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{"title":"Exposomics in practice: Multidisciplinary perspectives on environmental health and risk assessment","authors":"Katie Wood, Nikhita Damaraju, Callan Krevanko, Abebe G. Aberra, Patricia Cirone, Bruce Duncan, Elaine M. Faustman","doi":"10.1002/ieam.4926","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ieam.4926","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13557,"journal":{"name":"Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management","volume":"20 3","pages":"891-893"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140619786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A new regulatory paradigm for pesticide registration in Brazil: Comments on recent legislative amendments (Law 14.785/2023)","authors":"Ana P. Cione, Gustavo S. Santos, Mario del Giudice Paniago, Marina Sales, Fábio Casallanovo","doi":"10.1002/ieam.4923","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ieam.4923","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Brazil, a country of immense ecological diversity, has emerged as a global agricultural powerhouse, playing a pivotal role in international food production (Ballarin et al., <span>2023</span>). With over 20% of the world's species thriving in its six biomes (Ministério do Meio-Ambiente e Mudança do Clima, <span>2024</span>), any changes to Brazil's regulatory framework that impacts its agricultural and livestock production can have far-reaching global implications (Abessa et al., <span>2019</span>; Fearnside, <span>2016</span>). This is particularly true for the regulation and registration of pesticides, a crucial aspect of Brazil's agricultural paradigm, given its status as one of the world's major food exporters (Oliveira et al., <span>2014</span>).</p><p>On 27 December 2023, the Brazilian National Congress approved a new regulation for pesticide registration in Brazil, embodied by Law 14.785 (Brasil, <span>2023</span>). The new Brazilian law represents a scientific shift in paradigm, particularly given that it now mandates the inclusion of pesticide risk assessments—encompassing both human and environmental assessments—as integral components of the dossier submission process. Before this legislative revision, the evaluation of pesticides' risks concerning human health and the environment was solely predicated on hazard classification, based on the outcome of toxicological and ecotoxicological studies that are part of the dossier submission. Consequently, this regulatory update holds the potential to align the Brazilian regulatory framework more closely with those of more established systems, such as those implemented in Europe and the United States. The primary objective of this letter is to discuss the recent regulatory shift. The authors do not intend to apply any judgments, even implications and/or impacts of this regulatory shift. The purpose of informing is to communicate and provide awareness at this point. The authors also plan to publish other papers where more detailed information will be provided per compartment (e.g., birds and mammals, soil organisms).</p><p>Based on the considerations above, the authors believe that from a technoregulatory point of view, there are elements for establishing Tier 1 (screening level) for aquatic organisms, soil organisms, birds, and mammals. At the same time, the implementation of higher tiers needs more discussion. Ideally, these discussions should include the regulatory agencies, academia, and the regulated sector, aiming to address current knowledge gaps and the implementation of a tiered ERA scheme that not only considers the local reality but can protect the environment while still supporting Brazilian agriculture.</p><p>In conclusion, the newly established paradigm constitutes a significant transformation within Brazil's technical and regulatory landscape. This shift heralds the potential requirement for environmental research involving novel species. As previously delineated, implementing s","PeriodicalId":13557,"journal":{"name":"Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management","volume":"20 3","pages":"595-597"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ieam.4923","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140619745","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Green Swans countering chemical pollution","authors":"Leo Posthuma, Michelle Bloor, Bruno Campos, Ksenia Groh, Annegaaike Leopold, Hans Sanderson, Hanna Schreiber, Christoph Schür, Paul Thomas","doi":"10.1002/ieam.4915","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ieam.4915","url":null,"abstract":"<p><i>If a problem has exponential features, its solution asks for counter-exponential approaches. Chemical pollution appears to be such a problem. Analyses of chemical hazards to human health, biodiversity, and ecosystem services and estimates of the cost of inaction suggest the potential for adverse impacts, and analyses of trends in the chemical economy appear exponential in kind. Here, we argue that we need and can develop an exponential and application-focused mindset in thinking about solutions</i>.</p><p>Today, the people of the world speak (via the United Nations [UN]) of a triple planetary crisis, covering interactive effects of climate change, biodiversity loss, and increasing pollution (UN, <span>2022</span>). The UN writes: “Each of these issues has its own causes and effects and each issue needs to be resolved if we are to have a viable future on this planet.” Observations such as the >75% decline in biomass of flying insects in European nature protection areas (Hallmann et al., <span>2017</span>) make one think of both causes and consequences, if not solutions, for example, when thinking of pollination of plant species in nature as well as those used as food. Or that the global mammal biomass is dominated by livestock (≈630 Mt, vis a vis 60 Mt for terrestrial and marine mammals, and 390 Mt for humans, Greenspoon et al. [<span>2023</span>]). In response, it was recognized that a global, regional, or local response requires “[…] explanation that starts with science but translates to the language and praxis of business” (Passarelli et al., <span>2021</span>). In turn, the scientific community replied by listing some opportunities that need to be employed or developed (such as prospective economy-wide life cycle assessments) to help steer away from the problems (e.g., Hellweg et al., <span>2023</span>).