Microplastic Fibers in the Environment

Chunhui Wang has been an associate professor at the Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, since May 2023. He received his Ph.D. in geography from Nanjing University in 2016, completed postdoctoral research there, and was a visiting scholar at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2019–2020. His research focuses on environmental geography, particularly the emission characteristics, spatial distribution, and environmental fate of microplastics. He combines environmental observations with experimental studies and spatial modeling to investigate the processes underlying pollutant transport and regional differences in contamination, with attention to ecological risks and human exposure. A particular focus of his recent work is microplastic fiber release from textiles during laundering and the estimation of emissions at regional and global scales. By September 2026, he had published more than sixty papers, including over thirty as first or corresponding author, in journals including Environmental Science & Technology. He serves on the editorial board of Scientific Reports.

Jing Song has been an assistant professor at the Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, since 2023. She earned her PhD in Natural Geography from Nanjing University in the same year. Her research focuses on environmental geography, with particular emphasis on the sources, distribution, and ecological impacts of microplastics, especially microplastic fibers. Song has contributed to major projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and has published in leading journals including Environmental Science & Technology and ACS ES&T Water.

Jerome Nriagu is Professor Emeritus in the School of Public Health and Research Professor Emeritus at the Center for Human Growth & Development, University of Michigan, where he directed the environmental health program for over two decades. Earlier, he was a Senior Research Scientist with Environment Canada and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Waterloo. His research focuses on metals in the environment, environmental justice, and global environmental health, with fieldwork conducted across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. Nriagu has authored or edited thirty books and more than three hundred articles, and from 2000 to 2008 was among the most-cited scientists in Environmental Studies and Ecology. He served as Editor-in-Chief of Science of the Total Environment for over 25 years, Editor-in-Chief of the first edition of the Encyclopedia of Environmental Health, and Founding Editor of Global Health Perspectives. His honors include the Alexander von Humboldt Distinguished Research Award, an Honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Alberta, and Fellowship in the Royal Society of Canada.