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Microplastic contamination in agricultural systems: impacts on plant productivity, economic losses, and supply chain resilience
Tong Xu
Frontiers in Plant Science
doi 10.3389/fpls.2026.1956066
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Microplastics at the ‘roof of the Americas’: widespread presence in snow on Mount Aconcagua, Central Andes, Argentina
Juan Manuel Ríos · Yoshifumi Horie · Mariano Hugo Masiokas · Diego Esteban Cargnelutti
Frontiers in Toxicology
doi 10.3389/ftox.2026.1878370
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Microplastics and nanoplastics as potential ecological oncogenic co-drivers: rewiring host–microbe interactions in cancer
Richard Ponce-Cusi · Claudia Barletta-Carrillo · Nesstor Pilco-Ferreto
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1923626
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From microplastics to nanoplastics: environmental transformation pathways, detection challenges, and health implications
Nour Alnairat · Safaa B. Hussein · Duaa Abu-Dalo · Dima Nawafleh · Sahar Farwaneh · Mohammad Assaf · Ibrahim Qahtan Al-Khaial · Haneen Waleed · Hadeel T. Al-Sinjilawi · Banan Hudaib · Rund Abu-Zurayk
Frontiers in Materials
doi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1950397
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Inflammation, immune dysfunction and viral disease: could micro- and nanoplastics be the missing link?
Diana Maryory Gómez-Gallego · Juan C. Hernandez
Frontiers in Virology
doi 10.3389/fviro.2026.1885812
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Microplastics in freshwater environments across the high altitude region of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Lucia Pittura · Sofia Vita · Mattia Resente · Federica Mongera · Adnan Khan · Maisoor Ahmed Nafees · Saif Ud Din · Nelofar Hanif · Giuseppe d’Errico · Alessandro Nardi · Francesco Regoli · Stefania Gorbi
Frontiers in Toxicology
doi 10.3389/ftox.2026.1947679
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Expression and role of HSPA5 in environmental toxin-induced neurological disorders
Yurong Wang · Yang Lv · Ruidong Zhao · Xin Guo · Jing Gao · Tong Wang · Dongmei Yao · Xin Li · Bingchun Liu · Jianlong Yuan
Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
doi 10.3389/fnmol.2026.1964213
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Microplastics in agricultural soils: sources, soil–plant interactions, ecotoxicological effects and food security concerns
Deepali Rustagi · Kunal · Rohit Kumar · Pankaj Kumar · Atin Kumar · Rajeev · Jungjit Critykar · Debasis Mitra · Mahendru Kumar Gautam · Vishnu D. Rajput · Caleb Ayomide Babatunde
Frontiers in Soil Science
doi 10.3389/fsoil.2026.1899490
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Operationalising accessibility in marine pollution science communication: the Zeropol Hub case study
Kathrin Kopke · Sonya Agnew · Thomas Heising · Lisa I. Devriese · Nina Vaupotič · Thomas Maes · Rian Ruhl · Sabine Pahl · Andy M. Booth · Thomais Vlachogianni
Frontiers in Communication
doi 10.3389/fcomm.2026.1913207
Perspective
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The plasma-plastic paradox: breaking down plastics, building up risk?
