Research on Microplastic Pollution in Water Environment
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water Quality and Contamination".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 3
Special Issue Editor
2. VTT Technical Research Center of Finland, Espoo, Finland
Interests: green chemistry; microplastics; dye removal; chromic materials; textile and polymer processing
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We invite you to contribute to the forthcoming Special Issue titled ‘Research on Microplastic Pollution in Water Environments’, which will be published in Water, an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal by MDPI. Microplastics are significant pollutants in the global water environment, originating from diverse anthropogenic sources and persisting in marine, freshwater, and wastewater systems. Microplastics, due to their diminutive size, widespread presence, and ability to adsorb and transport hazardous substances, present significant threats to aquatic ecosystems, biodiversity, and potentially human health. This Special Issue seeks to gather innovative research and thorough reviews that enhance our comprehension of microplastic pollution, its ecological effects, and the formulation of monitoring, mitigation, and policy approaches. Submissions are invited on a range of topics, including, but not limited to, the following:
- Sources, distribution, and transport of microplastics in aquatic environments.
- Analytical and detection methods for microplastic identification.
- Use of AI in the microplastics detection.
- Interaction of microplastics with pollutants and organisms.
- Toxicological and ecological effects on aquatic life.
- Human exposure routes and risk assessments.
- Wastewater treatment technologies for microplastic removal.
- Strategies for reduction and mitigation techniques and policy frameworks.
Dr. Aravin Prince Periyasamy
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- microplastics
- aquatic pollution
- water contimination
- marine microplastics
- biodiversity
- microplastic detec-tion
- nano-microplastics
- policy and regulation on microplastics
- bioaccumulation
- human health
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