Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Continental Waters

Dear Colleagues,

Since the beginning of the plastic industry in the 1950s, a civilization of plastics has emerged due to their presence in all economic sectors and in our daily life. From their production to their end-of-life, their quantities in continental waters—as microplastics or nanoplastics—are significant and alarming. Their impacts on the quality of our water and on biota have to be investigated by considering a large number of research questions and scientific domains.

This Special Issue targets researchers working on the detection, characterization, fate, and impact of both microplastics and nanoplastics in continental waters.

Topics include collection protocols, preparation and analysis in the laboratory and in the field, analytical techniques, on-line analysis, environmental and socio-economic impact studies, hydrogeochemistry, biogeochemistry, ecotoxicology, modelling of interactions with the environment, fate, biodegradation, aggregation mechanisms, physico-chemical state, chemical and physical speciation, relationships between dissolved, colloidal, and particulate fractions, remediation, static and dynamic filtration, risk reduction techniques, multi-scale modelling of hydrodynamic properties, and regulation and standard proposals.

Prof. Dr. Philippe Le Coustumer
Prof. Dr. Moumtaz Razack
Dr. Serge Stoll
Dr. France Collard
Dr. Nizar Benismail
Dr. Marie-Pierre Strub
Guest Editors

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• microplastics
• nanoplastics
• fibers
• anthropogenic particles
• continental waters
• surface waters
• ground waters
• waste waters
• drinkable waters
• urban waters
• pristine waters
• soil waters
• mineral waters
• biogeochemistry
• chemical analysis
• analytical protocols
• method development
• modelling
• environmental impact
• ecotoxicology
• detection
• characterization
• degradation
• life cycle
• regulation and standards
• remediation
• guidelines