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Microplastics Across Interconnected Aquatic Matrices: A Comparative Study of Marine, Riverine, and Wastewater Matrices in Northern Greece

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Point-source tracking of microplastics in sewerage systems. Finding the culprit

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Degradation of Microplastics by a Thermal Fenton Reaction

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The current state and future opportunities of micro- and nano-plastics removal in wastewater treatment plants

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Microplastics and plastics-associated contaminants in food and beverages; Global trends, concentrations, and human exposure

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Tackling microplastic contamination in sewage sludge: Optimizing organic matter degradation, quantifying microplastic presence, and evaluating ecological risks for sustainable agriculture

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Finding Microplastics in Soils: A Review of Analytical Methods

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Micro plastics: A deep insight into occurrence, classification, and remediation techniques using nanomaterials from water and wastewater streams

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Microplastics in wastewaters: Pretreatment to detection trail

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A smartphone label-free and automated thermo-analytical method based on image analysis to detect microplastics

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A New Contaminant Superhighway? A Review of Sources, Measurement Techniques and Fate of Atmospheric Microplastics

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Possibilities of removing microplastics from the aquatic environment using membrane processes

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High levels of microplastic pollution in aquaculture water of fish ponds in the Pearl River Estuary of Guangzhou, China

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High levels of pelagic plastic pollution within the surface waters of Lakes Erie and Ontario

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A novel method for extraction of polypropylene microplastics in swine manure

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New Insights into the Aging Behavior of Microplastics Accelerated by Advanced Oxidation Processes

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A reliable method for the isolation and characterization of microplastics in fish gastrointestinal tracts using an infrared tunable quantum cascade laser system

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The abundance, characteristics and distribution of microplastics (MPs) in farmland soil—Based on research in China

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A critical viewpoint on current issues, limitations, and future research needs on micro- and nanoplastic studies: From the detection to the toxicological assessment.

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Qualitative characterisation and identification of microplastics in a freshwater dam at Gauteng Province, South Africa, using pyrolysis–gas chromatography–time of flight–mass spectrometry (Py–GC–ToF–MS)

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Performance evaluation of existing and advanced processes for remediation of microplastics: A comprehensive review

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Spatio-temporal features of microplastics pollution in macroalgae growing in an important mariculture area, China

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Ecotoxicological effects and detection features of polyvinyl chloride microplastics in soils: A review

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Facilitating microplastic quantification through the introduction of a cellulose dissolution step prior to oxidation: Proof-of-concept and demonstration using diverse samples from the Inner Oslofjord, Norway

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Towards quality-assured measurements of microplastics in soil using fluorescence microscopy

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A critical review of the overlooked challenge of determining micro-bioplastics in soil

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Are We Underestimating Anthropogenic Microfiber Pollution? A Critical Review of Occurrence, Methods, and Reporting

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