Urban stormwater infrastructure as a microplastic superhighway: a critical review of transport dynamics, modelling, and mitigation across pavements and drainage networks

Microplastic Pollution in a Small River with an Agriculture-dominated Catchment under Different Rainfall Conditions: Transport Scaling, Characteristics and Ecological Risk Assessment

The agriculture cluster is recognized as a cryptic hotspot of microplastic pollution. Especially, rainfall-driven microplastic (MP) dynamics in small agricultural rivers have not been adequately quantified under various hydrological conditions. This study quantified MP concentrations, loads, characteristics, and ecolog...

Planning and hydraulic design of a stormwater protection system with retention and infiltration basin: a case study of the Wipfing Bypass road, Austria

Urban Stormwater Impacts on the Derwent Estuary: Findings from the 2024 – 25 Monitoring Program and Comparison with Past Surveys

Urban stormwater is a key pathway for pollutants entering the Derwent Estuary, largely via untreated discharges from natural rivulets and stormwater networks. To assess current conditions and long term trends, the Derwent Estuary Program undertook an estuary wide stormwater monitoring program between June 2024 and May...

Treatment performance of pilot-scale infiltration basins under simulated stormwater events with relevance to groundwater quality

Land-to-sea microplastic inputs via creeks, wastewater treatment plants, and atmospheric deposition: An integrated assessment in an urbanized semi-enclosed bay.

Although concern over land-based microplastic transport to the ocean is increasing, most studies have focused on individual pathways, leading to a fragmented understanding and highlighting the need for comprehensive assessments. Here, we conducted an integrated year-round assessment of microplastic inputs via creeks (s...

From rainfall to seafloor: Tracing riverine and urban stormwater litter transport in mediterranean fishing grounds through systematic meteorological station testing.

Precipitation can mobilize terrestrial litter into coastal waters through urban stormwater pathways, potentially including combined sewer outflows (CSOs), but establishing quantitative relationships between rainfall and benthic litter accumulation has proven challenging. River discharge adds complexity by potentially w...