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Finnish Environment Institute

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Microplastic research output and top contributors from Finnish Environment Institute.

83
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0
Tier 1 Papers
10,367
Citations
90% of papers are collaborative — co-authored with researchers from other institutions. Only 8 papers list Finnish Environment Institute as the sole institution. How attribution works →

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Author Papers
Outi Setälä 24
Maiju Lehtiniemi 22
Salla Selonen 19
Markus Sillanpää 7
Julia Talvitie 6
Vili Saartama 6
Pinja Näkki 6
Hermanni Kaartokallio 5
Raisa Turja 4
Kristiina Vuorio 4
Erika Sainio 3
Kari K. Lehtonen 3
Jyri Seppälä 3
Venla Forsell 2
Mika Sillanpää 2
Anna Kangas 2
Anna‐Kaisa Ronkanen 2
Niina Kärkkäinen 2
Suvi Lehtoranta 2
Laura Uusitalo 2
Kerstin Magnusson 1
Kiia Silvennoinen 1
Susanna Horn 1
Helena Dahlbo 1
D. Johan Kotze 1
Vuokko Laukka 1
Kati Vierikko 1
Kirsi Kuoppamäki 1
Heikki Setälä 1
Markku Viitasalo 1
Jenni Attila 1
Olli-Pekka Mattila 1
Kristian Meissner 1
Sanna Suikkanen 1
Letizia Tedesco 1
Ahti Lepistö 1
Pirkko Kortelainen 1
Katri Rankinen 1
Seppo Hellsten 1
Hywel Lloyd 1
Emil Vahtera 1
Jani Salminen 1
Mika Sillanpää 1
Jyri Tirronniemi 1
Anna-Riina Mustonen 1
Jyri Tirroniemi 1
Anna Ott 1
Inese Huttunen 1
Ritva Nilivaara 1
Vivi Fleming 1

