Perspectives on Micro(Nano)Plastics in the Marine Environment: Biological and Societal Considerations

Preliminary Investigation of Microlitter Pollution in Low-Energy Hydrodynamic Basins Using Sabella spallanzanii (Polychaeta: Sabellidae) Tubes

(2020) Daniele Piazzolla et al.   BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY

Making sense of microplastics? Public understandings of plastic pollution

(2020) Lesley Henderson et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Quantitative overview of marine debris ingested by marine megafauna

(2020) Susanne Kühn et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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

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

Microplastic ingestion by quagga mussels, Dreissena bugensis, and its effects on physiological processes

(2020) Adam F. Pedersen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

The use of Hediste diversicolor in the study of emerging contaminants

(2020) M.S.S. Silva et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Aging mechanism of microplastics with UV irradiation and its effects on the adsorption of heavy metals

(2020) Ruofan Mao et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Microplastic accumulation by tube-dwelling, suspension feeding polychaetes from the sediment surface: A case study from the Norwegian Continental Shelf

(2020) Heidi Knutsen et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Limited ingestion, rapid egestion and no detectable impacts of microbeads on the moon jellyfish, Aurelia aurita

(2020) Phuping Sucharitakul et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in fishes and their living environments surrounding a plastic production area

(2020) Bowen Li et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Effects of microplastic biofilms on nutrient cycling in simulated freshwater systems

(2020) Xianchuan Chen et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

COVID-19 pandemic and environmental pollution: A blessing in disguise?

(2020) Sulaman Muhammad et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Challenges and strategies for effective plastic waste management during and post COVID-19 pandemic

(2020) Kumar Raja Vanapalli et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

COVID-19 outbreak: Migration, effects on society, global environment and prevention

(2020) Indranil Chakraborty et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Indirect effects of COVID-19 on the environment

(2020) Manuel A. Zambrano-Monserrate et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics in edible mussels from a southern Mediterranean lagoon: Preliminary results on seawater-mussel transfer and implications for environmental protection and seafood safety

(2020) Takwa Wakkaf et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Evidence of microplastics from benthic jellyfish (Cassiopea xamachana) in Florida estuaries

(2020) Samantha M. Iliff et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Will COVID-19 Containment and Treatment Measures Drive Shifts in Marine Litter Pollution?

(2020) João Canning-Clode et al.   Frontiers in Marine Science

Cigarette butts, a threat for marine environments: Lessons from benthic foraminifera (Protista)

(2020) Francesca Caridi et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Waterborne exposure of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) to polymethylmethacrylate nanoplastics causes effects at cellular and molecular levels

(2020) I. Brandts et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Microplastics in freshwater sediment: A review on methods, occurrence, and sources

(2020) Ling Yang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Nanoplastics and marine organisms: what has been studied?

(2019) Inês Ferreira et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY

A micro(nano)plastic boomerang tale: A never ending story?

(2019) M. Oliveira et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Microplastics in marine mammals stranded around the British coast: ubiquitous but transitory?

(2019) S. E. Nelms et al.   Scientific Reports

Assessing the citizen science approach as tool to increase awareness on the marine litter problem

(2019) M. Locritani et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Ingestion of plastic marine litter by sea turtles in southern Brazil: abundance, characteristics and potential selectivity

(2019) Milena Rizzi et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Social media as a novel source of data on the impact of marine litter on megafauna: The Philippines as a case study

(2019) Neil Angelo S. Abreo et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Polystyrene nanoplastics alter the cytotoxicity of human pharmaceuticals on marine fish cell lines

(2019) Mónica Almeida et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY

Uptake and effects of orally ingested polystyrene microplastic particles in vitro and in vivo

(2019) Valerie Stock et al.   ARCHIVES OF TOXICOLOGY

Marine litter: One of the major threats for marine mammals. Outcomes from the European Cetacean Society workshop

(2019) Cristina Panti et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

A critical review of the issue of cigarette butt pollution in coastal environments

(2019) Maria Christina B. Araújo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Microplastic pollution in commercial salt for human consumption: A review

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

Distribution of plastic polymer types in the marine environment; A meta-analysis

(2019) Gabriel Erni-Cassola et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Assessment of seabed litter in the Northern and Central Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean) over six years

(2019) P. Strafella et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Tools and constraints in monitoring interactions between marine litter and megafauna: Insights from case studies around the world

(2019) F. Claro et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

The why and how of micro(nano)plastic research

(2019) M. Oliveira et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Massive Open Online Education for Environmental Activism: The Worldwide Problem of Marine Litter

(2019) Bernardo Tabuenca et al.   Sustainability

Insights into the uptake, elimination and accumulation of microplastics in mussel

(2019) Beatriz Fernández et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Investigating microplastics bioaccumulation and biomagnification in seafood from the Persian Gulf: a threat to human health?

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

Making citizen science count: Best practices and challenges of citizen science projects on plastics in aquatic environments

(2019) Liselotte Rambonnet et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Cigarette butt leachate as a risk factor to the health of freshwater bivalve

(2019) Mateus Flores Montalvão et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

The effects of nanoplastics on marine plankton: A case study with polymethylmethacrylate

(2019) Cátia Venâncio et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Microplastics ingestion in the ephyra stage of Aurelia sp. triggers acute and behavioral responses

(2019) Elisa Costa et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Can microplastics pose a threat to ocean carbon sequestration?

