Neglected microplastics pollution in global COVID-19: Disposable surgical masks

Wastewater treatment plants as a pathway for microplastics: Development of a new approach to sample wastewater-based microplastics

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Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Sciences +15

Microplastics pollution in inland freshwaters of China: A case study in urban surface waters of Wuhan, China

Wenfeng Wang, Anne Wairimu Ndungu, Zhen Li et al. · The Science of The Total Environment · 2016 · 1.1K citations

Natural Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Toxicology +17

Plastic Teabags Release Billions of Microparticles and Nanoparticles into Tea

Laura M. Hernandez, Elvis Genbo Xu, Hans C. E. Larsson et al. · Environmental Science & Technology · 2019 · 1.1K citations

Natural Sciences, Food Science, Materials Science +17

Small-sized microplastics and pigmented particles in bottled mineral water

Barbara E. Oßmann, George Sarau, Heinrich Holtmannspötter et al. · Water Research · 2018 · 968 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Environmental Sciences +14

Covid-19 face masks: A potential source of microplastic fibers in the environment

Oluniyi O. Fadare, Elvis D. Okoffo · The Science of The Total Environment · 2020 · 901 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Microbiology, Biosecurity +9