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Genomic Prediction of (Mal)Adaptation Across Current and Future Climatic Landscapes

This study developed genomic prediction models to forecast how organisms adapted to current climate conditions might (mal)adapt as climate change shifts selective pressures, offering a tool for conservation planning under future climate scenarios.

2020 Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics 331 citations
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Predicting Potential Habitat of Aconitumcarmichaeli Debeaux in China Based onThree Species Distribution Models

Researchers applied three species distribution models (MaxEnt, GARP, and Bioclim) using 14 environmental variables and 449 specimen records to predict suitable habitat for the medicinal plant Aconitum carmichaelii Debeaux across China. All three models achieved AUC values above 0.85, identifying the highest-quality habitats in Sichuan, western Hubei, southern Shaanxi, and northern Guizhou provinces, with key climatic drivers identified through Jackknife analysis.

2022 Polish Journal of Environmental Studies 2 citations
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Species Distribution Model (SDM) Predicts the Spread of Invasive Nile Tilapia in the Sensitive Inland Water System of the Southeastern Arabian Peninsula Under Climate Change

Not relevant to microplastics — this study uses species distribution models with CMIP6 climate projections to predict the potential spread of invasive Nile tilapia in the freshwater systems of the southeastern Arabian Peninsula.

2023 Preprints.org 1 citations
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Suitable Area of Invasive Species Alexandriumunder Climate Change Scenariosin China Sea Areas

This study modeled how climate change will shift the habitat range of invasive Alexandrium algae in Chinese seas, providing guidance for early warning and prevention of harmful algal blooms that threaten coastal ecosystems.

2022 Polish Journal of Environmental Studies 6 citations
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Application of machine learning in assessing spatial distribution patterns of soil microplastics: a case study of the Bang Pakong Watershed, Thailand

Machine learning models were applied to predict spatial distribution patterns of microplastics in soils across a Thai watershed, identifying land use types and proximity to water bodies as key factors driving contamination levels.

2023
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Water Quality Monitoring And Ground Water Level Prediction Using Machine Learning

Researchers applied machine learning techniques to water quality monitoring and groundwater level prediction, demonstrating the potential of data-driven approaches for environmental sensing and resource management.

2025 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CREATIVE RESEARCH THOUGHTS
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Machine learning models for forecasting microplastic dynamics in China’s coastal waters

Researchers used machine learning to analyze microplastic pollution patterns across China's four major coastal seas, drawing on over 1,100 data points from peer-reviewed studies. They found that urban centers and industrial activities are key drivers of contamination, with pollution levels varying significantly between marine, coastal, and estuary environments. The models project that economic development and education could reduce microplastic concentrations, while industrial expansion may increase them.

2025 Journal of Hazardous Materials 2 citations
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Using species distribution modelling to identify ‘coldspots’ for conservation of freshwater fishes under a changing climate

Species distribution modeling was used to project future habitat suitability for freshwater fish in southwestern Australia under climate change scenarios, finding that increased temperatures and drought would reduce suitable habitat for several native species. The study evaluates whether existing freshwater reserves will remain effective for conservation as climate conditions shift.

2022 Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 14 citations
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Using machine learning to reveal drivers of soil microplastics and assess their stock: A national-scale study

Using machine learning on data from 621 sites across China, researchers identified nine key factors driving microplastic distribution in soil, including population density, plastic production, and agricultural practices. The study estimated that Chinese topsoil contains a substantial stock of microplastics, with concentrations varying widely by region. This large-scale analysis helps predict where microplastic contamination is worst, which is important for understanding human exposure through food grown in contaminated soil.

2024 Journal of Hazardous Materials 10 citations
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Exploring action-law of microplastic abundance variation in river waters at coastal regions of China based on machine learning prediction

Researchers used machine learning to predict microplastic levels in rivers across seven coastal regions of China, identifying population density, urbanization, and industrial activity as the strongest predictors of contamination. The models successfully captured how microplastics accumulate and move through river systems using 19 different environmental and human factors. This approach could reduce the need for costly field sampling while helping target pollution management efforts where they are needed most.

2024 The Science of The Total Environment 5 citations
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Microplastics migration mechanisms in high-erosion watersheds under climate warming

Scientists built a machine-learning model using 15 years of sediment data from three different-use watersheds on China's Qinghai-Tibet Plateau — grassland, cropland, and urban — to track how microplastics migrate and where they end up under changing climate conditions. The model achieved very high accuracy in tracing plastic sources and pathways, and found that wind direction and surface runoff are key drivers of transport, with cropland as a major source. The approach offers a practical tool for managing microplastic pollution in remote, high-altitude watersheds where warming is accelerating erosion.

2025 Journal of Hazardous Materials 1 citations
Systematic Review Tier 1

An Analytical Review of Environmental and Machine Learning Approaches in Dengue Prediction

Despite its classification in this database, this systematic review examines machine learning approaches for dengue prediction using environmental factors — not microplastic research. Random Forest and Support Vector Machines outperformed traditional methods in identifying dengue risk areas, with temperature, humidity, and rainfall identified as key predictive variables.

