Advances in Microplastics

Dear Colleagues,

We define microplastics as plastic particles smaller than 5 mm. Microplastics have been found in all ecosystems on Earth (including the most remote ones), in food, beverages, and in human and animal tissues. Various studies on microplastics have been going on for more than a decade, and microplastic research has moved from pollution characterization to mechanism analysis and intervention applications: probiotic removal and nanocellulose repair technology provide solutions to health risks; fiber/fragmented microplastics have been confirmed as carriers of drug-resistant genes; mangrove carbon sink damage and pollutant synergy reveal ecological cascade risks. In the future, it will be necessary to combine source control (such as the new EU regulations) with bioremediation technology to build an integrated "monitoring-intervention-policy" governance system. 

This topic collection covers the isolation of microplastics from different ecosystems and species, including analytical methods for quantifying and identifying them, and studying the migration mechanism and governance methods of microplastics.

This Topical Collection will publish innovative research related to the development of microplastics. Articles and reviews submissions are welcome.

Dr. Maria da Conceição Paiva
Collection Editor 

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