Abstract

Plastics are vital for society, but its usage has grown exponentially and contributes to the growth of pollution worldwide. For example, synthetic textile fibers are released due to extensive clothes washing, being the source of one of the most common microplastics, MPs, found in the environment. The World Health Organization, WHO, already reported that MPs particles are found everywhere, in waste and fresh water, and in the air and soil. Classic procedures for MPs detection are still quite laborious, and usually involve several steps and expensive equipment. So, in this short communication authors discuss recent developments involving faster and robust Electrical-based methodologies for the detection/estimation of MPs in water.