2025 International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications
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Machine Learning Approaches for Microplastic Pollution Analysis in Mytilus galloprovincialis in the Western Black Sea

Machine learning models were applied to microplastic data from Mediterranean mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) in the western Black Sea, successfully predicting MP contamination levels and identifying pollution hotspots relevant to seafood safety and fisheries management.

2025 Sustainability 2 citations
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Machine learning approaches for predicting microplastic pollution in peatland areas

Researchers used machine learning models to predict microplastic quantities in peatland sediments in Vietnam from easily measurable environmental parameters. The study found that pH, total organic carbon, and salinity were the most influential factors, and that Least-Square Support Vector Machines and Random Forest models could effectively predict microplastic contamination levels.

2023 Marine Pollution Bulletin 44 citations
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Identification of potentially contaminated areas of soil microplastic based on machine learning: A case study in Taihu Lake region, China

Researchers applied machine learning models — including random forest and support vector regression — to predict the spatial distribution of soil microplastic pollution in China's Taihu Lake region, finding that soil texture, population density, and proximity to known plastic sources were the dominant drivers, with nearly half of urban soils showing serious contamination.

2023 The Science of The Total Environment 43 citations
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Assessment of machine learning-based methods predictive suitability for migration pollutants from microplastics degradation

Researchers assessed the usefulness of machine learning methods for predicting the migration of chemical pollutants from microplastics. The study found that artificial neural networks and support vector methods showed strong potential for modeling and predicting the leaching of plasticizers and other contaminants, which could reduce the need for extensive laboratory analyses.

2023 Journal of Hazardous Materials 54 citations
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Machine Learning-Driven Prediction of Organic Compound Adsorption onto Microplastics in Freshwater

Seven machine learning algorithms were trained on 173 published measurements to predict how strongly organic contaminants adsorb onto different types of microplastics in freshwater. Accurate adsorption predictions are essential for assessing environmental risk, because microplastics that strongly bind pollutants become vectors that concentrate and transport toxic chemicals through aquatic food webs.

2026 Separations
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Evaluation of plateau wetland ecological security and its influencing factors in multi-climatic zones: A case study of Yunnan Province

Not a microplastics paper — this study assesses the ecological security of plateau wetlands across Yunnan Province, China using a pressure-state-response model based on remote sensing data, identifying climate and human activity as key threats to these fragile ecosystems.

2023 Research Square (Research Square) 2 citations
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From mapping to modelling: the evolving multidimensional microplastic risks in China's farmlands

Researchers combined a national-scale soil survey with machine learning models to map and project microplastic risks across China's farmlands through 2050, finding that agricultural film use, population density, and GDP are key drivers, and that regional risk rankings will shift counter-intuitively depending on which socioeconomic development pathway is followed.

2026 Environmental Pollution
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Machine Learning Prediction of Adsorption Behavior of Xenobiotics on Microplastics under Different Environmental Conditions

Researchers developed a machine learning model to predict how different xenobiotic chemicals adsorb onto microplastics under varying environmental conditions, providing a computational tool to assess microplastics as vectors for pollutant transport without requiring extensive laboratory experiments.

2023 ACS ES&T Water 18 citations
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Drinking water potability prediction using machine learning approaches: a case study of Indian rivers

Researchers applied machine learning techniques to predict drinking water quality in Indian rivers based on key parameters like pH, dissolved oxygen, and bacterial counts. Their models achieved high accuracy in classifying water as potable or non-potable. The study demonstrates how data-driven approaches could help developing countries monitor water safety more efficiently, especially in regions where traditional testing infrastructure is limited.

2023 Water Practice & Technology 16 citations
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Decoding the transport thresholds of emerging contaminants in watersheds using explainable machine learning

Researchers collected 517 water samples from the Huangshui River over four years and used an explainable machine learning framework with SHAP analysis to model how land use, landscape metrics, and climate variables drive the transport of microplastics, antibiotics, and heavy metals through the watershed.

2025 Water Research 3 citations
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Predicting large-scale spatial patterns of marine meiofauna: implications for environmental monitoring

Researchers used machine learning to model the spatial distribution of marine meiofauna — small bottom-dwelling invertebrates — across the Santos Basin continental margin in Brazil, identifying six distinct benthic zones and providing a baseline for future environmental monitoring programs.

2023 Ocean and Coastal Research 8 citations
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Population genetics and pedigree geography of Trionychia japonica in the four mountains of Henan Province and the Taihang Mountains

Researchers investigated the population genetics and phylogeography of the Japanese planarian in mountain systems of Henan Province and the Taihang Mountains, using DNA analysis to inform conservation strategies for this freshwater species threatened by habitat loss and climate change.

2023 Open Geosciences