Microplastics increase mercury bioconcentration in gills and bioaccumulation in the liver, and cause oxidative stress and damage in Dicentrarchus labrax juveniles

Microplastics cause neurotoxicity, oxidative damage and energy-related changes and interact with the bioaccumulation of mercury in the European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758)

(2018) Luís Gabriel Antão Barboza et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Single and combined effects of microplastics and mercury on juveniles of the European seabass ( Dicentrarchus labrax ): Changes in behavioural responses and reduction of swimming velocity and resistance time

(2018) Luís Gabriel Antão Barboza et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

An overview of chemical additives present in plastics: Migration, release, fate and environmental impact during their use, disposal and recycling

(2018) John N. Hahladakis et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Low prevalence of microplastic contamination in planktivorous fish species from the southeast Pacific Ocean

(2018) Nicolas Ory et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Marine microplastic debris: An emerging issue for food security, food safety and human health

(2018) Luís Gabriel Antão Barboza et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Occurrence of microplastics in commercial fish from a natural estuarine environment

(2018) Filipa Bessa et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Toxicological interactions induced by chronic exposure to gold nanoparticles and microplastics mixtures in Daphnia magna

(2018) Alexandre Pacheco et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics: No Small Problem for Filter-Feeding Megafauna

(2018) Elitza S. Germanov et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Effects of microplastics and mercury in the freshwater bivalve Corbicula fluminea (Müller, 1774): Filtration rate, biochemical biomarkers and mercury bioconcentration

(2018) Patrícia Oliveira et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Distribution and importance of microplastics in the marine environment: A review of the sources, fate, effects, and potential solutions

(2017) H.S. Auta et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Plastics and microplastics in the oceans: From emerging pollutants to emerged threat

(2017) Carlo Giacomo Avio et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Trophic transference of microplastics under a low exposure scenario: Insights on the likelihood of particle cascading along marine food-webs

(2017) M.F.M. Santana et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in coastal environments of the Arabian Gulf

(2017) Oyebamiji Abib Abayomi et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics effects in Scrobicularia plana

(2017) Francisca Ribeiro et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Exceptionally high abundances of microplastics in the oligotrophic Israeli Mediterranean coastal waters

(2017) Noam van der Hal et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in the Antarctic marine system: An emerging area of research

(2017) Catherine L. Waller et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics in a freshwater environment receiving treated wastewater effluent

(2017) Steven Lasee et al.   Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Trophic transfer of microplastics in aquatic ecosystems: Identifying critical research needs

(2017) Sarah Y Au et al.   Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Do microplastic particles affect Daphnia magna at the morphological, life history and molecular level?

(2017) Hannes K. Imhof et al.   PLoS One

Effects of multi-stressors on juveniles of the marine fish Pomatoschistus microps : Gold nanoparticles, microplastics and temperature

(2016) Pedro Ferreira et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Intestinal alterations in European sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758) exposed to microplastics: Preliminary results

(2016) Cristina Pedà et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic Size-Dependent Toxicity, Oxidative Stress Induction, and p-JNK and p-p38 Activation in the Monogonont Rotifer (Brachionus koreanus)

(2016) Chang-Bum Jeong et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Uptake and Accumulation of Polystyrene Microplastics in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) and Toxic Effects in Liver

(2016) Yifeng Lu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Insights into the mechanisms underlying mercury-induced oxidative stress in gills of wild fish ( Liza aurata ) combining 1 H NMR metabolomics and conventional biochemical assays

(2016) Tiziana Cappello et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Mercury in marine fish, mammals, seabirds, and human hair in the coastal zone of the southern Baltic

(2016) Magdalena Bełdowska et al.   WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION

Marine plastic debris emits a keystone infochemical for olfactory foraging seabirds

(2016) M. S. Savoca et al.   Science Advances

Microplastics in the aquatic and terrestrial environment: sources (with a specific focus on personal care products), fate and effects

(2016) Karen Duis et al.   Environmental Sciences Europe

The Mediterranean Plastic Soup: synthetic polymers in Mediterranean surface waters

(2016) Giuseppe Suaria et al.   Scientific Reports

Does the presence of microplastics influence the acute toxicity of chromium(VI) to early juveniles of the common goby (Pomatoschistus microps)? A study with juveniles from two wild estuarine populations

(2015) Luís G. Luís et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Adsorption of trace metals by microplastic pellets in fresh water

(2015) Andrew Turner et al.   Environmental Chemistry

Effects of microplastics on juveniles of the common goby (Pomatoschistus microps): Confusion with prey, reduction of the predatory performance and efficiency, and possible influence of developmental conditions

(2015) Luís Carlos de Sá et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Evaluation of the impact of polyethylene microbeads ingestion in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) larvae

(2015) D. Mazurais et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Microplastics in the marine environment: Current trends and future perspectives

(2015) Luís Gabriel Antão Barboza et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Leaching of plastic additives to marine organisms

(2014) Albert A. Koelmans et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Uptake and Retention of Microplastics by the Shore Crab Carcinus maenas

(2014) Andrew J. R. Watts et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Mercury accumulation and tissue-specific antioxidant efficiency in the wild European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) with emphasis on seasonality

(2014) C. L. Mieiro et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Microplastic pollution in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean: Validated and opportunistic sampling

(2014) Amy L. Lusher et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

On the quantity and composition of floating plastic debris entering and leaving the Tamar Estuary, Southwest England

(2014) Saeed S. Sadri et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Early warning signs of endocrine disruption in adult fish from the ingestion of polyethylene with and without sorbed chemical pollutants from the marine environment

(2014) Chelsea M. Rochman et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Trophic level transfer of microplastic: Mytilus edulis (L.) to Carcinus maenas (L.)

(2013) Paul Farrell et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Ingested plastic transfers hazardous chemicals to fish and induces hepatic stress

(2013) Chelsea M. Rochman et al.   Scientific Reports

Increased oceanic microplastic debris enhances oviposition in an endemic pelagic insect

(2012) M. C. Goldstein et al.   Biology Letters

Effect of temperature on oxidative stress in fish: Lipid peroxidation and catalase activity in the muscle of juvenile seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax

(2012) Catarina Vinagre et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Challenges in assessing the toxic effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to marine organisms: A case study on the acute toxicity of pyrene to the European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.)

(2011) Joana R. Almeida et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Effects of Benzo(a)pyrene on Seabass (Dicentrarchus labraxL.): Biomarkers, Growth and Behavior

(2011) Carlos Gravato et al.   HUMAN AND ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT

Linking behavioural alterations with biomarkers responses in the European seabass Dicentrarchus labrax L. exposed to the organophosphate pesticide fenitrothion

(2010) Joana R. Almeida et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY

Acute effects of copper and mercury on the estuarine fish Pomatoschistus microps: Linking biomarkers to behaviour

(2009) L.R. Vieira et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Inorganic mercury exposure: toxicological effects, oxidative stress biomarkers and bioaccumulation in the tropical freshwater fish matrinxã, Brycon amazonicus (Spix and Agassiz, 1829)

(2009) Diana Amaral Monteiro et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY

Mercury fluxes and pools in three subtropical forested catchments, southwest China

(2009) Zhangwei Wang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION