ReviewRSC advances2023
Sources, distribution, and environmental effects of microplastics: a systematic review.
Review in RSC advances, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.
What it found
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Who cites it
19 citing papers in PubMed, 86 citations in OpenAlex.
- Review
- The Effects of Microplastics and Trace Elements on Ovarian Function and Pathology: A Literature Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Microplastics in urban environments: The dog as a bioindicator of exposure and human gastrointestinal riskBiomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud · 2026Article
- An Evidence-Level Framework for Evaluating Enzyme-Mediated Plastic and Microplastic Transformation.Microorganisms · 2026Review
- Can AI Reliably Identify Marine Microplastics in Wildlife? Assessing Multi-Modal Foundation Models for Polymer Classification with Minimal Training.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Microplastics and male reproductive system: A comprehensive review based on cellular and molecular effects.Toxicology reports · 2026Review
- Review
- Effect of selected microplastics on the development and spread of antibiotic resistance in bacteria.Folia microbiologica · 2026Article
- Environmental co-exposure to microplastics and phenol may influence redox signaling and tumor microenvironment dynamics.Journal of Cancer · 2026Review
- Microplastics in freshwater environments across the high altitude region of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.Frontiers in toxicology · 2026Article
- Microplastics in Musculoskeletal Disorders: An Emerging Threat.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2025Review
- Susceptibility of a peri-urban water supply and sanitation system to selected emerging micropollutants.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Assessment of environmental and socioeconomic drivers of urban stormwater microplastics using machine learning.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Microplastics and human health: unraveling the toxicological pathways and implications for public health.Frontiers in public health · 2025Review
- The Effects of Polystyrene Microplastics and Copper Ion Co-Contamination on the Growth of Rice Seedlings.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Microplastics - A Growing Concern as Carcinogens in Cancer Etiology: Emphasis on Biochemical and Molecular Mechanisms.Cell biochemistry and biophysics · 2024Review
- Microplastics and microbiota: Unraveling the hidden environmental challenge.World journal of gastroenterology · 2024Article
- Microplastics and environmental effects: investigating the effects of microplastics on aquatic habitats and their impact on human health.Frontiers in public health · 2024Review
- Polystyrene Nanoplastics in Aquatic Microenvironments Affect Sperm Metabolism and Fertilization ofToxics · 2023Article
Corrections and comments
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Authors and funding
5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Microplastics (MPs) are receiving increasing attention from researchers. They are environmental pollutants that do not degrade easily, are retained for prolonged periods in environmental media such as water and sediments, and are known to accumulate in aquatic organisms. The aim of this review is to show and discuss the transport and effects of microplastics in the environment. We systematically and critically review 91 articles in the field of sources, distribution, and environmental behavior of microplastics. We conclude that the spread of plastic pollution is related to a myriad of processes and that both primary and secondary MPs are prevalent in the environment. Rivers have been indicated as major pathways for the transport of MPs from terrestrial areas into the ocean, and atmospheric circulation may be an important avenue for transporting MPs between environmental compartments. Additionally, the vector effect of MPs can change the original environmental behavior of other pollutants, leading to severe compound toxicity. Further in-depth studies on the distribution and chemical and biological interactions of MPs are highly suggested to improve our understanding of how MPs behave in the environment.
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