</p><p>As a practical application of our subject—chemical pollution in its diverse forms—we must first recognize the importance of chemicals in our society. Furthermore, we recognize its complexity with >350k substances and mixtures on the market (Wang et al., <span>2020</span>), diverse usages (diversity and masses in use) and trends therein (Bernhardt et al., <span>2017</span>), and effects that can unfold in a multitude of diverse pathways and scenarios, including both direct and indirect interactions and outcomes (Sigmund et al., <span>2023</span>). As an example, on average, 26% of impacts on the ecological status of European surface waters are attributable to exposure to unintended mixtures (Lemm et al., <span>2021</span>). Along with the results of such specific, large-scale diagnostic studies, there are also global concerns that the planetary boundary for chemical pollution has been transgressed (Persson et al., <span>2022</span>). How complex can things be?</p><p>We are not afraid of complexity. It has drawn us to the question that we ask here, which is: ‘How can the science on chemical pollution be best developed and trans","PeriodicalId":13557,"journal":{"name":"Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management","volume":"20 3","pages":"888-891"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ieam.4915","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140619707","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Books and Other Reviews","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/ieam.4912","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ieam.4912","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13557,"journal":{"name":"Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management","volume":"20 3","pages":"894-899"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140619787","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Proposal for a tiered regulatory framework for the aquatic risk assessment of pesticides in Brazil","authors":"Gustavo Souza Santos,&nbsp;Fábio Casallanovo,&nbsp;Rômulo Penna Scorza Júnior,&nbsp;Michiel A. Daam,&nbsp;Ana Paola Cione","doi":"10.1002/ieam.4931","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ieam.4931","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Aquatic risk assessment is essential to guarantee the sustainable use of pesticides and the conservation of water resources near agricultural fields. This article discusses a proposal for a tiered regulatory framework for the aquatic risk assessment of pesticides in Brazil. The first step is problem formulation, which includes establishing general and specific protection goals. In the exposure assessment, the Estimated Environmental Concentrations in water should be calculated based on realistic worst-case assumptions regarding application rate and frequency, the entry into the edge-of-field water body, and fate in the water body, using scenario-dependent models suggested by the Brazilian Environmental Agency. These calculations can be refined by including Efate studies with variable exposures to reflect realistic environmental conditions accurately and include mitigation measures that impact the modeling. In the hazard assessment, ecotoxicological data for toxicity to fish, aquatic invertebrates, algae, and aquatic plants should be required for all pesticides based on standardized protocols and species. Tier 2 has several refinement options, including incorporating toxicity data from additional test species and effect modeling. In Tier 3, population- and community-level effects are evaluated using semi-field studies. Considering the case study in Brazil, Tier 1 demonstrated that, from the 12 pesticides that were assessed, seven (58%) failed based on the value of the Risk Quotient. In Tier 2, when exposure refinement options and mitigation measures such as buffer zones are considered, all seven pesticides, for which Tier 1 indicated risk, still failed the assessment. The risk for four of these seven pesticides could be refined by considering toxicity information from additional species. Refinement options and mitigation measures that could be applied to the agricultural scenario in Brazil were discussed. In conclusion, the proposed tiered risk assessment is a feasible way to evaluate whether a pesticide will pose an unacceptable risk to aquatic organisms. <i>Integr Environ Assess Manag</i> 2024;20:1514–1528. © 2024 The Authors. <i>Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management</i> published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society of Environmental Toxicology &amp; Chemistry (SETAC).</p>","PeriodicalId":13557,"journal":{"name":"Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management","volume":"20 5","pages":"1514-1528"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ieam.4931","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140615958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evaluation of the ecological risk of pesticide residues from the European LUCAS Soil monitoring 2018 survey","authors":"Antonio Franco,&nbsp;Diana Vieira,&nbsp;Laure-Alix Clerbaux,&nbsp;Alberto Orgiazzi,&nbsp;Maeva Labouyrie,&nbsp;Julia Köninger,&nbsp;Vera Silva,&nbsp;Ruud van Dam,&nbsp;Edoardo Carnesecchi,&nbsp;Jean Lou C. M. Dorne,&nbsp;Jeanne Vuaille,&nbsp;Joana Lobo Vicente,&nbsp;Arwyn Jones","doi":"10.1002/ieam.4917","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ieam.4917","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The 2018 LUCAS (Land Use and Coverage Area frame Survey) Soil Pesticides survey provides a European Union (EU)-scale assessment of 118 pesticide residues in more than 3473 soil sites. This study responds to the policy need to develop risk-based indicators for