microplastics

fragments of plastic less than 5 mm in length
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microplastics

Summary

microplastics ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (440 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • microplastics is credited with the discovery of Richard C. Thompson[2].
  • microplastics is a type of Testy parametrických hypotéz: určeno pro posl. fak. matematicko-fyz.[3].
  • microplastics is a type of plastic[4].
  • microplastics is a type of plastic pollution[5].
  • microplastics is a type of marine plastic pollution[6].
  • microplastics is a type of environmental issue[7].
  • microplastics's Commons category is recorded as Microplastic[8].
  • microplastics comprises microfiber[9].
  • microplastics comprises microbead[10].
  • microplastics comprises plastic granulate[11].
  • microplastics's described at URL is recorded as https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/about/media/what-do-we-know-today-about-microbeads-and-microplastics-ocean.html[12].
  • microplastics's product or material produced is recorded as spunbond[13].
  • microplastics's has contributing factor is recorded as cosmetics[14].
  • microplastics's has contributing factor is recorded as clothing[15].
  • microplastics's has contributing factor is recorded as food packaging[16].
  • microplastics's has contributing factor is recorded as construction[17].
  • microplastics's has contributing factor is recorded as renovation[18].
  • microplastics's has effect is recorded as plastic pollution[19].
  • microplastics's has effect is recorded as bioaccumulation[20].
  • microplastics's has effect is recorded as water pollution[21].
  • microplastics's different from is recorded as nanoplastic[22].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include Testy parametrických hypotéz: určeno pro posl. fak. matematicko-fyz.[3], plastic[4], plastic pollution[5], marine plastic pollution[6], and environmental issue[7].

Use and Application

Components include microfiber[9], a fiber[23]; microbead[10]; and plastic granulate[11].

Why It Matters

microplastics ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (440 views/month).[1] microplastics has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] microplastics is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . mdpi.com. Retrieved . mdpi.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . mdpi.com. Retrieved . mdpi.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . mdpi.com. Retrieved . mdpi.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 52
    Environment ontology id → 01000944
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'as', 'az', 'ban', 'bh', 'bn', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P3859]]: 01000944, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/143355544|microplastic particle (#143355544)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5484|Environme"
  2. 7w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Verbaalpina id → C19602
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P10381]]: C19602, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1786955435161"
  3. 7w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → microfiber, microbead, plastic granulate
    Süddeutsche zeitung topic id → Mikroplastik
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P527]]: [[Q385636]], fix redirect [[Q109875324]] → [[Q385636]] ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/5a9b55f61ad3|details]])"
  4. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0426229-mikroplasty
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0426229-mikroplasty, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
  5. 18w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → Testy parametrických hypotéz: určeno pro posl. fak. matematicko-fyz., plastic, plastic pollution +2
    Fast id → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007396295505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
  6. 21w ago · ~2026-27533-47 · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → —
    Product → —
    Has parts → —
    Discoverer or inventor → Richard C. Thompson
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P227]]: 117071482X"
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