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ClearOccurrence and Control of Microplastics and Emerging Technological Solutions for Their Removal in Freshwaters: A Comprehensive Review
This review examines the occurrence of microplastics in freshwater ecosystems and evaluates current and emerging technologies for their removal, including advanced filtration, biodegradable plastic alternatives, and plastic-to-fuel conversion. Researchers found that the complete removal of microplastics remains an unsolved challenge, complicated by inconsistent detection methods across studies. The study emphasizes the urgent need for standardized measurement techniques and coordinated global strategies to address freshwater microplastic pollution.
From pollution to solutions: Insights into the sources, transport and management of plastic debris in pristine and urban rivers
This review examines how river systems receive and transport plastic debris -- including both macroplastics and microplastics -- from land sources to the ocean, synthesizing evidence on pollution sources, fate, and management strategies across pristine and urban rivers.
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.
Emerging Technology and Trends to Remove Micro- and Nanoplastics in Aquatic Media
Scientists reviewed 38 technologies designed to remove tiny plastic particles (called microplastics and nanoplastics) from water sources like rivers, lakes, and oceans. These microscopic plastic pieces can end up in our drinking water and food chain, potentially affecting human health. The researchers found that while many removal technologies exist, most are still being tested and need more development and funding to work on a large scale.
Tackling microplastics pollution in global environment through integration of applied technology, policy instruments, and legislation
This review examines the global microplastics pollution problem and evaluates solutions combining technology, policy, and legislation. Current water treatment technologies like membrane bioreactors can remove microplastics, but no single approach is sufficient. The authors call for coordinated international action combining better detection methods, cleanup technologies, and stronger regulations to address plastic pollution in both water and land environments.
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.
Pollution to Solution: Understanding and Addressing Microplastic Contamination in the Environment
This review synthesizes current knowledge on how microplastics and nanoplastics are distributed across freshwater and marine environments, how they interact with and are taken up by aquatic organisms, and what removal technologies show the most promise. It covers the full lifecycle from macroplastic fragmentation to nano-scale particles, and surveys physical, chemical, and biological treatment methods. The review provides a useful overview for researchers and environmental managers looking to understand the scope of the microplastic problem and identify where interventions are most needed.
Research Progress of Microplastics Removal Technology in Water Environment
This review examined recent advances in microplastic removal technologies for water environments, addressing the significant risks posed by MPs' widespread origins, inadequate control, and resistance to degradation. Various treatment technologies were assessed for their efficiency in eliminating microplastic pollution from water systems.
Addressing the microplastic crisis: A multifaceted approach to removal and regulation
Researchers reviewed the growing crisis of microplastic pollution and concluded that no single solution is sufficient — effective action requires combining better wastewater treatment, biodegradable plastic alternatives, stricter regulations, public education, and new detection technologies. They identified major knowledge gaps in understanding the full health and ecological impacts, underscoring the need for global cooperation.
Microplastics Pollution in Aquatic Ecosystems: Challenges and Perspectives
A comprehensive review covered the challenges and future directions for addressing microplastic pollution in aquatic ecosystems, synthesizing knowledge on sources, fate, ecological impacts, and removal strategies. The paper provides a roadmap for research and policy priorities to reduce aquatic microplastic contamination.
A comprehensive assessment of plastic remediation technologies
Researchers systematically catalogued 124 existing plastic cleanup technologies, finding that most are designed for inland waterways like rivers and canals, with a surge of new designs published in recent years. Despite promising advances, significant challenges remain in scaling these technologies for real-world use, especially in ports and complex water systems.
Microplastics in water resources: Global pollution circle, possible technological solutions, legislations, and future horizon
This review summarizes the global scope of microplastic contamination in water and sediment, finding levels that vary enormously -- from near zero to thousands of particles per sample. Microplastics absorb other pollutants from their surroundings, potentially concentrating harmful chemicals, and they infiltrate food chains from the smallest organisms upward. The authors call for stronger legislation and a combination of technological innovation, recycling, and public awareness to address this widespread threat to ecosystems and human health.
