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ClearMicroplastics—A New Journal on the Environmental Challenges and Adverse Health Effects of Microplastics
This is the launch editorial for a new scientific journal dedicated to microplastics research, outlining its scope covering environmental and health effects of microplastic contamination. The creation of a specialized journal reflects the rapid growth of this research field.
A whale of a plastic tale: A plea for interdisciplinary studies to tackle micro- and nanoplastic pollution in the marine realm
This perspective calls for interdisciplinary collaboration across chemistry, biology, ecology, and toxicology to address micro- and nanoplastic pollution in marine environments, arguing that fragmented research approaches are insufficient to understand this complex global threat.
A transdisciplinary approach to reducing global plastic pollution
This opinion piece advocates for a transdisciplinary approach to reducing global plastic pollution, emphasizing the need to integrate natural science, social science, governance, and industry perspectives to develop effective and equitable solutions to the plastic pollution crisis.
Editorial: Emerging challenges and solutions for plastic pollution
This editorial introduces a special journal section on emerging challenges and solutions for plastic pollution in marine environments, summarizing the research themes covered in the collection. The collection addresses both the science of plastic contamination and practical approaches to reducing its environmental and health impacts.
Plastics: From a Success Story to an Environmental Problem and a Global Challenge (Global Challenges 6/2020)
This is an editorial introduction to a special journal issue on global plastic pollution challenges, covering microplastic risks to human health and ecological systems. It provides an overview rather than original research findings.
Micro(nano)plastics in Aquatic Environments: State of the Art and Beyond
This editorial introduces a special issue on the state of micro- and nanoplastic pollution in aquatic environments. The collection brings together current research addressing the detection, distribution, and ecological impacts of these tiny plastic particles in water systems worldwide.
Ecotoxicological Impacts of Micro(Nano)plastics in the Environment: Biotic and Abiotic Interactions
This editorial or overview paper addresses the ecotoxicological impacts of micro- and nanoplastics across both biotic (organisms) and abiotic (physical and chemical) dimensions, framing the problem as a multifaceted challenge involving environmental contamination, ecosystem health, and potential human health risks. It underscores the need for integrated approaches across disciplines and stakeholder groups to fully understand and manage plastic pollution. The work contributes a broad conceptual framing for ongoing research into microplastic hazards.
The grand challenges in marine pollution research
This specialty grand challenge article in Frontiers in Marine Science identifies the most pressing research gaps in marine pollution science, calling for greater interdisciplinary collaboration to address complex pollution problems including microplastics. It is an editorial perspective rather than original research.
Emerging contaminants and nanoplastics in the water environment: a matter of rising concern
This editorial introduces a scientific journal focused on emerging contaminants and nanoplastics in water environments, highlighting these as rising concerns for water quality and human health. The journal aims to advance knowledge on the detection, fate, and effects of plastic pollution in aquatic systems.
On the harmonization of methods for measuring the occurrence, fate and effects of microplastics
This editorial introduces a themed journal issue on microplastics methods and calls for harmonization of sampling, extraction, and analysis procedures across the field. Inconsistent methods are one of the main barriers to comparing results between studies and drawing firm conclusions about microplastic pollution levels.
Embrace complexity to understand microplastic pollution
This commentary argued that advancing microplastic science requires embracing the complexity of these pollutants rather than relying on narrow experimental models and inconsistent methods. The authors called for standardized methodologies and research designs that account for environmental context and global change interactions.
Editorial: Marine Pollution - Emerging Issues and Challenges
This editorial introduces a research collection on emerging marine pollution issues, covering microplastics, chemical contaminants, and their biological impacts, and highlights the need for interdisciplinary approaches to address the growing diversity and geographic spread of pollutants entering ocean ecosystems.
Editorial: Microplastics in the Marine Environment: Sources, Distribution, Biological Effects and Socio-Economic Impacts
This editorial introduces a journal collection on microplastics in the marine environment, summarizing current knowledge about sources, distribution, biological effects, and emerging research directions. It provides a broad overview of the state of the science on marine microplastic pollution.
Microplastics in the Ocean
This editorial introduces a special issue on microplastics, noting that the North Pacific Ocean and adjacent marginal seas exhibit particularly high levels of microplastic contamination relative to the global average. Researchers emphasize the need for coordinated regional monitoring to better characterize microplastic distribution, sources, and ecological impacts across the North Pacific.
A multidisciplinary perspective on the role of plastic pollution in the triple planetary crisis.
This perspective paper argues that plastics are a central driver of all three dimensions of the planetary crisis — pollution, climate change, and biodiversity loss — and must be addressed with the same urgency as carbon emissions. The authors call for a multidisciplinary approach that recognizes plastics as a systemic environmental threat rather than a siloed waste management issue.
Plastics in our ocean as transdisciplinary challenge
This conference report summarized discussions among international experts at a 2019 workshop in Spain on the transdisciplinary challenges of researching ocean microplastic pollution, emphasizing the need for co-learning across scientific disciplines and stakeholder engagement to address knowledge gaps.
Micro- and Nano-Plastics Contaminants in the Environment: Sources, Fate, Toxicity, Detection, Remediation, and Sustainable Perspectives
This review provides a broad overview of micro- and nanoplastic pollution, covering where these particles come from, how they spread through the environment, and the damage they cause to living things including humans. The authors also compare different methods for removing microplastics from the environment, including physical, chemical, and biological approaches. The paper calls for more research and global cooperation to develop better tools for measuring the health risks of plastic pollution.
Plastic pollution- Think and act now!
This paper is not substantively about microplastics — it is a very brief editorial or opinion piece calling for action on plastic pollution with no scientific content.
Microplastics: A Multidimensional Threat to Environment, Economy, and Public Health
Researchers reviewed the full scope of microplastic contamination — particles smaller than 5 mm — across oceans, soils, air, and the human body, documenting how they disrupt ecosystems and carry toxic chemicals. The review calls for global policy coordination, better detection standards, and materials innovation to address what has become a worldwide pollution crisis.
The future of ocean plastics: designing diverse collaboration frameworks
This paper drew on an international workshop of early career ocean professionals to propose diverse collaboration frameworks for stakeholder engagement in ocean plastic pollution research, emphasizing inclusive, cross-disciplinary approaches to addressing marine plastic challenges.
Microplastics—Four Years of Publications on the Environmental Challenges and Adverse Health Effects of Microplastics
This editorial reviews four years of publications in the Microplastics journal, an open-access peer-reviewed journal focused on the environmental challenges and health effects of microplastic pollution. The piece highlights the growing body of research addressing microplastic contamination across ecosystems and its potential impacts on human and animal health.
Editorial: (Micro)Plastics and the environment
This editorial introduces a research focus on microplastics and plastics in aquatic environments, highlighting gaps in knowledge about their abundance and toxicity especially in freshwater systems. It calls for more research to establish the extent and consequences of plastic pollution beyond the well-studied marine environment.
Balancing New Approaches and Harmonized Techniques in Nano- and Microplastics Research
This is an editorial commentary in a scientific journal discussing the need to balance new analytical approaches with standardized, harmonized methods in nano- and microplastics research. It does not present original experimental data but is relevant as a call-to-action for the research community to develop consistent measurement frameworks.
Balancing New Approaches and Harmonized Techniques in Nano- and Microplastics Research
This editorial addressed the challenge of balancing novel analytical methods with standardized techniques in nano- and microplastics research, arguing that both innovation and harmonization are needed to produce reliable and comparable environmental data.