Microplastics Pollution as an Invisible Potential Threat to Food Safety and Security, Policy Challenges and the Way Forward

How microplastics affect chiral illicit drug methamphetamine in aquatic food chain? From green alga (Chlorella pyrenoidosa) to freshwater snail (Cipangopaludian cathayensis)

(2020) Han Qu et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Separation, characterization and identification of microplastics and nanoplastics in the environment

(2020) Wanyi Fu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Thorough Multianalytical Characterization and Quantification of Micro- and Nanoplastics from Bracciano Lake’s Sediments

(2020) Andrea Corti et al.   Sustainability

Microplastic pollution in the littoral sediments of the northern part of the Oman Sea

(2020) Kamalodin Kor et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Polystyrene microplastics cause cardiac fibrosis by activating Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway and promoting cardiomyocyte apoptosis in rats

(2020) Zekang Li et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic ingestion induces behavioral disorders in mice: A preliminary study on the trophic transfer effects via tadpoles and fish

(2020) Amanda Pereira da Costa Araújo et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Interfacial interactions between collected nylon microplastics and three divalent metal ions (Cu(II), Ni(II), Zn(II)) in aqueous solutions

(2020) Shuai Tang et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Interactions of microplastics and antibiotic resistance genes and their effects on the aquaculture environments

(2020) Han Dong et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Microplastics induce intestinal inflammation, oxidative stress, and disorders of metabolome and microbiome in zebrafish

(2019) Ruxia Qiao et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastic Pollution in Benthic Midstream Sediments of the Rhine River

(2019) Thomas Mani et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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

Microplastic pollution in commercial salt for human consumption: A review

(2019) Diogo Peixoto et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Microplastics in coastal areas and seafood: implications for food safety

(2019) Inneke Hantoro et al.   Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-Chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment

Microplastics in commercial molluscs from the lagoon of Bizerte (Northern Tunisia)

(2019) Sami Abidli et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

First evidence of protein modulation by polystyrene microplastics in a freshwater biological model

(2019) S. Magni et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Human Consumption of Microplastics

(2019) Kieran D. Cox et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Ingestion, egestion and post-exposure effects of polystyrene microspheres on marine medaka (Oryzias melastigma)

(2019) Yi Cong et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Food-web transfer of microplastics between wild caught fish and crustaceans in East China Sea

(2019) Feng Zhang et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Acute toxic effects of polyethylene microplastic on adult zebrafish

(2019) Chu Wa Mak et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Polystyrene microplastics increase uptake, elimination and cytotoxicity of decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) in the marine scallop Chlamys farreri

(2019) Bin Xia et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

Abundance and characteristics of microplastics in commercial marine fish from Malaysia

(2019) Samaneh Karbalaei et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

A meta-analysis of methodologies adopted by microplastic studies in China

(2019) Lincoln Fok et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics induce transcriptional changes, immune response and behavioral alterations in adult zebrafish

(2019) Giacomo Limonta et al.   Scientific Reports

Chronic dietary exposure to polystyrene microplastics in maturing Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes)

(2019) Mei Zhu et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Low level of polystyrene microplastics decreases early developmental toxicity of phenanthrene on marine medaka (Oryzias melastigma)

(2019) Yuejiao Li et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Environmental exposure to microplastics: An overview on possible human health effects

(2019) Joana Correia Prata et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Superimposed microplastic pollution in a coastal metropolis

(2019) Lei Su et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Degradation of plastics and plastic-degrading bacteria in cold marine habitats

(2018) Aneta K. Urbanek et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Accumulation of polystyrene microplastics in juvenile Eriocheir sinensis and oxidative stress effects in the liver

(2018) Ping Yu et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Macroplastic and microplastic contamination assessment of a tropical river (Saigon River, Vietnam) transversed by a developing megacity

(2018) Lisa Lahens et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Using the Asian clam as an indicator of microplastic pollution in freshwater ecosystems

(2018) Lei Su et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Airborne microplastics: Consequences to human health?

(2018) Joana Correia Prata   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

The effects of microplastic on freshwater Hydra attenuata feeding, morphology & reproduction

(2018) Fionn Murphy et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

(2018) Yuanxiang Jin et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Accumulation, tissue distribution, and biochemical effects of polystyrene microplastics in the freshwater fish red tilapia ( Oreochromis niloticus )

(2018) Jiannan Ding et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics in mussels sampled from coastal waters and supermarkets in the United Kingdom

(2018) Jiana Li et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic hotspots in the Snake and Lower Columbia rivers: A journey from the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem to the Pacific Ocean

(2018) Kirsten J. Kapp et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic pollution increases gene exchange in aquatic ecosystems

(2018) Maria Arias-Andres et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Combined effects of microplastics and chemical contaminants on the organ toxicity of zebrafish ( Danio rerio )

(2018) Sandra Rainieri et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Why is the global governance of plastic failing the oceans?

