Things we know and don’t know about nanoplastic in the environment

Current opinion: What is a nanoplastic?

(2018) Julien Gigault et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Wastewater treatment plants as a source of microplastics in river catchments

(2018) Paul Kay et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Heteroaggregation of nanoplastic particles in the presence of inorganic colloids and natural organic matter

(2018) Olena Oriekhova et al.   Environmental Science-Nano

Toward an ecotoxicological risk assessment of microplastics: Comparison of available hazard and exposure data in freshwaters

(2018) Véronique Adam et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Relevance of nano- and microplastics for freshwater ecosystems: A critical review

(2018) Rita Triebskorn et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

To what extent are microplastics from the open ocean weathered?

(2017) Alexandra ter Halle et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Fate of nano- and microplastic in freshwater systems: A modeling study

(2017) Ellen Besseling et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic Exposure Assessment in Aquatic Environments: Learning from Similarities and Differences to Engineered Nanoparticles

(2017) Thorsten Hüffer et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Export of Plastic Debris by Rivers into the Sea

(2017) Christian Schmidt et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Nanoplastic in the North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre

(2017) Alexandra Ter Halle et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Combined Effects of UV Exposure Duration and Mechanical Abrasion on Microplastic Fragmentation by Polymer Type

(2017) Young Kyoung Song et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Are There Nanoplastics in Your Personal Care Products?

(2017) Laura M. Hernandez et al.   Environmental Science & Technology Letters

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

(2017) Annika Jahnke et al.   Environmental Science & Technology Letters

Characterisation of nanoplastics during the degradation of polystyrene

(2016) Scott Lambert et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Plastic Debris in 29 Great Lakes Tributaries: Relations to Watershed Attributes and Hydrology

(2016) Austin K. Baldwin et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastic as a Vector for Chemicals in the Aquatic Environment: Critical Review and Model-Supported Reinterpretation of Empirical Studies

(2016) Albert A. Koelmans et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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

(2016) Jennifer Brandon et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS)-based analysis and imaging of polyethylene microplastics formation during sea surf simulation

(2016) H. Jungnickel et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Marine plastic litter: the unanalyzed nano-fraction

(2016) Julien Gigault et al.   Environmental Science-Nano

Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean

(2015) J. R. Jambeck et al.   SCIENCE

Making Sense of Brownian Motion: Colloid Characterization by Dynamic Light Scattering

(2014) Puthusserickal A. Hassan et al.   LANGMUIR

Ultrafine particle emissions from desktop 3D printers

(2013) Brent Stephens et al.   ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

Microplastic pollution in the surface waters of the Laurentian Great Lakes

(2013) Marcus Eriksen et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Effects of environmental conditions on latex degradation in aquatic systems

(2013) Scott Lambert et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastic in Terrestrial Ecosystems and the Soil?

(2012) Matthias C. Rillig   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastics as contaminants in the marine environment: A review

(2011) Matthew Cole et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN