Topic · Pollution
Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
Microplastics and Plastic Pollution is a research topic within Pollution. Science Explorer counts 48k research works in it since 1950. 10.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the production, use, fate, and environmental impact of microplastics in marine and terrestrial ecosystems. It covers topics such as sources, distribution, accumulation, ingestion by organisms, potential health effects, and waste management strategies for mitigating microplastic pollution.
- Microplastics
- Marine Environment
- Terrestrial Ecosystems
- Pollution
- Plastic Debris
- Environmental Impact
- Waste Management
- Human Health
- Freshwater Systems
- Recycling
- Research works
- 48k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
- +114% the tick is no change
- Largest producer
China
41% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
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