Joana Antunes · José Gonçalves · João Pequeno
Frontiers in Ocean Sustainability
doi 10.3389/focsu.2026.1923882
Systematic Review
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Organ-specific apoptotic pathways induced by micro- and nanoplastics: a systematic review of in vitro toxicological evidence
Laura Maria Messina · Maria Concetta Scuto · Gabriella Lupo · Cinzia Maria Grazia Lombardo · Caterina Ledda · Angela Trovato Salinaro
Frontiers in Toxicology
doi 10.3389/ftox.2026.1908508
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Microplastics in watershed: extraction, identification, and environmental risk assessment from the real sample
Arshdeep Sahi · Bunty Sharma · Ganga Ram Chaudhary · Rajeev Kumar
Frontiers in Nanotechnology
doi 10.3389/fnano.2026.1912308
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Micro- and nanoplastics in terrestrial plants: uptake, accumulation, and impacts on growth and physiology
Arlinda Cakaj · Pierre Sicard · Arnon Setsungnern · Yordkhuan Tachapermpon · Alessandra De Marco · Elena Paoletti · Chairat Treesubsuntorn
Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry
doi 10.3389/fenvc.2026.1908849
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Characterization of micro- and nanoplastics in human placental tissue by pyrolysis gas chromatographic ion mobility mass spectrometry
Nikita E. Harvey · Justine R. Bissonnette · Stacy Lambe · T. Nadine Burry · John G. Sled · John C. Kingdom · Ahmet A. Baschat · André J. Simpson · Lindsay S. Cahill · Karl J. Jobst
Frontiers in Analytical Science
doi 10.3389/frans.2026.1881804
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An analysis on the fate of PFAS in still bottoms during electrochemical oxidation with a Ti 4 O 7 anode
Yifei Wang · Yuqing Ji · Ujjwal Ghimire · Balaji Rao · Danny Reible · Yongsheng Chen · Qingguo Huang
Frontiers in Environmental Engineering
doi 10.3389/fenve.2026.1896450
Mini Review
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A comparative review of microplastic remediation strategies: constraints of physical and chemical approaches and opportunities for synthetic biology
Hening Guo · Tsz Yam Liu · Tianlin Wen · Mingce Yang · Yihong Zhang · Boxuan Tu
Frontiers in Synthetic Biology
doi 10.3389/fsybi.2026.1895228
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Vector-amplified toxicity of microplastics and heavy metals in aquatic invertebrates: mechanistic insights and implications for sustainable aquaculture
Jaynos R. Cortes · John Lloyd F. Penionez · Jay D. Tering · Fabio C. Ruaza
Frontiers in Aquaculture
doi 10.3389/faquc.2026.1841755
Mini Review
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Microplastics matter: practical implications of the EU REACH restriction for the pharmaceutical industry
Pauline Henrica Maria Janssen · Willem Antoon Rijpkema · Lorina Bisharat · Marlijn Orbons · Maarten Jaspers · Bastiaan Hendricus Jozef Dickhoff
Frontiers in Drug Delivery
doi 10.3389/fddev.2026.1854462
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Surface-dominated photocatalytic degradation of polystyrene microplastics in TiO 2 /Fe 3 O 4 thin films under UV irradiation
Yusra Zabarmawi
Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry
doi 10.3389/fenvc.2026.1804240
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Ecotoxicological effects of low-density polyethylene microplastic on Heteropneustes fossilis: behavioral, hematological, biochemical, and histopathological impacts
Rohit Kumar Gautam · Mahender Singh · Bulbul Ali · Neelam Sharma · Ashish Sahu · Abha Mishra
Frontiers in Aquaculture
doi 10.3389/faquc.2026.1771660
Frontiers in Science Viewpoint
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Climate change and microplastic pollution in aquatic ecosystems: ecological and societal consequences
Mário Barletta
Frontiers in Science
doi 10.3389/fsci.2025.1721629
Brief Research Report
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Microplastics and antibiotic-resistant bacteria contamination in a river of central Italy
Soraya Alfonsi · Roberto Spurio · Serena Gabrielli · Genny Pastore · Francesca Stella · Dezemona Petrelli
Frontiers in Freshwater Science
doi 10.3389/ffwsc.2025.1627987
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Emerging micropollutants: risks, regulatory trends, and adsorption based-magnetic nanotechnology solutions
Amina Mumtaz · Saul Santini · Martin Albino · Beatrice Muzzi · Cristian Marinelli · Alessandra Cincinelli · Claudio Sangregorio · Tania Martellini
Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry
doi 10.3389/fenvc.2025.1675784
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Towards sustainable diagnostics: assessing biodegradable lateral flow cassettes in real world conditions in Africa
Elijah Kolawole Oladipo · Sander Julian Brus · Sola Peter Ogunmodede · Luis Fernando Barrios · Gladys Ayodele Adigun · Possible Okikiola Popoola
Frontiers in Lab on a Chip Technologies
doi 10.3389/frlct.2025.1695903
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Plastic pollution under the influence of climate change: implications for the abundance, distribution, and hazards in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems
Frank J. Kelly · Stephanie L. Wright · Guy Woodward · Julia C. Fussell
Frontiers in Science
doi 10.3389/fsci.2025.1636665