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Microplastics in the Ecosystem: An Overview on Detection, Removal, Toxicity Assessment, and Control Release

This review provides a broad overview of microplastic pollution, covering how these tiny plastic particles are generated, detected, and removed from the environment. Researchers examined various detection methods and removal technologies while also assessing the toxic effects of microplastics on living organisms. The study emphasizes the need for better monitoring systems and more effective strategies to manage this growing environmental and health concern.

2022 Water 85 citations
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Microplastics in aquatic ecosystems: Detection, source tracing, and sustainable management strategies

This review paper summarizes what we know about microplastics in water environments, including how they spread, how to detect them, and how to manage the problem. It highlights that microplastics can carry toxic substances and calls for stronger global policies and new cleanup methods like biodegradation to protect ecosystems and human health.

2025 Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 15 citations
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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
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Review of Microplastic Distribution, Toxicity, Analysis Methods, and Removal Technologies

This review provides a broad overview of microplastic pollution, covering where microplastics are found globally, their potential health effects on humans and ecosystems, current analytical detection methods, and available removal technologies. Researchers note that significant gaps remain in understanding the full scope of microplastic toxicity and that no single removal method is fully effective. The study calls for continued development of both monitoring techniques and treatment technologies to address this pervasive environmental contaminant.

2021 Water 115 citations
Systematic Review Tier 1

A Review of Sources, Hazards, and Removal Methods of Microplastics in the Environment

This systematic review provides a comprehensive look at where microplastics come from, what risks they pose, and how they can be removed from the environment. The review covers contamination in air, water, and soil, noting that microplastics can carry toxic chemicals and harm both ecosystems and human health.

2025 Water 19 citations
Systematic Review Tier 1

Microplastic contamination, an emerging threat to the freshwater environment: a systematic review

Researchers systematically reviewed the spread of microplastics in freshwater ecosystems — rivers, lakes, and streams — documenting their sources, how they move through water, the damage they cause to aquatic organisms, and the methods used to detect them. Their review serves as a baseline reference for future research and calls for improved waste management to protect freshwater environments from ongoing microplastic contamination.

2024 ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH 98 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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Microplastics in aquatic environments: a review of recent advances

This review synthesizes recent advances in understanding microplastic contamination in aquatic environments, covering sources, distribution, and physical, chemical, and biological removal methods, and highlighting that no standardized cost-effective removal solution currently exists. The review emphasizes that microplastics cycle through natural and engineered systems, requiring whole-system approaches to avoid unintended recontamination.

2023 Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science 5 citations
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Microplastics in ecological system: Their prevalence, health effects, and remediation

This review provides an overview of microplastic prevalence across different ecosystems and their potential effects on environmental and human health. The researchers discuss how microplastics enter water, soil, and food chains, and examine the various biological effects documented in organisms. They also review current remediation strategies being developed to address microplastic contamination.

2024 Environmental Nanotechnology Monitoring & Management 8 citations
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Microplastic pollution in marine environments: An in-depth analysis of advanced monitoring techniques, removal technologies, and future challenges

This review provides a comprehensive analysis of microplastic pollution in marine environments, covering sources, ecological impacts, and current monitoring and removal technologies. Researchers examined physical, chemical, and biological methods for microplastic detection and cleanup, including filtration, separation, and hybrid approaches. The study concludes that while progress has been made, significant gaps remain in our ability to effectively monitor and remove microplastics from ocean ecosystems.

2025 Marine Environmental Research 17 citations
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Removal of Microplastic Contaminants from Aquatic Environment

This review examines technologies for removing microplastics from aquatic environments, covering physical, chemical, and biological treatment methods and their relative effectiveness. Identifying and improving removal strategies is urgent because microplastics are now found throughout drinking water sources, oceans, and freshwater systems, posing risks to wildlife and human health.

