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ClearMicroplastics: An analysis using the DPSIR (Drivers, Pressures, State, Impacts, Responses) model: The situation of Brazil
This review applies the DPSIR (Drivers, Pressures, State, Impacts, Responses) framework to analyze microplastic pollution specifically in the Brazilian context, structuring available evidence on sources, environmental accumulation, ecological and human health impacts, and current policy and technological response measures. The authors aim to provide a structured evidence base to guide large-scale solutions to microplastic pollution in Brazil.
Re-imagining the driver–pressure–state–impact–response framework from an equity and inclusive development perspective
This paper critiques the widely used DPSIR environmental policy framework for overlooking social justice and equity, arguing that environmental burdens fall disproportionately on vulnerable communities. The critique is relevant to microplastic pollution, which often affects lower-income and coastal communities most severely.
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.
The Marine Plastic Litter Issue: A Social-Economic Analysis
Using the DPSIR framework, this study analyzed marine plastic litter pollution as a social-economic issue, finding that fewer than 10 peer-reviewed studies had applied this policy-relevant analytical model to ocean plastics, and identifying management response gaps in food security, transport, and shelter contexts.
The Environmental Impact of E-Waste Microplastics: A Systematic Review and Analysis Based on the Driver–Pressure–State–Impact–Response (DPSIR) Framework
This systematic review examines microplastics that come from electronic waste like old phones and computers. E-waste microplastics are particularly concerning because they can carry toxic metals like lead and flame retardants. These contaminated particles enter the soil near disposal sites and can work their way into the food chain, potentially affecting gut health and overall well-being.
Water and health: From environmental pressures to integrated responses
This paper analyzes how water pollution, including plastic contamination, affects human health using a Drivers-Pressures-State-Impacts-Responses framework combined with a literature review. Researchers found that while the pathways from pollution sources to health impacts differ greatly for chemicals, pathogens, and plastics, the potential water management responses share remarkable similarities. The study argues that integrated water resource management can simultaneously address multiple health threats, including those posed by microplastic pollution.
Upcycling Microplastic-Laden Spent Adsorbents to Mitigate Secondary Pollution: Insights into the Drivers, Pressures, State, Impacts, Responses (DPSIR) Framework
When microplastics are removed from water using adsorption materials, the resulting plastic-laden spent adsorbents create a secondary waste problem. This study applied the DPSIR (Drivers-Pressures-State-Impacts-Responses) environmental management framework to this issue and tested whether pyrolyzing spent adsorbents at 600°C could convert them into useful circular carbon materials (CCM) while destroying the embedded microplastics. The pyrolysis approach achieved about 60% polystyrene microplastic removal and produced a porous carbon material with useful surface properties for further water treatment. The work highlights that microplastic remediation technologies need to account for their own waste streams to avoid simply shifting pollution from one form to another.
Micro/nano-plastics occurrence, identification, risk analysis and mitigation: challenges and perspectives
This review provides a comprehensive overview of micro- and nanoplastic pollution, covering their sources, occurrence in different environments, identification methods, and potential risks to ecosystems and human health. Researchers examined current analytical techniques and found significant gaps in the ability to detect and quantify the smallest plastic particles. The study outlines mitigation strategies including improved waste management, advanced filtration, and biodegradable alternatives.
Unveiling the complex impact of microplastics on environmental health, ecosystems, and humans
This comprehensive review consolidates current knowledge on microplastic pollution across marine, freshwater, terrestrial, and atmospheric environments. Researchers examined sources, transport pathways, impacts on living organisms, sampling techniques, and regulatory challenges, highlighting significant gaps in understanding the full scope of microplastic effects on ecosystems and human well-being.
Microplastics in marine ecosystems: Sources, effects, and mitigation strategies
This review examines the sources, environmental pathways, ecological impacts across trophic levels, and mitigation strategies for microplastic pollution in marine ecosystems, synthesizing current evidence on biological harm and evaluating policy frameworks, technological solutions, and individual behavioral changes aimed at reducing marine microplastic loads.
Microplastic pollution - what have we learned from the last 20 years of research and what are the priorities ahead?
This paper reviewed 20 years of microplastic research since the foundational 2004 study, summarizing what has been learned about sources, distribution, ecological impacts, and remaining knowledge gaps. The review emphasizes that while understanding has grown dramatically, key questions about dose-response relationships and long-term ecological effects remain unresolved.
Microplastics in Aquatic Ecosystems: Pathways, Impacts and Integrated Solutions for Environment and Human Health
This review synthesizes current knowledge on microplastic contamination in freshwater and marine ecosystems, covering their sources, environmental behavior, and biological effects. Evidence indicates that microplastics enter waterways through wastewater, runoff, atmospheric deposition, and the breakdown of larger debris, and they accumulate across food webs through ingestion and trophic transfer. The study calls for integrated solutions combining reduced plastic use, advanced filtration, bioremediation, and stronger policy enforcement.
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.
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.
Microplastics Pollution in the Environment: Challenges and Future Prospectives: A Mini-Review
This mini-review summarized the current state of microplastic pollution in the environment, identifying key challenges including ubiquitous distribution, diverse sources, and inadequate removal technologies, while outlining future research and regulatory directions needed to address this global concern.
Microplastics in the ecosystem and methods to identify them
This review examines microplastic and nanoplastic formation, environmental fate, and detection methods, synthesizing evidence on how physical, chemical, and biological degradation of bulk plastics generates particles that permeate soils, water, and the atmosphere. The authors evaluate wastewater treatment efficacy, biomagnification in food chains, and analytical approaches for monitoring MP and NP presence across environmental compartments.
Beach pollution from marine litter: Analysis with the DPSIR framework (driver, pressure, state, impact, response) in Tuscany, Italy
Researchers applied the DPSIR environmental analysis framework to understand the accumulation of litter and waste on beaches in Tuscany, Italy, finding that coastal ocean currents — not local waterways — were the main source of beach debris, while local sewage contaminated the sand with fecal bacteria at levels posing moderate health risks. The study demonstrates how a systems-level approach can help beach managers identify the true causes of marine litter and evaluate the effectiveness of existing cleanup measures.
Microplastic pollution in marine ecosystems: sources, impacts, andstakeholder-based solutions
This review covers the sources, pathways, and biological impacts of microplastics in marine ecosystems — including physical injury, chemical toxicity, and food web disruption — and proposes stakeholder-based solutions combining regulation, monitoring, and public engagement.
Status of management and mitigation of microplastic pollution
This review summarizes strategies for managing microplastic pollution, including reducing plastic use, improving recycling, developing sustainable alternatives, and enhancing wastewater treatment. The authors emphasize that no single approach is enough -- effective management requires combining policy, technology, public education, and industry changes. Reducing microplastic levels in the environment is critical because these particles have been found in human tissues, food, and drinking water.
Micro Plastic Contamination: A Comprehensive Review of Risks and Sustainable Solutions
This comprehensive review examines the sources, environmental fate, ecological impacts, and potential sustainable solutions for microplastic contamination, summarizing evidence for MP effects on aquatic organisms and discussing physical, chemical, and biological strategies to reduce pollution.