(2019) Maocai Shen et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Is blue mussel caging an efficient method for monitoring environmental microplastics pollution?

(2019) Maria Kazour et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics alter feeding selectivity and faecal density in the copepod, Calanus helgolandicus

(2019) Rachel L. Coppock et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics in wild fish from North East Atlantic Ocean and its potential for causing neurotoxic effects, lipid oxidative damage, and human health risks associated with ingestion exposure

(2019) Luís Gabriel A. Barboza et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Effects of food presence on microplastic ingestion and egestion in Mytilus galloprovincialis

(2019) Yooeun Chae et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Do nanoplastics impact the ability of the polychaeta Hediste diversicolor to regenerate?

(2019) M.S.S. Silva et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Polystyrene microplastic particles: In vitro pulmonary toxicity assessment

(2019) Cheng-Di Dong et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Plastic debris in marine birds from an island located in the South China Sea

(2019) Chunyou Zhu et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Size-dependent elimination of ingested microplastics in the Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis

(2019) Azusa Kinjo et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Effect of nanoplastics on fish health and performance: A review

(2019) Camila Barría et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Behavior and biochemical responses of the polychaeta Hediste diversicolor to polystyrene nanoplastics

(2019) M.S.S. Silva et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Micro- and nano-plastics in marine environment: Source, distribution and threats — A review

(2019) Licheng Peng et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Sea Waves Transport of Inertial Micro-Plastics: Mathematical Model and Applications

(2019) Alessandro Stocchino et al.   Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

Microplastics but not natural particles induce multigenerational effects in Daphnia magna

(2019) Christoph Schür et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Presence of microplastics in the tube structure of the reef-building polychaete Gunnarea gaimardi (Quatrefages 1848)

(2018) HA Nel et al.   AFRICAN JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE

Microplastics reduced posterior segment regeneration rate of the polychaete Perinereis aibuhitensis

(2018) Julia Leung et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Exploring public views on marine litter in Europe: Perceived causes, consequences and pathways to change

(2018) Bonny L. Hartley et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Entanglement of birds in plastics and other synthetic materials

(2018) Peter G. Ryan   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Anthropogenic contamination of tap water, beer, and sea salt

(2018) Mary Kosuth et al.   PLoS One

Effects of nanoplastics on Mytilus galloprovincialis after individual and combined exposure with carbamazepine

(2018) I. Brandts et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Studies of the effects of microplastics on aquatic organisms: What do we know and where should we focus our efforts in the future?

(2018) Luís Carlos de Sá et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Episodic records of jellyfish ingestion of plastic items reveal a novel pathway for trophic transference of marine litter

(2018) A. Macali et al.   Scientific Reports

Polystyrene microplastics alter the behavior, energy reserve and nutritional composition of marine jacopever (Sebastes schlegelii)

(2018) Liyun Yin et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Synthetic Polymer Contamination in Bottled Water

(2018) Sherri A. Mason et al.   Frontiers in Chemistry

Accumulation and immunotoxicity of microplastics in the estuarine worm Hediste diversicolor in environmentally relevant conditions of exposure

(2018) Messika Revel et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Effects of polymethylmethacrylate nanoplastics on Dicentrarchus labrax

(2018) I. Brandts et al.   GENOMICS

Plastic ingestion in aquatic birds in Portugal

(2018) Marta N. Basto et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic fiber uptake, ingestion, and egestion rates in the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)

(2018) Madelyn N. Woods et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Sustaining anti-littering behavior within coastal and marine environments: Through the macro-micro level lenses

(2017) Yashna Devi Beeharry et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Citizen scientists reveal: Marine litter pollutes Arctic beaches and affects wild life

(2017) Melanie Bergmann et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Food Matters: Fish, Income, and Food Supply—A Comparative Analysis

(2017) Albert G. J. Tacon et al.   Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture

Do plastic particles affect microalgal photosynthesis and growth?

(2016) Sascha B. Sjollema et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Microplastic Ingestion by Wild and Cultured Manila Clams (Venerupis philippinarum) from Baynes Sound, British Columbia

(2016) Katie Davidson et al.   ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY

Microplastics in mussels along the coastal waters of China

(2016) Jiana Li et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

(2016) Cristina Pedà et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Tobacco industry responsibility for butts: a Model Tobacco Waste Act

(2016) Clifton Curtis et al.   TOBACCO CONTROL

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

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

Potential Health Impact of Environmentally Released Micro- and Nanoplastics in the Human Food Production Chain: Experiences from Nanotoxicology

(2015) Hans Bouwmeester et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

The impact of debris on marine life

(2015) S.C. Gall et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Marine litter education boosts children’s understanding and self-reported actions

(2015) Bonny L. Hartley et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Anthropogenic debris in seafood: Plastic debris and fibers from textiles in fish and bivalves sold for human consumption

(2015) Chelsea M. Rochman et al.   Scientific Reports

Single and combined effects of microplastics and pyrene on juveniles (0+ group) of the common goby Pomatoschistus microps (Teleostei, Gobiidae)

(2013) M. Oliveira et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Marine debris ingestion by Magellanic penguins, Spheniscus magellanicus (Aves: Sphenisciformes), from the Brazilian coastal zone

(2011) Martha L. Brandão et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Ingested Microscopic Plastic Translocates to the Circulatory System of the Mussel,Mytilus edulis(L.)

(2008) Mark A. Browne et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY