Understanding plastic degradation and microplastic formation in the environment: A review

The physical oceanography of the transport of floating marine debris

(2020) Erik van Sebille et al.   Environmental Research Letters

Microfibre release to water, via laundering, and to air, via everyday use: a comparison between polyester clothing with differing textile parameters

(2020) Francesca De Falco et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Finding Microplastics in Soils: A Review of Analytical Methods

(2020) Julia N. Möller et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microbial Degradation of Plastic in Aqueous Solutions Demonstrated by CO2 Evolution and Quantification

(2020) Ruth-Sarah Rose et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Evaluation of polypropylene plastic degradation and microplastic identification in sediments at Tambak Lorok coastal area, Semarang, Indonesia

(2020) Adian Khoironi et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Assessment of the physical properties, and the hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen content in plastics using energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry

(2020) Soraya Aidene et al.   SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART B-ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY

Ranking environmental degradation trends of plastic marine debris based on physical properties and molecular structure

(2020) Kyungjun Min et al.   Nature Communications

Benthic Crustacean Digestion Can Modulate the Environmental Fate of Microplastics in the Deep Sea

(2020) Alessandro Cau et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastics in the freshwater and terrestrial environments: Prevalence, fates, impacts and sustainable solutions

(2020) Johnny Kee Hong Wong et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Rapid fragmentation of microplastics by the freshwater amphipod Gammarus duebeni (Lillj.)

(2020) Alicia Mateos-Cárdenas et al.   Scientific Reports

Microplastics as pollutants in agricultural soils

(2020) Manish Kumar et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Surgical face masks as a potential source for microplastic pollution in the COVID-19 scenario

(2020) Tadele Assefa Aragaw   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Review of microplastic occurrence and toxicological effects in marine environment: Experimental evidence of inflammation

(2020) Meghdad Pirsaheb et al.   PROCESS SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Photo-aging of polyvinyl chloride microplastic in the presence of natural organic acids

(2020) Chao Wang et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Impact of hydrolytic degradation on mechanical properties of PET - Towards an understanding of microplastics formation

(2019) Mael Arhant et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Influence of physicochemical surface properties on the adhesion of bacteria onto four types of plastics

(2019) Li Cai et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Sinking of floating plastic debris caused by biofilm development in a freshwater lake

(2019) Xianchuan Chen et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

The hydro-fluctuation belt of the Three Gorges Reservoir: Source or sink of microplastics in the water?

(2019) Kai Zhang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Environmental Deterioration of Biodegradable, Oxo-biodegradable, Compostable, and Conventional Plastic Carrier Bags in the Sea, Soil, and Open-Air Over a 3-Year Period

(2019) Imogen E. Napper et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Marine Microbial Assemblages on Microplastics: Diversity, Adaptation, and Role in Degradation

(2019) Sonja Oberbeckmann et al.   Annual Review of Marine Science

Plastics: Microbial Degradation, Environmental and Biotechnological Perspectives

(2019) Dominik Danso et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Paddy System with a Hybrid Rice Enhances Cyanobacteria Nostoc and Increases N2 Fixation

(2019) Jing MA et al.   PEDOSPHERE

Temperature and light intensity effects on photodegradation of high-density polyethylene

(2019) Andrew Fairbrother et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Analysis of suspended microplastics in the Changjiang Estuary: Implications for riverine plastic load to the ocean

(2019) Shiye Zhao et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill: A source of microplastics? -Evidence of microplastics in landfill leachate

(2019) Pinjing He et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Evaluation of biological degradation of polyurethanes

(2019) Audrey Magnin et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Microplastics in the environment: A critical review of current understanding and identification of future research needs

(2019) Zeynep Akdogan et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Laundering and textile parameters influence fibers release in household washings

(2019) Flavia Salvador Cesa et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

On mechanical fragmentation of single-use plastics in the sea swash zone with different types of bottom sediments: Insights from laboratory experiments

(2019) Irina Chubarenko et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

The sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus as a bioeroder of plastic

(2019) Adam Porter et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

FTIR and Raman imaging for microplastics analysis: State of the art, challenges and prospects

(2019) Jun-Li Xu et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Occurrence of microplastics in landfill systems and their fate with landfill age

(2019) Yinglong Su et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Selective enrichment of bacterial pathogens by microplastic biofilm

(2019) Xiaojian Wu et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Seasonality of riverine macroplastic transport

(2019) Tim van Emmerik et al.   Scientific Reports

An overview of microplastics characterization by thermal analysis

(2019) Rosa Peñalver et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Influence of the crystalline structure on the fragmentation of weathered polyolefines

(2019) F. Julienne et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Monitoring polymer degradation under different conditions in the marine environment

(2019) Ana Beltrán-Sanahuja et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics have lethal and sublethal effects on stream invertebrates and affect stream ecosystem functioning

(2019) Naiara López-Rojo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Tire Abrasion as a Major Source of Microplastics in the Environment

(2018) Frank Sommer et al.   Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Microplastics in the environment: Challenges in analytical chemistry - A review