pesticides in the environment. Two mixture risk indicators are presented for soil based, respectively, on the lowest and the median of available No Observed Effect Concentration (NOEC_soil,min and NOEC_soil,50) from publicly available toxicity datasets. Two further indicators were developed based on the corresponding equilibrium concentration in the aqueous phase and aquatic toxicity data, which are available as species sensitivity distributions. Pesticides were quantified in 74.5% of the sites. The mixture risk indicator based on the NOEC_soil,min exceeds 1 in 14% of the sites and 0.1 in 23%. The insecticides imidacloprid and chlorpyrifos and the fungicide epoxiconazole are the largest contributors to the overall risk. At each site, one or a few substances drive mixture risk. Modes of actions most likely associated with mixture effects include modulation of acetylcholine metabolism (neonicotinoids and organophosphate substances) and sterol biosynthesis inhibition (triazole fungicides). Several pesticides driving the risk have been phased out since 2018. Following LUCAS surveys will determine the effectiveness of substance-specific risk management and the overall progress toward risk reduction targets established by EU and UN policies. Newly generated data and knowledge will stimulate needed future research on pesticides, soil health, and biodiversity protection. <i>Integr Environ Assess Manag</i> 2024;20:1639–1653. © 2024 The Authors. <i>Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management</i> published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society of Environmental Toxicology &amp; Chemistry (SETAC).</p>","PeriodicalId":13557,"journal":{"name":"Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management","volume":"20 5","pages":"1639-1653"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ieam.4917","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140587430","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Comparison of measured and predicted herbicide concentrations in surface water catchments in Belgium","authors":"Claudia Hörold-Willkomm,&nbsp;Marco Herrmann,&nbsp;Dirk Baets,&nbsp;Robin Sur","doi":"10.1002/ieam.4921","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ieam.4921","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In the process of approval of active substances and authorization in the European Union and at the member state level, it must be shown by the applicant that an unacceptable risk for nontarget organisms in the aquatic environment by the active substance can be excluded. To achieve this aim, standardized models, scenarios, and agreed pesticide input parameters have to be used to calculate the exposure as defined by the FOrum for the Co-ordination of pesticide fate models and their Use (FOCUS). During a period of daily surface water sampling lasting 3.5 years, a survey was conducted among farmers in the highly vulnerable catchment of Grote Kemmelbeek in Belgium to collect agronomic data on crops, application dates, and application rates of 12 applied herbicides and one metabolite. Daily surface water concentrations for the same herbicides were measured over 2.5 years for a second, much larger but less vulnerable, catchment of Kleine Aa (KAa). A comparison of realistic worst-case predicted environmental concentrations in surface water (PEC_sw) according to FOCUS with measured concentrations shows that, in the GKb catchment, the PEC_sw was never exceeded for six substances, was exceeded on only 1–2 days for five substances, and was exceeded on 9–27 days for two substances. For the KAa catchment, the PEC_sw was only exceeded on two days for one compound and never for the other 12 compounds. These numbers correspond to a level of protection of the FOCUS PEC_sw between 100% and 97% and are much higher than the regulatory protection goal of 90%. These two case studies demonstrate the protectiveness of the FOCUS surface water approach. <i>Integr Environ Assess Manag</i> 2024;20:1447–1462. © 2024 Bayer AG. <i>Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management</i> published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society of Environmental Toxicology &amp; Chemistry (SETAC).</p>","PeriodicalId":13557,"journal":{"name":"Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management","volume":"20 5","pages":"1447-1462"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ieam.4921","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140578815","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Long-term, landscape-level assessment of aquatic pesticide exposure to identify amphibian ontological traits affecting vulnerability","authors":"Jill A. Awkerman,&nbsp;Steven T. Purucker,&nbsp;Sandy Raimondo,&nbsp;Leah Oliver","doi":"10.1002/ieam.4924","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ieam.4924","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Amphibians worldwide are threatened by habitat loss, some of which is driven by a changing climate, as well as exposure to pesticides, among other causes. The timing and duration of the larval development phase vary between species, thereby influencing the relative impacts of stochastic hydroregime conditions as well as potential aquatic pesticide exposure. We describe the stages of breeding through metamorphosis for eight amphibian species, based on optimal hydroregime conditions, and use a model of pesticide fate and exposure representative of central Florida citrus groves to simulate hydrodynamics based on observed weather data over a 54-year period. Using the Pesticide in Water Calculator and Plant Assessment Tool, we estimated daily wetland depth and pyraclostrobin exposure, with label-recommended application quantities. Species' timing and duration of larval development determined the number of years of suitable hydroregime for breeding and the likelihood of exposure to peak aquatic concentrations of pyraclostrobin. Although the timing of pesticide application determined the number of surviving larvae, density-dependent constraints of wetland hydroregime also affected larval survival across species and seasons. Further defining categorical amphibian life history types and habitat requirements supports the development of screening-level assessments by incorporating environmental stochasticity at the appropriate temporal resolution. Subsequent refinement of these screening-level risk assessment strategies to include spatially explicit landscape data along with terrestrial exposure estimates would offer additional insights into species vulnerability to pesticide exposure throughout the life cycle. Computational simulation of ecologically relevant exposure scenarios, such as these, offers a more realistic interpretation of differential agrichemical risk among species based on their phenology and habits and provides a more situation-specific risk assessment perspective for threatened species. <i>Integr Environ Assess Manag</i> 2024;20:1667–1676. Published 2024. