%0 Journal Article %@ 02697491 %A Yusuf, A. %A Sodiq, A. %A Giwa, A. %A Eke, J. %A Pikuda, O. %A Eniola, J.O. %A Ajiwokewu, B. %A Sambudi, N.S. %A Bilad, M.R. %D 2022 %F scholars:17827 %I Elsevier Ltd %J Environmental Pollution %K Microplastic; Sustainable development; Water pollution, Aquatic environments; Critical review; Environmental pollutions; Microplastics; Physical and chemical properties; Plastic particle; Regulatory frameworks; Regulatory standards; Research studies; Waterbodies, Potable water, drinking water; microplastic; tap water; plastic; water, detection method; drinking water; measurement method; plastic waste; pollution monitoring; regulatory framework; standard (regulation); sustainability; water pollution, China; environmental impact; environmental monitoring; European Union; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; France; freshwater environment; human; inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry; Italy; Japan; life cycle assessment; liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry; marine environment; mass spectrometry; microplastic pollution; Netherlands; Nigeria; nonhuman; public policy; pyrolysis gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Raman spectrometry; Review; risk factor; sea pollution; semantics; toxicology; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United States; water pollution; water treatment; pollution; water pollutant, Varanidae, Environmental Monitoring; Environmental Pollution; Microplastics; Plastics; Water; Water Pollutants, Chemical %R 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118421 %T Updated review on microplastics in water, their occurrence, detection, measurement, environmental pollution, and the need for regulatory standards %U https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/17827/ %V 292 %X The gravity of the impending threats posed by microplastics (MPs) pollution in the environment cannot be over-emphasized. Several research studies continue to stress how important it is to curb the proliferation of these small plastic particles with different physical and chemical properties, especially in aquatic environments. While several works on how to monitor, detect and remove MPs from the aquatic environment have been published, there is still a lack of explicit regulatory framework for mitigation of MPs globally. A critical review that summarizes recent advances in MPs research and emphasizes the need for regulatory frameworks devoted to MPs is presented in this paper. These frameworks suggested in this paper may be useful for reducing the proliferation of MPs in the environment. Based on all reviewed studies related to MPs research, we discussed the occurrence of MPs by identifying the major types and sources of MPs in water bodies; examined the recent ways of detecting, monitoring, and measuring MPs routinely to minimize projected risks; and proposed recommendations for consensus regulatory actions that will be effective for MPs mitigation. © 2021 Elsevier Ltd %Z cited By 55