(2018) Ana B. Silva et al.   ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA

An atomic force microscopy investigation of plastic wrapping materials of forensic relevance buried in soil environments

(2018) Clare Sullivan et al.   Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences

Sources and distribution of microplastics in China's largest inland lake – Qinghai Lake

(2018) Xiong Xiong et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics as an emerging threat to terrestrial ecosystems

(2018) Anderson Abel de Souza Machado et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Formation of microplastics by polychaetes ( Marphysa sanguinea ) inhabiting expanded polystyrene marine debris

(2018) Mi Jang et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Textural, surface and chemical properties of polyvinyl chloride particles degraded in a simulated environment

(2018) Chih-Cheng Tang et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Influence of light and temperature on the development and denitrification potential of periphytic biofilms

(2018) Yanhui Zhao et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Plastics in soil: Analytical methods and possible sources

(2018) Melanie Bläsing et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Observation of the degradation of three types of plastic pellets exposed to UV irradiation in three different environments

(2018) Liqi Cai et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Tire wear particles in the aquatic environment - A review on generation, analysis, occurrence, fate and effects

(2018) Stephan Wagner et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Turning microplastics into nanoplastics through digestive fragmentation by Antarctic krill

(2018) Amanda L. Dawson et al.   Nature Communications

Evidence that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is rapidly accumulating plastic

(2018) L. Lebreton et al.   Scientific Reports

New Insights into the Function and Global Distribution of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)-Degrading Bacteria and Enzymes in Marine and Terrestrial Metagenomes

(2018) Dominik Danso et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Characterization of surface phenomena: probing early stage degradation of low-density polyethylene films

(2018) Shiran Garnai Hirsch et al.   POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE

Nano And Mciroplastic Analysis: Focus On Remediation Technologies And Occurrence In Freshwater Ecosystems

(2018) Yolanda Pico et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Recyclability of four types of plastics exposed to UV irradiation in a marine environment

(2018) María E. Iñiguez et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT

Interactions between microplastics and phthalate esters as affected by microplastics characteristics and solution chemistry

(2018) Fei-fei Liu et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

A simple model of wind-blown tidal strandlines: How marine litter is deposited on a mid-latitude, macro-tidal shelf sea beach

(2018) W.R. Turrell   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Methods for sampling and detection of microplastics in water and sediment: A critical review

(2018) Joana Correia Prata et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

The roles of free ammonia (FA) in biological wastewater treatment processes: A review

(2018) Yiwen Liu et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

A first overview of textile fibers, including microplastics, in indoor and outdoor environments

(2017) Rachid Dris et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

To what extent are microplastics from the open ocean weathered?

(2017) Alexandra ter Halle et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Ups and Downs in the Ocean: Effects of Biofouling on Vertical Transport of Microplastics

(2017) Merel Kooi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Occurrence and Characteristics of Microplastic Pollution in Xiangxi Bay of Three Gorges Reservoir, China

(2017) Kai Zhang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Degradation and metabolism of synthetic plastics and associated products by Pseudomonas sp.: capabilities and challenges

(2017) R.A. Wilkes et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Waste management, informal recycling, environmental pollution and public health

(2017) Hong Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH

The plastic in microplastics: A review

(2017) Anthony L. Andrady   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Mineralisation of 14 C-labelled polystyrene plastics by Penicillium variabile after ozonation pre-treatment

(2017) Lili Tian et al.   New Biotechnology

Plastics in the North Atlantic garbage patch: A boat-microbe for hitchhikers and plastic degraders

(2017) Didier Debroas et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Synthetic fibers as microplastics in the marine environment: A review from textile perspective with a focus on domestic washings

(2017) Flavia Salvador Cesa et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics in freshwater and terrestrial environments: Evaluating the current understanding to identify the knowledge gaps and future research priorities

(2017) Alice A. Horton et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Ecotoxicity testing of microplastics: Considering the heterogeneity of physicochemical properties

(2017) Scott Lambert et al.   Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made

(2017) Roland Geyer et al.   Science Advances

Microplastics: An introduction to environmental transport processes

(2017) Alice A. Horton et al.   Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Water

Interactions of microplastic debris throughout the marine ecosystem

(2017) Tamara S. Galloway et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

Analysis of environmental microplastics by vibrational microspectroscopy: FTIR, Raman or both?