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA.</p>","PeriodicalId":13557,"journal":{"name":"Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management","volume":"20 5","pages":"1667-1676"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140587902","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Application of standardized methods to evaluate the environmental safety of polyvinyl alcohol disposed of down the drain","authors":"Kathleen McDonough,&nbsp;Maura J. Hall,&nbsp;Ashley Wilcox,&nbsp;Jennifer Menzies,&nbsp;Jessica Brill,&nbsp;Brian Morris,&nbsp;Kristin Connors","doi":"10.1002/ieam.4929","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ieam.4929","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The purpose of this research was to use polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) 18-88 as a case study to evaluate the environmental fate, ecotoxicity, and overall safety profile of water-soluble, nonmodified PVOH polymers used in detergent films. An OECD 303A Wastewater Treatment Plant Simulation Study was conducted with dissolved organic carbon as the analytical endpoint to evaluate the removal of PVOH 18-88 during wastewater treatment. During the plateau phase, high levels of removal due to biodegradation were observed (average 97.4 ± 7.1, range: 88%–116%). The OECD 303A study quantitatively verified that surface water is the dominant receiving compartment for PVOH 18-88 post wastewater treatment. Acute algae, invertebrate, and fish embryo (fish embryo acute toxicity test [FET]) ecotoxicity studies quanitified the 50% lethal/effect concentration (L/EC50) for PVOH 18-88. Due to the potential for the chorion to impact PVOH 18-88 bioavailability, both chorionated and dechorionated FET tests were conducted. L/EC50 &gt; 1000 mg/L for FET (chorionated and dechorionated), invertebrate, and algae were observed. The Sustainable Futures (US) and REACH (EU) frameworks were used to evaluate environmental risk. For the US assessment, the Exposure and Fate Assessment Screening Tool was used to predict the single day lowest flow over a 10-year period (1Q10) surface water concentration and the seven consecutive days of lowest flow over a 10-year period (7Q10) surface water concentration and compared with acute and chronic concentrations of concern. For the EU assessment, the European Union System for the Evaluation of Substances was used to predict local and regional exposure concentrations and compared to the predicted no effect concentration. For both regulatory assessments, the exposure concentrations were &gt;2 orders of magnitude below the effect concentrations. <i>Integr Environ Assess Manag</i> 2024;20:1693–1705. © 2024 The Authors. <i>Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management</i> published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society of Environmental Toxicology &amp; Chemistry (SETAC).</p>","PeriodicalId":13557,"journal":{"name":"Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management","volume":"20 5","pages":"1693-1705"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ieam.4929","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140587954","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Are we eating plastic? Science mapping of microplastic pollution in the aquatic food chain","authors":"Md Faizal Ahmad,&nbsp;Muhammad Ashraf Fauzi,&nbsp;Mohd Hanafiah Ahmad,&nbsp;Walton Wider,&nbsp;Chia Kuang Lee","doi":"10.1002/ieam.4930","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ieam.4930","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study evaluates the knowledge structure of microplastic pollution and its effects on the aquatic food chain. The presence of microplastics has seriously harmed the ecosystem. Through bibliometric analysis, 216 journal publications were retrieved from the Web of Science (WoS) from 2008 to 2023 (April), with no restriction in the time frame. Applying bibliographic coupling and co-word analysis, the emerging, current, and future themes of microplastic pollution are presented. Three research streams are derived from bibliographic coupling, centralized on the source of microplastic pollution and its impact. At the same time, research streams from co-word analysis are associated with overcoming the issue of microplastics in the ecosystem. This study's implications suggest three main principles to mitigate microplastic issues: (1) educating the public on the impact of microplastic pollution, (2) implementing holistic regulations and policies, and (3) developing treatment strategies through conventional, innovative, and hybrid approaches. Microplastic pollution is a global concern, requiring a holistic and comprehensive approach to overcome it. This review is the first to present a scientific mapping of the microplastics literature, which is a fundamental basis for future research on microplastic pollution and its impact on the ecosystem. <i>Integr Environ Assess Manag</i> 2024;20:1800–1811. © 2024 SETAC</p>","PeriodicalId":13557,"journal":{"name":"Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management","volume":"20 6","pages":"1800-1811"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140578581","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}