Overview of global status of plastic presence in marine vertebrates

Quantitative overview of marine debris ingested by marine megafauna

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Polyethylene microplastics increase the toxicity of chlorpyrifos to the marine copepod Acartia tonsa

(2020) Juan Bellas et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Tying up Loose Ends of Microplastic Pollution in the Arctic: Distribution from the Sea Surface through the Water Column to Deep-Sea Sediments at the HAUSGARTEN Observatory

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The Colors of the Ocean Plastics

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

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Are We Speaking the Same Language? Recommendations for a Definition and Categorization Framework for Plastic Debris

(2019) Nanna B. Hartmann et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Modeling the active dispersal of juvenile leatherback turtles in the North Atlantic Ocean

(2019) Maxime Lalire et al.   Movement Ecology

Development and Validation of an Efficient Method for Processing Microplastics in Biota Samples

(2019) Zimin Yu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Microplastics in the marine environment: Current trends in environmental pollution and mechanisms of toxicological profile

(2019) Chibuisi Gideon Alimba et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY

Global ecological, social and economic impacts of marine plastic

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Cetacean sightings within the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

(2019) Susan E. Gibbs et al.   Marine Biodiversity

Plastic ingestion by marine fish in the wild

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Effects of microplastic particles and leaching additive on the life history and morphology of Daphnia magna

(2019) Isabella Schrank et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic accumulation in fish from Zhanjiang mangrove wetland, South China

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Accumulation of microplastics in typical commercial aquatic species: A case study at a productive aquaculture site in China

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Accumulation of different shapes of microplastics initiates intestinal injury and gut microbiota dysbiosis in the gut of zebrafish

(2019) Ruxia Qiao et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Occurrence of microplastics in gastrointestinal tracts and gills of fish from Beibu Gulf, South China Sea

(2019) J. Bimali Koongolla et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

The ocean’s ultimate trashcan: Hadal trenches as major depositories for plastic pollution

(2019) Guyu Peng et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Uptake, tissue distribution, and toxicity of polystyrene nanoparticles in developing zebrafish ( Danio rerio )

(2018) Jordan A. Pitt et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Polystyrene microplastics induce microbiota dysbiosis and inflammation in the gut of adult zebrafish

(2018) Yuanxiang Jin et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Accumulation of Plastic Debris and Associated Contaminants in Aquatic Food Webs

(2018) Noël J. Diepens et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Toxicological effects of irregularly shaped and spherical microplastics in a marine teleost, the sheepshead minnow ( Cyprinodon variegatus )

(2018) Jin Soo Choi et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Are exports of recyclables from developed to developing countries waste pollution transfer or part of the global circular economy?

(2018) Zhe Liu et al.   RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING

Microplastic particles cause intestinal damage and other adverse effects in zebrafish Danio rerio and nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

(2018) Lili Lei et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Characterization of microplastic litter from oceans by an innovative approach based on hyperspectral imaging

(2018) Silvia Serranti et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT

Quality Criteria for the Analysis of Microplastic in Biota Samples: A Critical Review

(2018) Enya Hermsen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Assessing plastic debris in aquatic food webs: what we know and don’t know about uptake and trophic transfer

(2018) Jennifer F Provencher et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS

Double trouble in the South Pacific subtropical gyre: Increased plastic ingestion by fish in the oceanic accumulation zone

(2018) Ana Markic et al.   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

Microplastics in the environment: A review of analytical methods, distribution, and biological effects

(2018) Shaoliang Zhang et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

The occurrence of microplastic in specific organs in commercially caught fishes from coast and estuary area of east China

(2018) Lei Su et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Cetaceans and microplastics: First report of microplastic ingestion by a coastal delphinid, Sousa chinensis

(2018) Jingmin Zhu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics and mesoplastics in fish from coastal and fresh waters of China

(2017) Khalida Jabeen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Is the feeding type related with the content of microplastics in intertidal fish gut?

(2017) Ricardo Mizraji et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Recovering microplastics from marine samples: A review of current practices

(2017) Michaela E. Miller et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

The plastic in microplastics: A review

(2017) Anthony L. Andrady   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

River plastic emissions to the world’s oceans

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The Arctic Ocean as a dead end for floating plastics in the North Atlantic branch of the Thermohaline Circulation

(2017) Andrés Cózar et al.   Science Advances

Microplastics in seafood: Benchmark protocol for their extraction and characterization

(2016) Alexandre Dehaut et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Towards the suitable monitoring of ingestion of microplastics by marine biota: A review

(2016) Charlotte Wesch et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Marine debris ingestion and Thayer's law – The importance of plastic color

(2016) Robson G. Santos et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic as a Vector for Chemicals in the Aquatic Environment: Critical Review and Model-Supported Reinterpretation of Empirical Studies

(2016) Albert A. Koelmans et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Extraction of microplastic from biota: recommended acidic digestion destroys common plastic polymers

(2016) Kristina Enders et al.   ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE

Impacts of plastic ingestion on post-hatchling loggerhead turtles off South Africa

(2016) Peter G. Ryan et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Large amounts of marine debris found in sperm whales stranded along the North Sea coast in early 2016

(2016) Bianca Unger et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

The feeding habit of sea turtles influences their reaction to artificial marine debris

(2016) Takuya Fukuoka et al.   Scientific Reports

Microplastic contamination in brown shrimp (Crangon crangon, Linnaeus 1758) from coastal waters of the Southern North Sea and Channel area

(2015) Lisa I. Devriese et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Ingestion of microplastics by commercial fish off the Portuguese coast

(2015) Diogo Neves et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic concentrations in beach sediments along the German Baltic coast

(2015) Andrea Stolte et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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

Plastic Accumulation in the Mediterranean Sea

(2015) Andrés Cózar et al.   PLoS One

Distribution of Surface Plastic Debris in the Eastern Pacific Ocean from an 11-Year Data Set

(2014) Kara Lavender Law et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Plastic Pollution in the World's Oceans: More than 5 Trillion Plastic Pieces Weighing over 250,000 Tons Afloat at Sea

(2014) Marcus Eriksen et al.   PLoS One

Plastic debris in the open ocean

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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

Isolation of microplastics in biota-rich seawater samples and marine organisms

(2014) Matthew Cole et al.   Scientific Reports

The deep sea is a major sink for microplastic debris

(2014) L. C. Woodall et al.   Royal Society Open Science

Microplastic Ingestion by Zooplankton

(2013) Matthew Cole et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

New techniques for the detection of microplastics in sediments and field collected organisms

(2013) Michiel Claessens et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Loggerhead Turtles (Caretta caretta) Use Vision to Forage on Gelatinous Prey in Mid-Water

(2013) Tomoko Narazaki et al.   PLoS One

Effects of Microplastic on Fitness and PCB Bioaccumulation by the Lugworm Arenicola marina (L.)

(2012) Ellen Besseling et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Ecosystem Responses to Community Disassembly

(2009) Erika Zavaleta et al.   Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Entanglements of marine mammals and seabirds in central California and the north-west coast of the United States 2001–2005

(2009) Emma Moore et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Environmental implications of plastic debris in marine settings--entanglement, ingestion, smothering, hangers-on, hitch-hiking and alien invasions

(2009) M. R. Gregory   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