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Microplastic Pollution

Microplastic Pollution is a form of environmental contamination characterized by the accumulation and persistence of microscopic plastic particles, typically less than 5 millimeters in size, resulting from the degradation of larger plastic debris or the direct release of primary microplastics into terrestrial, aquatic, and atmospheric ecosystems.

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5.6K

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2017–2026

11.7K

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Microplastics Pollution

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Accumulation of Microplastic on Shorelines Woldwide: Sources and Sinks

Mark A. Oakley Browne, Phillip Crump, S. J. Niven et al. · Environmental Science & Technology · 2011 · 4.6K citations

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Plastic Pollution in the World's Oceans: More than 5 Trillion Plastic Pieces Weighing over 250,000 Tons Afloat at Sea

Marcus Eriksen, Laurent Lebreton, Henry S. Carson et al. · PLoS ONE · 2014 · 4.6K citations · Full text

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River plastic emissions to the world’s oceans

Laurent Lebreton, Joost van der Zwet, Jan-Willem Damsteeg et al. · Nature Communications · 2017 · 3.8K citations · Full text

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Discovery and quantification of plastic particle pollution in human blood

H.A. Leslie, Martin J. M. van Velzen, Sicco H. Brandsma et al. · Environment International · 2022 · 3.6K citations · Full text

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Are We Speaking the Same Language? Recommendations for a Definition and Categorization Framework for Plastic Debris

Nanna B. Hartmann, Thorsten Hüffer, Richard C. Thompson et al. · Environmental Science & Technology · 2019 · 2.7K citations · Full text

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Authors

36.4K

  1. HS
    Huahong Shi

    East China Normal University, China

    74 publications · 22.5K citations

    61

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  2. CM
    Chelsea M. Rochman

    University of Toronto, Canada

    66 publications · 10.8K citations

    49

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  3. RC
    Richard C. Thompson

    University of Plymouth, United Kingdom

    55 publications · 34.4K citations

    48

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  4. JW
    Jun Wang

    South China Agricultural University, China

    73 publications · 11.4K citations

    48

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  5. XG
    Xuetao Guo

    Northwest A&F University, China

    59 publications · 8.9K citations

    47

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Institutions

5.6K

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    134 h-index

    2K publications

    255.1K citations

  2. East China Normal University

    Shanghai, China

    106 h-index

    787 publications

    190.2K citations

  3. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    102 h-index

    718 publications

    85.9K citations

  4. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    96 h-index

    994 publications

    171.7K citations

  5. Wageningen University & Research

    Wageningen, The Netherlands

    84 h-index

    509 publications

    129.6K citations

  6. State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse

    Nanjing, China

    82 h-index

    694 publications

    112.5K citations

  7. Northwest A&F University

    Yangling, China

    73 h-index

    779 publications

    89.7K citations

  8. University of Plymouth

    Plymouth, United Kingdom

    67 h-index

    192 publications

    101.1K citations

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  1. Environmental Pollution

    947 publications · 150.5K citations

    208

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  2. The Science of The Total Environment

    1.6K publications · 164.2K citations

    201

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  3. Marine Pollution Bulletin

    1.1K publications · 142.1K citations

    187

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  4. Environmental Science & Technology

    373 publications · 108.9K citations

    153

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  5. Journal of Hazardous Materials

    766 publications · 72.3K citations

    135

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