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Microplastic Sources

Microplastic Sources is a scientific construct that identifies and categorizes the origin points and pathways through which microplastics enter the environment, distinguishing it from other pollution metrics by focusing specifically on the provenance rather than the fate or impact of microplastic particles.

356

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40K

Citations

1.9K

Authors

708

Institutions

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2017–2026

334

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Publications

356

The deep sea is a major sink for microplastic debris

Lucy C. Woodall, Anna Sànchez‐Vidal, Miquel Canals et al. · Royal Society Open Science · 2014 · 1.9K citations · Full text

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Microplastic is an Abundant and Distinct Microbial Habitat in an Urban River

Amanda R. McCormick, Timothy J. Hoellein, Sherri A. Mason et al. · Environmental Science & Technology · 2014 · 1.5K citations · Full text

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Microplastics research—from sink to source

Chelsea M. Rochman · Science · 2018 · 1.3K citations

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Arctic sea ice is an important temporal sink and means of transport for microplastic

Ilka Peeken, Sebastian Primpke, Birte Beyer et al. · Nature Communications · 2018 · 1K citations · Full text

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Microplastic abundance in atmospheric deposition within the Metropolitan area of Hamburg, Germany

Malin Klein, Elke Kerstin Fischer · The Science of The Total Environment · 2019 · 821 citations

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Authors

1.9K

  1. CM
    Chelsea M. Rochman

    University of Toronto, Canada

    7 publications · 3K citations

    7

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  2. PA
    Paul A. Helm

    Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, Canada

    7 publications · 1.7K citations

    7

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  3. TJ
    Timothy J. Hoellein

    Loyola University Chicago, United States

    5 publications · 3K citations

    5

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  4. AL
    Amy Lusher

    Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Norway

    5 publications · 663 citations

    5

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  5. SD
    Salud Deudero

    Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Spain

    4 publications · 1.3K citations

    4

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Institutions

708

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    14 h-index

    58 publications

    2.7K citations

  2. Ocean University of China

    Qingdao, China

    9 h-index

    25 publications

    1.4K citations

  3. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    8 h-index

    24 publications

    4.7K citations

  4. University of Exeter

    Exeter, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    13 publications

    2.6K citations

  5. Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology

    Qingdao, China

    8 h-index

    31 publications

    3K citations

  6. Ministry of Natural Resources

    Beijing, China

    7 h-index

    24 publications

    1.1K citations

  7. Wageningen University & Research

    Wageningen, The Netherlands

    7 h-index

    24 publications

    4.5K citations

  8. Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks

    Toronto, Canada

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    1.9K citations

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Venues

  1. Marine Pollution Bulletin

    54 publications · 5.4K citations

    36

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  2. The Science of The Total Environment

    49 publications · 6.7K citations

    35

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  3. Environmental Pollution

    32 publications · 4.6K citations

    26

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  4. Journal of Hazardous Materials

    20 publications · 1.4K citations

    18

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  5. Water Research

    13 publications · 1.8K citations

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