(2018) Peter Dauvergne   GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS

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

A meta-analysis of the effects of exposure to microplastics on fish and aquatic invertebrates

(2018) Carolyn J. Foley et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastic pollution in China's inland water systems: A review of findings, methods, characteristics, effects, and management

(2018) Kai Zhang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastic pollution in sediments from the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea, China

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

Assessing the relationship between the abundance and properties of microplastics in water and in mussels

(2018) Xiaoyun Qu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

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

Microplastics in freshwater systems: A review on occurrence, environmental effects, and methods for microplastics detection

(2018) Jingyi Li et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Analysis of microplastics in water by micro-Raman spectroscopy: Release of plastic particles from different packaging into mineral water

(2018) Darena Schymanski et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Microplastics in sewage sludge from the wastewater treatment plants in China

(2018) Xiaowei Li et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Plastic pollution of the world’s seas and oceans as a contemporary challenge in ocean governance

(2018) Marcus Haward   Nature Communications

Organic fertilizer as a vehicle for the entry of microplastic into the environment

(2018) Nicolas Weithmann et al.   Science Advances

Effects of virgin microplastics on goldfish (Carassius auratus)

(2018) Khalida Jabeen et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Bisphenol A: Food Exposure and Impact on Human Health

(2018) Susana Almeida et al.   COMPREHENSIVE REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND FOOD SAFETY

Assessment of microplastics derived from mariculture in Xiangshan Bay, China

(2018) Minglong Chen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Mytilus spp. as sentinels for monitoring microplastic pollution in Norwegian coastal waters: A qualitative and quantitative study

(2018) Inger Lise N. Bråte et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Ingested microplastic as a two-way transporter for PBDEs in Talitrus saltator

(2018) Costanza Scopetani et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Sea Water Contamination in the Vicinity of the Italian Minor Islands Caused by Microplastic Pollution

(2018) Giuseppe de Lucia et al.   Water

Global Pattern of Microplastics (MPs) in Commercial Food-Grade Salts: Sea Salt as an Indicator of Seawater MP Pollution

(2018) Ji-Su Kim et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Adsorption mechanisms of five bisphenol analogues on PVC microplastics

(2018) Pengfei Wu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastic pollution in rice-fish co-culture system: A report of three farmland stations in Shanghai, China

(2018) Weiwei Lv et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Impacts of polystyrene microplastic on the gut barrier, microbiota and metabolism of mice

(2018) Yuanxiang Jin et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Effects of polystyrene microplastics on the composition of the microbiome and metabolism in larval zebrafish

(2018) Zhiqin Wan et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Microplastic ingestion in fish larvae in the western English Channel

(2017) Madeleine Steer et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic pollution identified in deep-sea water and ingested by benthic invertebrates in the Rockall Trough, North Atlantic Ocean

(2017) Winnie Courtene-Jones et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Evidence of microplastic ingestion in the shark Galeus melastomus Rafinesque, 1810 in the continental shelf off the western Mediterranean Sea

(2017) Carme Alomar et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic pollution in the surface waters of the Bohai Sea, China

(2017) Weiwei Zhang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Rapid and Efficient Method for the Detection of Microplastic in the Gastrointestinal Tract of Fishes

(2017) Samuel Roch et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Addressing the Issue of Microplastics in the Wake of the Microbead-Free Waters Act—A New Standard Can Facilitate Improved Policy

(2017) Jason P. McDevitt et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Plastic and Human Health: A Micro Issue?

(2017) Stephanie L. Wright et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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

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

Microplastic pollution, a threat to marine ecosystem and human health: a short review

(2017) Shivika Sharma et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Sources and fate of microplastics in marine and beach sediments of the Southern Baltic Sea—a preliminary study

(2017) Bożena Graca et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Large microplastic particles in sediments of tributaries of the River Thames, UK – Abundance, sources and methods for effective quantification

(2017) Alice A. Horton et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Mountains to the sea: River study of plastic and non-plastic microfiber pollution in the northeast USA

(2017) Rachael Z. Miller et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic pollution in the marine waters and sediments of Hong Kong

(2017) Y.Y. Tsang et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Widespread microplastic ingestion by fish assemblages in tropical estuaries subjected to anthropogenic pressures

(2017) A.L. Vendel 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

Solutions to microplastic pollution – Removal of microplastics from wastewater effluent with advanced wastewater treatment technologies