2023 BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS eBooks 2 citations
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Detection and Fate of Microplastics and Nanoplastics and Technologies for Their Removal

This review covers the detection, environmental fate, and removal technologies for microplastics and nanoplastics across aquatic, terrestrial, and atmospheric ecosystems. Researchers summarize the current understanding of how these particles are distributed in environmental matrices and biota, from marine organisms to human tissues. The study highlights both the scale of the contamination problem and the emerging technologies being developed to address it.

2026 Molecules
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Microplastics: An Overview of Sources, Distribution, and Removal Methods

This review identifies primary and secondary sources of microplastics, outlines their distribution pathways across aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, and evaluates physical, chemical, and biological removal methods, noting that their small size, persistence, and ability to transport endocrine-disrupting chemicals and heavy metals amplify their ecological impact.

2025 Black Sea Journal of Engineering and Science
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Detection and degradation of microplastics in the environment: a review

This review covers methods for detecting and breaking down microplastics in the environment. Microplastics persist in ecosystems and pose potential risks to both human health and wildlife. The paper highlights the need for better tools and strategies to address this growing pollution problem.

2025 Environmental Science Advances 14 citations
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Microplastics in ecosystems: ecotoxicological threats and strategies for mitigation and governance

This review provides a broad assessment of microplastic pollution across ecosystems, covering sources, detection methods, ecological impacts, and cleanup strategies. The study highlights recent advances including AI-enhanced detection tools and microbe-based degradation approaches, and proposes a roadmap for working toward microplastic-free environments through coordinated scientific and policy action.

2025 Frontiers in Marine Science 2 citations
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Microplastics in Aquatic Environments: Sources, Ecotoxicity, Detection & Remediation

This review provides a comprehensive overview of microplastic sources, ecotoxicity, detection methods, and remediation strategies in aquatic environments. Researchers found that microplastics act as carriers for toxic chemicals and pose threats to both marine and freshwater ecosystems as well as human health through drinking water exposure. The study highlights the need for improved detection technologies and effective remediation approaches to address this growing environmental challenge.

2021 Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry 60 citations
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Microplastics influencing aquatic environment and human health: A review of source, determination, distribution, removal, degradation, management strategy and future perspective

This review paper provides a broad summary of microplastic pollution in water environments, covering where they come from, how to detect them, how they spread, and how to remove them. The authors emphasize that microplastics persist for extremely long periods in water and can harm both aquatic life and human health, calling for better management strategies worldwide.

2025 Journal of Environmental Management 17 citations
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Micro/nanoplastics in aquatic ecosystems: Analytical challenges, ecological impacts, and mitigation strategies

This review provides a comprehensive assessment of micro- and nanoplastic pollution in aquatic ecosystems, covering detection methods, toxic effects across the food chain, and emerging cleanup strategies. Researchers highlight the limitations of current analytical techniques and the challenges of accurately measuring these tiny particles in water and living organisms. The study identifies key research priorities needed to better understand and mitigate the growing threat of plastic particle pollution in waterways.

2025 Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology 2 citations
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Microplastics Removal Strategies in Aquatic Environments

This review examines and compares multiple strategies for removing microplastics from aquatic environments, including physical, physicochemical, and biological methods. Researchers found that each approach offers different trade-offs in removal efficiency and scalability, emphasizing the need for integrated treatment solutions given the global abundance of microplastics and their negative effects on aquatic ecosystems.

2025 Jurnal Presipitasi Media Komunikasi dan Pengembangan Teknik Lingkungan
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Microplastic Pollution: An In-depth Review of its Sources, Formation Mechanisms, Quantification Techniques, Environmental Impacts, Toxicological Effects and Remediation Strategies

This comprehensive review covers the full scope of microplastic pollution, from where microplastics come from and how they form, to how scientists detect and measure them. Researchers summarized the environmental and health impacts of microplastic contamination across ecosystems including water, soil, and air. The study also evaluates current cleanup and remediation strategies, highlighting the need for coordinated global efforts to address this widespread form of pollution.

2025 World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews 2 citations