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![Emerging contaminants and nanoplastics in the water environment: a matter of rising concern](https://image.oaes.cc/90fab884-2d18-4f6d-88e8-f66df076eff4/4455.fig.1.jpg)
Figure 1. Evolution of the number of publications related to (left) “emerging contaminants in water” (right) and “micro- and nano-plastics” appearing in the last 30 years (1990-2021): (top) total aggregated number of publications and (bottom) number of publications in the main journals (source of data and graphs, SCOPUS; date downloaded, 29 November 2021).