(2016) Andrea Käppler et al.   ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Microplastic in Aquatic Ecosystems

(2016) Natalia P. Ivleva et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Characterisation of nanoplastics during the degradation of polystyrene

(2016) Scott Lambert et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Microplastic pollution of lakeshore sediments from remote lakes in Tibet plateau, China

(2016) Kai Zhang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Biofouling on buoyant marine plastics: An experimental study into the effect of size on surface longevity

(2016) Francesca M.C. Fazey et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Effects of conventional and biodegradable microplastics on a marine ecosystem engineer (Arenicola marina) and sediment nutrient cycling

(2016) Dannielle Senga Green et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics Affect the Ecological Functioning of an Important Biogenic Habitat

(2016) Dannielle Senga Green et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Nutrient capture and recycling by periphyton attached to modified agrowaste carriers

(2016) Juanjuan Wan et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

From macroplastic to microplastic: Degradation of high-density polyethylene, polypropylene, and polystyrene in a salt marsh habitat

(2016) John E. Weinstein et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Microbial colonization and degradation of polyethylene and biodegradable plastic bags in temperate fine-grained organic-rich marine sediments

(2016) Alice Nauendorf et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Small-scale temporal and spatial variability in the abundance of plastic pellets on sandy beaches: Methodological considerations for estimating the input of microplastics

(2016) Fabiana Tavares Moreira et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

The ecology and biogeochemistry of stream biofilms

(2016) Tom J. Battin et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Microplastic exposure studies should be environmentally realistic

(2016) Robin Lenz et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Marine microplastics spell big problems for future generations

(2016) Tamara S. Galloway et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The degradation potential of PET bottles in the marine environment: An ATR-FTIR based approach

(2016) C. Ioakeimidis et al.   Scientific Reports

Accumulation of floating microplastics behind the Three Gorges Dam

(2015) Kai Zhang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers: Sources, occurrence, toxicity and human exposure

(2015) Gao-Ling Wei et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Surface properties of beached plastics

(2015) Kalliopi N. Fotopoulou et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean

(2015) J. R. Jambeck et al.   SCIENCE

A critical overview of the analytical approaches to the occurrence, the fate and the behavior of microplastics in the environment

(2015) Teresa Rocha-Santos et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Microplastics in freshwater systems: A review of the emerging threats, identification of knowledge gaps and prioritisation of research needs

(2015) Dafne Eerkes-Medrano et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Biofilm and Diatom Succession on Polyethylene (PE) and Biodegradable Plastic Bags in Two Marine Habitats: Early Signs of Degradation in the Pelagic and Benthic Zone?

(2015) Andreas Eich et al.   PLoS One

Comparison of the distribution and degradation of plastic debris along shorelines of the Great Lakes, North America

(2014) Maciej Zbyszewski et al.   JOURNAL OF GREAT LAKES RESEARCH

Rivers as a source of marine litter – A study from the SE Pacific

(2014) S. Rech et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Polyamide hydrolysis accelerated by small weak organic acids

(2014) Samuel Hocker et al.   POLYMER

FTIR spectroscopy for analysis of crystallinity of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4 -hydroxybutyrate) polymers and its utilization in evaluation of aging, orientation and composition

(2014) Y. Kann et al.   POLYMER TESTING

Microplastics in freshwater ecosystems: what we know and what we need to know

(2014) Martin Wagner et al.   Environmental Sciences Europe

The physical impacts of microplastics on marine organisms: A review

(2013) Stephanie L. Wright et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Plastic pollution in the South Pacific subtropical gyre

(2013) Marcus Eriksen et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Environmentally induced colour change during natural degradation of selected polymers

(2013) Gianluca Pastorelli et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Effect of flow velocity on phytoplankton biomass and composition in a freshwater lake

(2013) Feipeng Li et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Mechanisms of removing pollutants from aqueous solutions by microorganisms and their aggregates: A review

(2012) Yonghong Wu et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Origin, dynamics and evolution of ocean garbage patches from observed surface drifters

(2012) Erik van Sebille et al.   Environmental Research Letters

Microplastics in the Marine Environment: A Review of the Methods Used for Identification and Quantification

(2012) Valeria Hidalgo-Ruz et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

The role of the copper-binding enzyme – laccase – in the biodegradation of polyethylene by the actinomycete Rhodococcus ruber

(2012) Miriam Santo et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Surface properties of beached plastic pellets

(2012) Kalliopi N. Fotopoulou et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Alkaline hydrolysis of polymers with ester groups studied by isothermal calorimetry

(2012) Lars Wadsö et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Biodegradation of Polyester Polyurethane by Endophytic Fungi

(2011) Jonathan R. Russell et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Study of Temperature and UV Wavelength Range Effects on Degradation of Photo-Irradiated Polyethylene Films Using DMA

(2011) P. K. Kamweru et al.   Journal of Macromolecular Science Part B-Physics

Review Article: Persistent organic pollutants and landfills - a review of past experiences and future challenges

(2011) Roland Weber et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH

Degradation of plastic carrier bags in the marine environment

(2010) Tim O’Brine et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Degradability of linear polyolefins under natural weathering

(2010) Telmo Ojeda et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Plastic Accumulation in the North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre

(2010) K. L. Law et al.   SCIENCE

Plastics, the environment and human health: current consensus and future trends

(2009) R. C. Thompson et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Accumulation and fragmentation of plastic debris in global environments

(2009) D. K. A. Barnes et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Biological degradation of plastics: A comprehensive review

(2008) Aamer Ali Shah et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Mechanistic implications of plastic degradation

(2007) Baljit Singh et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Enzymes go big: surface hydrolysis and functionalisation of synthetic polymers

(2007) Georg M. Guebitz et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY