Micro- and Nanoplastics Beyond the Mainstream: Understudied Dimensions and Emerging Approaches
A special issue of Microplastics (ISSN 2673-8929).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 204
Special Issue Editors
Interests: marine litter; microplastic; nanoplastic; ecotoxicology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Over the past two decades, microplastic and, more recently, nanoplastic pollution has become a focal point of global research, culminating in the publication of tens of thousands of studies. This attention has yielded significant progress in our understanding and characterization of the phenomenon, yet key questions remain unresolved, especially regarding nanoplastics. This Special Issue aims to address underexplored areas of investigation in micro- and nanoplastic pollution research, thereby adding new pieces to an inherently complex puzzle.
Original and innovative papers, as well as reviews, meta-analyses, and opinion papers, focused on the following topics are welcomed:
- Micro- and nanoplastic contamination levels in remote ecosystems;
- Nanoplastic detection and quantification in environmental samples;
- Risk assessment perspectives on the potential ecosystem implications of micro- and nanoplastics;
- Ecological implications of micro- and nanoplastic pollution;
- Environmentally relevant laboratory exposure studies examining effects in a multi-stressor scenario;
- Environmentally relevant laboratory exposure studies testing the potential impacts on non-model organisms;
- Application of innovative approaches (e.g., omics-based techniques).
Dr. Manuela Piccardo
Prof. Dr. Antonio Terlizzi
Guest Editors
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Microplastics is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.
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Keywords
- contamination
- remote ecosystem
- risk assessment
- non-model organism
- multi-stressors
- omics
- nanoplastic
- microplastic
- environmentally relevant
- impact
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