Martin G. J. Löder

TL;DR: It is suggested that WWTPs could be a sink but also a source of MP and thus can be considered to play an important role for environmental MP pollution.

TL;DR: It is indicated that depending on pretreatment, organic fertilizers from biowaste fermentation and composting, as applied in agriculture and gardening worldwide, are a neglected source of microplastic in the environment.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors found potentially pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus on a number of microplastic particles, e.g. polyethylene, polypropylene and polystyrene from North/Baltic Sea.

TL;DR: Ground water and drinking water was analysed for the presence of microplastic particles using FTIR imaging and these particles were identified as polyethylene, polyamide, polyester, polyvinylchloride or epoxy resin and between 50 and 150 μm in size.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed the methodology presently used for assessing the concentration of microplastics in the marine environment with a focus on the most convenient techniques and approaches, including non-selective sampling approaches, sample processing and treatment in the laboratory, and an overview of currently applied techniques for the identification and quantification of micro-plastics.