Current trends in atmospheric microplastics research

Petrović, Aleksandra; Kalinović, Tanja; Radojević, Ana; Kalinović, Jelena; Nujkić, Maja; Jordanović, Jelena

doi:10.5937/IOC26347P

Conference Object Open access M33

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2026

Petrović, Aleksandra
Kalinović, Tanja
Radojević, Ana
Kalinović, Jelena
Nujkić, Maja
Jordanović, Jelena

Mining and Metallurgy Institute Bor

Proceedings - 57th International October Conference on Mining and Metallurgy - IOC 2026, 05-07 October 2026, Bor Lake, Serbia

347

352

English

M33 - Conference paper at an international conference, printed in full

Atmospheric microplastics (MPs) are widely distributed across diverse environments. Urban areas exhibit the highest concentrations and deposition fluxes due to emissions from traffic, industry, and other anthropogenic activities. Remote regions also contain microplastics, highlighting their long-range atmospheric transport and persistence. Fibers and fragments, mainly composed of polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyamide (PA), polystyrene (PS), and tire wear particles (TWP), are the predominant forms of atmospheric MPs. Western European countries lead global scientific publication output, whereas studies in the Republic of Serbia remain scarce, highlighting the need for enhanced monitoring and research on MPs occurrences, impacts, and mitigation strategies.

451-03-34/2026-03/200131

atmospheric microplastics, MPs, air pollution

DOI

10.5937/IOC26347P

Cobiss

201167369

ISBN

978-86-7827-054-3

URI

https://repozitorijum.tfbor.bg.ac.rs/handle/...

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dc.creator	Petrović, Aleksandra
dc.creator	Kalinović, Tanja
dc.creator	Radojević, Ana
dc.creator	Kalinović, Jelena
dc.creator	Nujkić, Maja
dc.creator	Jordanović, Jelena
dc.contributor	Kostov, Ana
dc.title	Current trends in atmospheric microplastics research
dc.date.issued	2026
dc.publisher	Mining and Metallurgy Institute Bor
dc.identifier.doi	10.5937/IOC26347P
dc.identifier.isbn	978-86-7827-054-3
dc.identifier.cobiss	201167369
dc.type	conferenceObject
dc.source	Proceedings - 57th International October Conference on Mining and Metallurgy - IOC 2026, 05-07 October 2026, Bor Lake, Serbia
dc.citation.spage	347
dc.citation.epage	352
dc.language.iso	en
dc.type.version	publishedVersion
dc.citation.rank	M33
dc.subject	atmospheric microplastics
dc.subject	MPs
dc.subject	air pollution
dc.description.abstract	Atmospheric microplastics (MPs) are widely distributed across diverse environments. Urban areas exhibit the highest concentrations and deposition fluxes due to emissions from traffic, industry, and other anthropogenic activities. Remote regions also contain microplastics, highlighting their long-range atmospheric transport and persistence. Fibers and fragments, mainly composed of polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyamide (PA), polystyrene (PS), and tire wear particles (TWP), are the predominant forms of atmospheric MPs. Western European countries lead global scientific publication output, whereas studies in the Republic of Serbia remain scarce, highlighting the need for enhanced monitoring and research on MPs occurrences, impacts, and mitigation strategies.
dc.relation	451-03-34/2026-03/200131
dc.rights.license	CC-BY-NC-ND
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.date.accessioned	2026-10-23T11:17:06Z
dc.description.provenance	Submitted by tkalinovic@tfbor.bg.ac.rs on 2026-10-21 10:50:37.861032, with 2 file(s). Approved by Милица Ницуловић (mniculovic@tfbor.bg.ac.rs) on 2026-10-23T11:17:06Z.
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