A review of the cost and effectiveness of solutions to address plastic pollution
This review evaluates the cost and effectiveness of technologies and policies designed to reduce plastic and microplastic pollution, from recycling and waste management to in-stream cleanup devices and regulatory measures. The authors find that addressing plastic pollution requires coordinated action across the full lifecycle of plastics.
Detection to Remediation: Strategies for Managing Microplastic Pollution in Freshwater Systems
This review outlines strategies for detecting and remediating microplastic pollution in freshwater systems, covering primary and secondary sources, conventional and emerging detection techniques, and remediation approaches including filtration, bioremediation, and policy interventions.
Review and future outlook for the removal of microplastics by physical, biological and chemical methods in water bodies and wastewaters
This review compares physical, biological, and chemical methods for removing microplastics from water and wastewater, including newer approaches like advanced membranes, bacterial degradation, and electrochemical treatment. Each method has trade-offs between removal efficiency, cost, and environmental impact, and no single technique currently solves the problem completely. The review emphasizes that developing effective microplastic removal technology is urgent for protecting both ecosystems and human drinking water supplies.
Marine plastic pollution: A systematic review of management strategies through a macroscope approach
Researchers applied a systems-level framework to review 176 studies on marine plastic pollution management, finding that waste collection infrastructure and freshwater pathways are critically understudied and that no existing strategy — from beach cleanup to biomaterials — is scalable enough to meaningfully reverse the plastic crisis.
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.
Microplastic menace: a path forward with innovative solutions to reduce pollution
This paper reviewed microplastic contamination as a complex and persistent pollutant class in aquatic ecosystems and surveyed innovative solutions being developed to reduce pollution, including advanced detection methods, filtration technologies, and biological degradation approaches. The review emphasized the need for integrated strategies spanning pollution prevention, monitoring, and remediation.
Microplastics Pollution and its Remediation
This publication reviews the growing problem of microplastic pollution in the environment and explores biological and technological strategies for remediation, including microbial degradation and engineered solutions. It highlights the urgent need for practical cleanup approaches as microplastics continue to accumulate across ecosystems worldwide.
Transportation fate and removal of microplastic pollution – A perspective on environmental pollution
This review examined the transportation pathways, environmental fate, and removal methods for microplastic pollution, discussing sources including single-use plastics and their eroded residues. The authors assessed current removal technologies and called for improved quantification frameworks to better understand and address the scale of microplastic contamination.
Plastic Pollution: Challenges and Innovative Solutions
This review examines the multifaceted challenges of plastic pollution and surveys innovative solutions spanning material design, waste management, and remediation technologies. The paper synthesises current research on microplastic sources, environmental persistence, and emerging approaches to reducing plastic releases into ecosystems.
Plastic pollution solutions: emerging technologies to prevent and collect marine plastic pollution
Researchers created a comprehensive inventory of 52 technologies designed to either prevent plastic from entering waterways or collect existing marine plastic pollution. The study found that while many promising solutions exist, most target macroplastics and there are far fewer options for capturing microplastics. The inventory serves as a roadmap for policymakers and innovators to compare approaches and identify where more technological development is needed.
Critical review of microplastics removal from the environment
This review evaluates technologies for removing microplastics from the environment, including physical methods like filtration, chemical treatments, and biological approaches using microorganisms. Each method has trade-offs between effectiveness, cost, and scalability, and no single technology can solve the problem alone. The authors emphasize that reducing human exposure to microplastics requires combining better removal technologies with policies that limit plastic production and waste at the source.
Overview of microplastics in the environment: type, source, potential effects and removal strategies
This review examines microplastic types, sources, and health effects across land and marine environments, discussing remediation technologies and emphasizing the need for international cooperation to address this global pollution challenge.