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Microplastic Weathering

Microplastic Weathering is a biogeochemical degradation process in which environmental factors such as ultraviolet radiation, temperature fluctuations, mechanical abrasion, and microbial activity induce physical and chemical alterations to the surface and structure of microplastic particles, distinguishing it from primary microplastic formation by involving post-emission transformations that affect particle morphology, composition, and ecological interactions.

148

Publications

15.1K

Citations

776

Authors

296

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

137

Parents

Publications

148

Characteristic of microplastics in the atmospheric fallout from Dongguan city, China: preliminary research and first evidence

Liqi Cai, Jundong Wang, Jinping Peng et al. · Environmental Science and Pollution Research · 2017 · 934 citations

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Long-term aging and degradation of microplastic particles: Comparing in situ oceanic and experimental weathering patterns

Jennifer Brandon, Miriam Goldstein, Mark D. Ohman · Marine Pollution Bulletin · 2016 · 612 citations

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Reducing Uncertainty and Confronting Ignorance about the Possible Impacts of Weathering Plastic in the Marine Environment

Annika Jahnke, Hans Peter H. Arp, Beate I. Escher et al. · Environmental Science & Technology Letters · 2017 · 579 citations · Full text

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Understanding and Improving Microplastic Removal during Water Treatment: Impact of Coagulation and Flocculation

Mathieu Lapointe, Jeffrey M. Farner, Laura M. Hernandez et al. · Environmental Science & Technology · 2020 · 449 citations · Full text

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To what extent are microplastics from the open ocean weathered?

Alexandra ter Halle, Lucie Ladirat, Marion Martignac et al. · Environmental Pollution · 2017 · 446 citations

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1–5 of 148

Authors

776

  1. AJ
    Annika Jahnke

    Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Germany

    4 publications · 823 citations

    4

    h-index

  2. PL
    Purificación López‐Mahía

    Universidade da Coruña, Spain

    4 publications · 353 citations

    4

    h-index

  3. VF
    Verónica Fernández‐González

    Universidade da Coruña, Spain

    4 publications · 353 citations

    4

    h-index

  4. JA
    J.M. Andrade

    Universidade da Coruña, Spain

    4 publications · 353 citations

    4

    h-index

  5. PJ
    Philip J. Brahana

    Louisiana State University, United States

    3 publications · 163 citations

    3

    h-index

1–5 of 776

Institutions

296

  1. Nanjing University

    Nanjing, China

    6 h-index

    26 publications

    2.6K citations

  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    6 h-index

    32 publications

    2.2K citations

  3. State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse

    Nanjing, China

    4 h-index

    13 publications

    1.4K citations

  4. Nankai University

    Tianjin, China

    4 h-index

    19 publications

    939 citations

  5. Universidade da Coruña

    A Coruña, Spain

    4 h-index

    16 publications

    1.4K citations

  6. Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research

    Leipzig, Germany

    4 h-index

    20 publications

    3.9K citations

  7. Wageningen University & Research

    Wageningen, The Netherlands

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    1.7K citations

  8. Stockholm University

    Stockholm, Sweden

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    3K citations

1–8 of 296

Venues

  1. The Science of The Total Environment

    22 publications · 1.7K citations

    18

    h-index

  2. Journal of Hazardous Materials

    17 publications · 1.6K citations

    17

    h-index

  3. Environmental Pollution

    10 publications · 1.6K citations

    10

    h-index

  4. Chemosphere

    9 publications · 692 citations

    9

    h-index

  5. Water Research

    9 publications · 883 citations

    9

    h-index

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