Yon Ju-Nam

TL;DR: In this review, an overview of the chemistry of both manufactured and natural aquatic NPs is outlined and key advances related to the characterisation of the manufactured NPs and natural colloids are identified.

TL;DR: No "ideal" technique was found for characterizing manufactured nanoparticles in an environmental context as each technique had its own advantages and limitations.

TL;DR: Fenton's reagent was used to isolate microplastics from organic-rich wastewater, enabling its use as a pre-treatment method for focal plane array-based micro-FT-IR imaging and offers a considerable reduction in sample preparation times.

TL;DR: The commonalities in toxicity of these particle types across diverse biological systems suggest that cross-species extrapolations may be possible for metal nanoparticle test development in the future and suggest transport of particles through the gastrointestinal barrier is likely to be an important uptake route when assessing particle risk.

TL;DR: A growing body of research has aimed to characterize the formation, composition, and spatiotemporal distribution of microplastic-associated (plastisphere) microbial biofilms.