João Pinto da Costa

Stakeholder-centric perspectives on micro- and nanoplastic analysis: needs, gaps, and analytical capabilities

2026 TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry 0 citations

Quantification and identification of microfibers released from textiles during simulated accelerated washing

2025 Green Analytical Chemistry 2 citations

Bridging the gap: a review on the interaction between (micro)plastics and climate change

2025 Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences 1 citations

Effects of Commercially Available Plastics on Estuarine Sediment Dweller Polychaeta Hediste diversicolor

2025 Microplastics 1 citations

Staining methodologies for microplastics screening

2024 TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry 42 citations

Understanding Interface Exchanges for Assessing Environmental Sorption of Additives from Microplastics: Current Knowledge and Perspectives

2024 Molecules 21 citations

Using marine mussels to assess the potential ecotoxicological effects of two different commercial microplastics

2024 Marine Pollution Bulletin 11 citations

Effects of microplastics on key reproductive and biochemical endpoints of the freshwater microcrustacean Daphnia magna

2024 Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology 5 citations

The steps of microplastic analysis and their consistency

2024 Elsevier eBooks 0 citations

Current issues in micro- and nanoplastic research

2024 Elsevier eBooks 0 citations

Effects of microplastics’ physical and chemical properties on aquatic organisms: State-of-the-art and future research trends

2023 TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry 69 citations

Threats to sustainability in face of post-pandemic scenarios and the war in Ukraine

2023 The Science of The Total Environment 22 citations

Microplastics in Sediments from a Sandy Beach in Costa Nova (Aveiro, Portugal)

2023 Sustainability 11 citations

Micro-consumerist bollocks in the fight against plastic pollution: when good intentions - and regulatory initiatives - go awry

2023 Water Emerging Contaminants & Nanoplastics 4 citations

Micro-consumerist bollocks in the fight against plastic pollution: when good intentions - and regulatory initiatives - go awry

2023 Water Emerging Contaminants & Nanoplastics 1 citations

Plastic additives and microplastics as emerging contaminants: Mechanisms and analytical assessment

2022 TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry 194 citations

A straightforward method for microplastic extraction from organic-rich freshwater samples

2022 The Science of The Total Environment 62 citations

Microplastics in Internal Tissues of Companion Animals from Urban Environments

2022 Animals 50 citations

Airborne Microplastics

2022 6 citations

Introduction to the Analytical Methodologies for the Analysis of Microplastics

2022 4 citations

Different faces of cigarette butts, the most abundant beach litter worldwide.

2022 Environmental science and pollution research international 0 citations

A One Health perspective of the impacts of microplastics on animal, human and environmental health

2021 The Science of The Total Environment 324 citations

Selection of microplastics by Nile Red staining increases environmental sample throughput by micro-Raman spectroscopy

2021 The Science of The Total Environment 79 citations

Methods for the extraction of microplastics in complex solid, water and biota samples

2021 Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry 75 citations

Preparation of biological samples for microplastic identification by Nile Red

2021 The Science of The Total Environment 71 citations

Effects of virgin and weathered polystyrene and polypropylene microplastics on Raphidocelis subcapitata and embryos of Danio rerio under environmental concentrations

2021 The Science of The Total Environment 66 citations

Microplastics and fibers from three areas under different anthropogenic pressures in Douro river

2021 The Science of The Total Environment 66 citations

The 2019 global pandemic and plastic pollution prevention measures: Playing catch-up

2021 The Science of The Total Environment 55 citations

Suspected microplastics in Atlantic horse mackerel fish (Trachurus trachurus) captured in Portugal

2021 Marine Pollution Bulletin 54 citations

Microplastics on Barra beach sediments in Aveiro, Portugal

2021 Marine Pollution Bulletin 46 citations

Considerations when using microplates and Neubauer counting chamber in ecotoxicity tests on microplastics

2021 Marine Pollution Bulletin 10 citations

Contamination issues as a challenge in quality control and quality assurance in microplastics analytics

2020 Journal of Hazardous Materials 292 citations

The Role of Legislation, Regulatory Initiatives and Guidelines on the Control of Plastic Pollution

2020 Frontiers in Environmental Science 220 citations

The importance of contamination control in airborne fibers and microplastic sampling: Experiences from indoor and outdoor air sampling in Aveiro, Portugal

2020 Marine Pollution Bulletin 174 citations

Identification of microplastics in white wines capped with polyethylene stoppers using micro-Raman spectroscopy

2020 Food Chemistry 172 citations

Worldwide contamination of fish with microplastics: A brief global overview

2020 Marine Pollution Bulletin 144 citations

Major factors influencing the quantification of Nile Red stained microplastics and improved automatic quantification (MP-VAT 2.0)

2020 The Science of The Total Environment 99 citations

Environmental status of (micro)plastics contamination in Portugal

2020 Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 53 citations

What Is the Minimum Volume of Sample to Find Small Microplastics: Laboratory Experiments and Sampling of Aveiro Lagoon and Vouga River, Portugal

2020 Water 41 citations

Environmental exposure to microplastics: An overview on possible human health effects

2019 The Science of The Total Environment 2,348 citations

Solutions and Integrated Strategies for the Control and Mitigation of Plastic and Microplastic Pollution

2019 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 513 citations

Effects of microplastics on microalgae populations: A critical review

2019 The Science of The Total Environment 452 citations

Identifying a quick and efficient method of removing organic matter without damaging microplastic samples

2019 The Science of The Total Environment 311 citations

A new approach for routine quantification of microplastics using Nile Red and automated software (MP-VAT)

2019 The Science of The Total Environment 261 citations

An easy method for processing and identification of natural and synthetic microfibers and microplastics in indoor and outdoor air

2019 MethodsX 111 citations

Effects of spatial and seasonal factors on the characteristics and carbonyl index of (micro)plastics in a sandy beach in Aveiro, Portugal

2019 The Science of The Total Environment 103 citations

Microplastic pollution in the sediments of Sidi Mansour Harbor in Southeast Tunisia

2019 Marine Pollution Bulletin 69 citations

Methods for sampling and detection of microplastics in water and sediment: A critical review

2018 TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry 1,138 citations

Microplastics in the environment: Challenges in analytical chemistry - A review

2018 Analytica Chimica Acta 807 citations

Degradation of polyethylene microplastics in seawater: Insights into the environmental degradation of polymers

2018 Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A 219 citations

Oxidative stress, energy metabolism and molecular responses of earthworms (Eisenia fetida) exposed to low-density polyethylene microplastics

2018 Environmental Science and Pollution Research 199 citations

Microplastics in soils: assessment, analytics and risks

2018 Environmental Chemistry 150 citations

Micro(nano)plastics – Analytical challenges towards risk evaluation

2018 TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry 124 citations

Nanoplastics in the Environment

2018 7 citations

Biodegradation of polyethylene microplastics by the marine fungus Zalerion maritimum

2017 The Science of The Total Environment 682 citations

Micro- and nanoplastics in the environment: Research and policymaking

2017 Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health 120 citations

“Sampling of micro(nano)plastics in environmental compartments: How to define standard procedures?”

2017 Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health 32 citations

(Nano)plastics in the environment – Sources, fates and effects

2016 The Science of The Total Environment 1,106 citations

Histopathological and molecular effects of microplastics in Eisenia andrei Bouché

2016 Environmental Pollution 576 citations

Microplastics – Occurrence, Fate and Behaviour in the Environment

2016 Comprehensive analytical chemistry 131 citations

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