Carlos Edo, PhD.

Scientific Publications

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Doctoral Thesis

Scientific Publications (more recent first)

Doctoral Thesis

Occurrence and Environmental Fate of Microplastics as Emerging Anthropogenic Pollutants.

Defense Date: February 16th, 2023, with a distinction "cum laude" and extraordinary doctor's degree .

Directors: Roberto Rosal (Universidad de Alcalá) and Francisca Fernández Piñas (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

Located: https://www.educacion.gob.es/teseo/mostrarRef.do?ref=2392206

Scientific Publications (more recent first)

2026

Air-sea exchange and coastal transport dynamics of microplastics around a Caribbean IslandAir-sea exchange represents a key yet insufficiently quantified pathway for microplastic (MP) transport, particularly in island environments where oce…

Long-term biodegradable mulch films application in agricultural fields: effects on soil functionality and microplastic generationThe accumulation of microplastics (MPs) in agricultural soils has become a growing environmental concern, particularly due to the use of plastic mulch…

Plastic debris on the shores of Bahía Esperanza/Hope Bay: Stranded testimony of the historical occupation in the northern Antarctic PeninsulaPlastic pollution poses a significant environmental threat in the Antarctic Treaty Area (ATA), raising increasing scientific and management concerns. …

2025

Revisiting the Galathea II expedition (1950–1952): Historical Significance and the Foraminiferal Collection at the Natural History Museum DenmarkThe Danish Galathea II expedition (1950–1952) was a major milestone in deep-sea exploration, but much of its micropaleontological material has remaine…

Microplastics in the cryosphereMicroplastics (MPs) have been detected throughout the cryosphere, from polar regions to mountain glaciers, highlighting their global reach and persist…

An Improved method to generate secondary nanoplastics and oligomers: Application in ecotoxicologyRecent studies have highlighted the ecotoxicological effects of conventional primary nanoplastics (NPLs), however, the impacts of secondary NPLs and oligomers (Olig), especially those derived from biodegradable plastics, formed through fragmentation and natural degradation processes (e.g., photooxidation) re

Chemometric discrimination of airborne fibres: microplastics, regenerated cellulose and natural fibresInterest in airborne microplastics has surged in the past decade, and a range of complementary tools are now used to characterize the different polyme…

Microplastics at the Ocean-Atmosphere Interface in Mexican Coastal Areas of Two Major OceansThe rapid increase in global plastic production has accelerated the dissemination of microplastics (MP), impacting urban and coastal environments. Thi…

Beyond the greenhouse: The spread of plastic pollution from an intensively cultivated agricultural areaAmong the many sources of plastic contamination, greenhouse agriculture is a major contributor due to its intensive use of plastic materials. This stu…

2024

Microplastics in sewage sludge and municipal solid waste

Efficient removal of nanoplastics from water using mesoporous metal organic frameworks

Beneath the water column: Uncovering microplastic pollution in the sublittoral coastal sediments of the Canary Islands, Spain

Use of a nanoplastic carrier for assessing the aquatic toxicity of an organo-phosphite polymer additiveThis work reports the production of nanoplastics (NPs) from polypropylene (PP) free of the antioxidant Irgafos® 168 (IRG) and alkane oligomers (ALK). …

Microplastics and non-natural cellulosic particles in Spanish bottled drinking water - Scientific Reports

Mass concentration of plastic particles from two-dimensional imagesImaging techniques play a crucial role in characterizing environmental plastics. However, most reported findings rely on two-dimensional projections o…

Looking beyond the obvious: the ecotoxicological impact of the leachate from fishing nets and cables in the marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis

2023

Impact of face masks weathering on the mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis

Occurrence and size distribution study of microplastics in household water from different cities in continental Spain and the Canary Islands

A nationwide monitoring of atmospheric microplastic deposition

2022

Microplastics identification and quantification in the composted Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste

Ageing and fragmentation of marine microplastics

2021

Occurrence and transport of microplastics sampled within and above the planetary boundary layer

Honeybees as active samplers for microplastics

Generation of nanoplastics during the photoageing of low-density polyethylene

A pilot study about microplastics and mesoplastics in an Antarctic glacier

2020

Fate of microplastics in wastewater treatment plants and their environmental dispersion with effluent and sludge

Fibers spreading worldwide: Microplastics and other anthropogenic litter in an Arctic freshwater lake

Microplastics in sediments of artificially recharged lagoons: Case study in a Biosphere Reserve

Viable Microorganisms on Fibers Collected within and beyond the Planetary Boundary Layer

First detection of microplastics in the freshwater of an Antarctic Specially Protected Area

2019

Occurrence and identification of microplastics along a beach in the Biosphere Reserve of Lanzarote

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