(2017) Julia Talvitie et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Current understanding of microplastics in the environment: Occurrence, fate, risks, and what we should do

(2017) Jinping Peng et al.   Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made

(2017) Roland Geyer et al.   Science Advances

The presence of microplastics in commercial salts from different countries

(2017) Ali Karami et al.   Scientific Reports

Tissue accumulation of microplastics in mice and biomarker responses suggest widespread health risks of exposure

(2017) Yongfeng Deng et al.   Scientific Reports

Microplastics in eviscerated flesh and excised organs of dried fish

(2017) Ali Karami et al.   Scientific Reports

Influence of wastewater treatment plant discharges on microplastic concentrations in surface water

(2016) Shirin Estahbanati et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Characterisation of nanoplastics during the degradation of polystyrene

(2016) Scott Lambert et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Microplastics in seafood: Benchmark protocol for their extraction and characterization

(2016) Alexandre Dehaut et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic pollution in the Greenland Sea: Background levels and selective contamination of planktivorous diving seabirds

(2016) F. Amélineau et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic pollution is widely detected in US municipal wastewater treatment plant effluent

(2016) Sherri A. Mason et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Uptake and effects of microplastic textile fibers on freshwater crustacean Daphnia magna

(2016) Anita Jemec et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

A Procedure for Measuring Microplastics using Pressurized Fluid Extraction

(2016) Stephen Fuller et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Bisphenol Analogues Other Than BPA: Environmental Occurrence, Human Exposure, and Toxicity—A Review

(2016) Da Chen 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

A semi-automated Raman micro-spectroscopy method for morphological and chemical characterizations of microplastic litter

(2016) Frère L. et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Identification and quantification of microplastics using Nile Red staining

(2016) Won Joon Shim et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Synthetic shorelines in New Zealand? Quantification and characterisation of microplastic pollution on Canterbury's coastlines

(2016) PJ Clunies-Ross et al.   NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH

Plastic pollution challenges in marine and coastal environments: from local to global governance

(2016) Joanna Vince et al.   RESTORATION ECOLOGY

Microplastics pollution and reduction strategies

(2016) Wei-Min Wu et al.   Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering

Identification and Quantification of Microplastics in Wastewater Using Focal Plane Array-Based Reflectance Micro-FT-IR Imaging

(2015) Alexander S. Tagg et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Microplastics in the Ocean

(2015) Won Joon Shim et al.   ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY

Microplastics in commercial bivalves from China

(2015) Jiana Li et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Pollutants bioavailability and toxicological risk from microplastics to marine mussels

(2015) Carlo Giacomo Avio et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic Pollution in Table Salts from China

(2015) Dongqi Yang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Occurrence and Spatial Distribution of Microplastics in River Shore Sediments of the Rhine-Main Area in Germany

(2015) Sascha Klein et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

The Impact of Polystyrene Microplastics on Feeding, Function and Fecundity in the Marine Copepod Calanus helgolandicus

(2015) Matthew Cole et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Ingestion of microplastics by commercial fish off the Portuguese coast

(2015) Diogo Neves et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Reducing microplastics from facial exfoliating cleansers in wastewater through treatment versus consumer product decisions

(2015) Michelle Chang   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Occurrence and amount of microplastic ingested by fishes in watersheds of the Gulf of Mexico

(2015) Melissa B. Phillips et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean

(2015) J. R. Jambeck et al.   SCIENCE

Altered Behavior, Physiology, and Metabolism in Fish Exposed to Polystyrene Nanoparticles

(2014) Karin Mattsson et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Bisphenol A – Sources, toxicity and biotransformation

(2014) Jaromir Michałowicz   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY

Microplastic pollution in deep-sea sediments

(2013) Lisbeth Van Cauwenberghe et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic Ingestion by Zooplankton

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

Assessment of marine debris on the Belgian Continental Shelf

(2013) Lisbeth Van Cauwenberghe et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Annual variation in neustonic micro- and meso-plastic particles and zooplankton in the Bay of Calvi (Mediterranean–Corsica)

(2013) Amandine Collignon et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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

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

Occurrence of microplastics in the gastrointestinal tract of pelagic and demersal fish from the English Channel

(2012) A.L. Lusher et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Bisphenol A (BPA) in China: A review of sources, environmental levels, and potential human health impacts

(2011) Y.Q. Huang et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Accumulation of Microplastic on Shorelines Woldwide: Sources and Sinks

(2011) Mark Anthony Browne et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastics in the marine environment

(2011) Anthony L. Andrady   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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

Manufactured nanoparticles: their uptake and effects on fish—a mechanistic analysis

(2008) Richard D. Handy et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY