024 ES Energy & Environments 10 citations
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Analytical methods for the determination of microplastics in the environment

This review examines analytical methods used to identify and quantify microplastics in environmental samples, covering microscopy, spectroscopy, and chromatographic techniques as applied to water, soil, and biological matrices. The work evaluates the advantages and limitations of each method, discussing their real-world applicability for standardised microplastic monitoring across different sample types.

2024 Repository of Faculty of Geotechnical Engineering
Article Tier 2

A review of microplastics measuring methods in water and wastewater bodies

This review covers the wide variety of methods used to measure microplastics in water and wastewater, comparing their advantages and limitations. The authors note that lack of standardized methods makes it difficult to compare results across studies and call for international consensus on measurement protocols.

2021 SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología
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Innovative Approaches for Microplastic Pollution Detection and Remediation in Aquatic Ecosystems

This study evaluated new technologies for detecting and cleaning up microplastic pollution in water environments, including advanced spectroscopy, sensor-based detection, bioremediation, and improved filtration systems. Researchers found that these innovative approaches significantly outperformed traditional methods in both identifying and removing microplastics. The work highlights the potential for emerging technologies to provide more effective solutions for tackling plastic pollution in rivers, lakes, and oceans.

2024 Journal for Research in Applied Sciences and Biotechnology 4 citations