Top Papers

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Ingestion and transfer of microplastics in the planktonic food web
2013 Tier 2 1,567 citations
Solutions to microplastic pollution – Removal of microplastics from wastewater effluent with advanced wastewater treatment technologies
2017 Tier 2 1,450 citations
Occurrence, identification and removal of microplastic particles and fibers in conventional activated sludge process and advanced MBR technology
2018 Tier 2 1,240 citations
How well is microlitter purified from wastewater? – A detailed study on the stepwise removal of microlitter in a tertiary level wastewater treatment plant
2016 Tier 2 750 citations
Do wastewater treatment plants act as a potential point source of microplastics? Preliminary study in the coastal Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea
2015 Tier 2 492 citations
Feeding type affects microplastic ingestion in a coastal invertebrate community
2015 Tier 2 421 citations
Size matters more than shape: Ingestion of primary and secondary microplastics by small predators
2018 Tier 2 351 citations
Towards an urban marine ecology: characterizing the drivers, patterns and processes of marine ecosystems in coastal cities
2019 Tier 2 271 citations
Exploring the impacts of plastics in soil – The effects of polyester textile fibers on soil invertebrates
2019 Tier 2 266 citations
Release of polyester and cotton fibers from textiles in machine washings
2017 Tier 2 246 citations
The future of Arctic sea-ice biogeochemistry and ice-associated ecosystems
2020 Tier 2 232 citations
Radical changes are needed for transformations to a good Anthropocene
2021 Tier 2 226 citations
Microplastic concentrations, size distribution, and polymer types in the surface waters of a northern European lake
2019 Tier 2 216 citations
Microplastics pollution in the Brahmaputra River and the Indus River of the Indian Himalaya
2021 Tier 2 195 citations
Distribution and abundance of surface water microlitter in the Baltic Sea: A comparison of two sampling methods
2016 Tier 2 177 citations
The quest for seafloor macrolitter: a critical review of background knowledge, current methods and future prospects
2020 Tier 2 164 citations
Intercomparison study on commonly used methods to determine microplastics in wastewater and sludge samples
2019 Tier 2 154 citations
Bioturbation transports secondary microplastics to deeper layers in soft marine sediments of the northern Baltic Sea
2017 Tier 2 144 citations
Machine learning in marine ecology: an overview of techniques and applications
2023 Tier 2 120 citations
Microplastics accumulate to thin layers in the stratified Baltic Sea
2020 Tier 2 119 citations
A global horizon scan of issues impacting marine and coastal biodiversity conservation
2022 Tier 2 116 citations
Exploring the impacts of microplastics and associated chemicals in the terrestrial environment – Exposure of soil invertebrates to tire particles
2021 Tier 2 113 citations
Quantification of different microplastic fibres discharged from textiles in machine wash and tumble drying
2020 Tier 2 105 citations
Seafloor sediments as microplastic sinks in the northern Baltic Sea – Negligible upward transport of buried microplastics by bioturbation
2019 Tier 2 98 citations
Microplastics in Marine Food Webs
2018 Tier 2 89 citations
Benthic fauna contribute to microplastic sequestration in coastal sediments
2021 Tier 2 75 citations
Microplastics, chlorpyrifos and their mixtures modulate immune processes in the terrestrial crustacean Porcellio scaber
2021 Tier 2 68 citations
Effective and easy to use extraction method shows low numbers of microplastics in offshore planktivorous fish from the northern Baltic Sea
2017 Tier 2 68 citations
Nitrogen Recovery With Source Separation of Human Urine—Preliminary Results of Its Fertiliser Potential and Use in Agriculture
2018 Tier 2 57 citations
The ability of selected filter materials in removing nutrients, metals, and microplastics from stormwater in biofilter structures
2021 Tier 2 55 citations
Validation of an imaging FTIR spectroscopic method for analyzing microplastics ingestion by Finnish lake fish (Perca fluviatilis and Coregonus albula)
2021 Tier 2 52 citations
Particle balance and return loops for microplastics in a tertiary-level wastewater treatment plant
2021 Tier 2 49 citations
The Baltic Health Index (BHI): Assessing the social–ecological status of the Baltic Sea
2021 Tier 2 49 citations
Potential impacts of a future Nordic bioeconomy on surface water quality
2020 Tier 2 47 citations
The dangerous transporters: A study of microplastic-associated bacteria passing through municipal wastewater treatment
2022 Tier 2 46 citations
Historical and current occurrence of microplastics in water and sediment of a Finnish lake affected by WWTP effluents
2022 Tier 2 42 citations
Microplastic ingestion by small coastal fish in the northern Baltic Sea, Finland
2021 Tier 2 35 citations
Reproduction, growth and oxidative stress in earthworm Eisenia andrei exposed to conventional and biodegradable mulching film microplastics
2024 Tier 2 32 citations
Microlitter in sewage treatment systems
2016 Tier 2 32 citations
A Synthesis of Marine Monitoring Methods With the Potential to Enhance the Status Assessment of the Baltic Sea
2020 Tier 2 30 citations
Modulation of chlorpyrifos toxicity to soil arthropods by simultaneous exposure to polyester microfibers or tire particle microplastics
2022 Tier 2 29 citations
Linear, reuse or recycling? An environmental comparison of different life cycle options for cotton roller towels
2022 Tier 2 29 citations
Trophic transfer increases the exposure to microplastics in littoral predators
2023 Tier 2 28 citations
Sediment Toxicity Tests: A Critical Review of Their use in Environmental Regulations
2024 Tier 2 24 citations
Circular Economy in Wastewater Management—The Potential of Source-Separating Sanitation in Rural and Peri-Urban Areas of Northern Finland and Sweden
2022 Tier 2 24 citations
Strategy towards producing relevant and reliable data for the hazard assessment of micro- and nanoplastics in agricultural soils
2024 Tier 2 22 citations
The fate of microplastics from municipal wastewater in a surface flow treatment wetland
2023 Tier 2 21 citations
Eutrophication effect on production and transfer of omega-3 fatty acids in boreal lake food webs
2023 Tier 2 18 citations
Microplastics originated from agricultural mulching films affect enchytraeid multigeneration reproduction and soil properties
2024 Tier 2 17 citations
Chemical leaching from polyethylene mulching films to soil in strawberry farming
2023 Tier 2 16 citations