ReviewEnvironmental science & technology2025
An Atmospheric Chemistry Perspective on Airborne Micro- and Nanoplastic Particles.
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5 citing papers in PubMed.
- Possible Role of Gut Microbiota in Polypropylene Microplastics-Induced Immunity and Reproductive Dysfunction in Mice.Toxics · 2026Article
- Improved Microplastic Identification from Simultaneously Collected Photothermal Infrared and Raman Spectra Using Multiview Conformal Prediction.ACS measurement science au · 2026Article
- Distinct properties of plastic-derived submicrometer particles from smoldering burning.Science advances · 2026Article
- A Review of the Sampling, Analysis, and Identification Techniques of Microplastics in the Air: Insights into PMPolymers · 2025Review
- Characterizing Atmospheric Oxidation and Cloud Condensation Nuclei Activity of Polystyrene Nanoplastic Particles.Environmental science & technology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Micro- and nanoplastic particles (MNPPs) are emerging pollutants with significant environmental impacts due to their persistence, increasing concentrations, and potential health risks. Most MNPP studies have focused on identifying, quantifying, and assessing their ecotoxicological impacts in water or soil. However, the atmosphere is crucial in transporting and chemically transforming MNPPs. Further, well-established aerosol particle characterization techniques are underutilized and inconsistently applied in existing atmospheric MNPP studies. This perspective synthesizes the existing literature and addresses future research needs unique to atmospheric MNPPs, highlighting the need to bridge the microplastics and atmospheric aerosol communities to better understand their sources, chemical transformations, transport mechanisms, as well as their health effects and ecological impacts, which differ from those in soil and water. Advancing research in these areas requires standardized methods and a multidisciplinary approach to comprehensively assess MNPP interactions across environmental compartments, providing essential insights into their environmental fate and risks.
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