A comprehensive investigation of industrial plastic pellets on beaches across the Laurentian Great Lakes and the factors governing their distribution

Vertical Distribution of Microplastics in the Water Column and Surficial Sediment from the Milwaukee River Basin to Lake Michigan

(2019) Peter L. Lenaker et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Factors Controlling the Distribution of Microplastic Particles in Benthic Sediment of the Thames River, Canada

(2019) Patricia L. Corcoran et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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

Factors influencing microplastic abundances in nearshore, tributary and beach sediments along the Ontario shoreline of Lake Erie

(2018) Bethany Y. Dean et al.   JOURNAL OF GREAT LAKES RESEARCH

Export of Plastic Debris by Rivers into the Sea

(2017) Christian Schmidt et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Inventory and transport of plastic debris in the Laurentian Great Lakes

(2017) Matthew J. Hoffman et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Screening for microplastics in sediment, water, marine invertebrates and fish: Method development and microplastic accumulation

(2017) Therese M. Karlsson et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Effects of micro- and nanoplastics on aquatic ecosystems: Current research trends and perspectives

(2017) Yooeun Chae et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

River plastic emissions to the world’s oceans

(2017) Laurent C. M. Lebreton et al.   Nature Communications

Plastic Debris in 29 Great Lakes Tributaries: Relations to Watershed Attributes and Hydrology

(2016) Austin K. Baldwin et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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

Are we eating plastic-ingesting fish?

(2016) Daniele de A. Miranda et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Long-term aging and degradation of microplastic particles: Comparing in situ oceanic and experimental weathering patterns

(2016) Jennifer Brandon et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Sources and sinks of microplastics in Canadian Lake Ontario nearshore, tributary and beach sediments

(2016) Anika Ballent et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Seabirds, gyres and global trends in plastic pollution

(2015) Jan A. van Franeker et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Hidden plastics of Lake Ontario, Canada and their potential preservation in the sediment record

(2015) Patricia L. Corcoran et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Plastic debris in the Laurentian Great Lakes: A review

(2015) Alexander G.J. Driedger et al.   JOURNAL OF GREAT LAKES RESEARCH

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

Anthropogenic Litter in Urban Freshwater Ecosystems: Distribution and Microbial Interactions

(2014) Timothy Hoellein et al.   PLoS One

Microplastic pollution in the surface waters of the Laurentian Great Lakes

(2013) Marcus Eriksen et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Preying on commercial fisheries and accumulating paralytic shellfish toxins: a dietary analysis of invasive Dosidicus gigas (Cephalopoda Ommastrephidae) stranded in Pacific Canada

(2011) Heather Elizabeth Braid et al.   MARINE BIOLOGY

Measurement of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in plastic resin pellets from remote islands: Toward establishment of background concentrations for International Pellet Watch

(2011) Marvin Heskett et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Distribution and Degradation of Fresh Water Plastic Particles Along the Beaches of Lake Huron, Canada

(2011) Maciej Zbyszewski et al.   WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION

International Pellet Watch: Global monitoring of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in coastal waters. 1. Initial phase data on PCBs, DDTs, and HCHs

(2009) Yuko Ogata et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Applications and societal benefits of plastics

(2009) A. L. Andrady et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES