Ecological risk assessment of microplastics in coastal, shelf, and deep sea waters with a consideration of environmentally relevant size and shape

Spatial distribution of microplastic in the surface waters along the coast of Korea

(2020) Oh Youn Kwon et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Abundance of non-conservative microplastics in the upper ocean from 1957 to 2066

(2019) Atsuhiko Isobe et al.   Nature Communications

The rise in ocean plastics evidenced from a 60-year time series

(2019) Clare Ostle et al.   Nature Communications

Spatiotemporal distribution and annual load of microplastics in the Nakdong River, South Korea

(2019) Soeun Eo et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Multidecadal increase in plastic particles in coastal ocean sediments

(2019) Jennifer A. Brandon et al.   Science Advances

Impacts of microplastics on growth and health of hermatypic corals are species-specific

(2019) Jessica Reichert et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

(2019) Ruxia Qiao et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

PET microplastics do not negatively affect the survival, development, metabolism and feeding activity of the freshwater invertebrate Gammarus pulex

(2018) Annkatrin Weber et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Risk assessment of microplastics in the ocean: Modelling approach and first conclusions

(2018) Gert Everaert et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Quantifying ecological risks of aquatic micro- and nanoplastic

(2018) Ellen Besseling et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Horizontal and Vertical Distribution of Microplastics in Korean Coastal Waters

(2018) Young Kyoung Song et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastics in the aquatic environment: Evidence for or against adverse impacts and major knowledge gaps

(2018) Emily E. Burns et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Impact of polyethylene microbeads on the floating freshwater plant duckweed Lemna minor

(2017) Gabriela Kalčíková et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Aging of microplastics promotes their ingestion by marine zooplankton

(2017) Renske J.E. Vroom et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Impact of Microplastic Beads and Fibers on Waterflea (Ceriodaphnia dubia) Survival, Growth, and Reproduction: Implications of Single and Mixture Exposures

(2017) Shima Ziajahromi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Risks of Plastic Debris: Unravelling Fact, Opinion, Perception, and Belief

(2017) Albert A. Koelmans et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Size- and shape-dependent effects of microplastic particles on adult daggerblade grass shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio )

(2017) Austin D. Gray et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

The adverse effects of virgin microplastics on the fertilization and larval development of sea urchins

(2017) Concepción Martínez-Gómez et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Microplastics effects in Scrobicularia plana

(2017) Francisca Ribeiro et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Quantitative investigation of the mechanisms of microplastics and nanoplastics toward zebrafish larvae locomotor activity

(2017) Qiqing Chen et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Biodegradable and Petroleum-Based Microplastics Do Not Differ in Their Ingestion and Excretion but in Their Biological Effects in a Freshwater Invertebrate Gammarus fossarum

(2017) Sandrine Straub et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Do microplastic particles affect Daphnia magna at the morphological, life history and molecular level?

(2017) Hannes K. Imhof et al.   PLoS One

Direct and indirect effects of different types of microplastics on freshwater prey (Corbicula fluminea) and their predator (Acipenser transmontanus)

(2017) Chelsea M. Rochman et al.   PLoS One

Effects of microplastics on European flat oysters, Ostrea edulis and their associated benthic communities

(2016) Dannielle Senga Green   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic Size-Dependent Toxicity, Oxidative Stress Induction, and p-JNK and p-p38 Activation in the Monogonont Rotifer (Brachionus koreanus)

(2016) Chang-Bum Jeong et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Suspended micro-sized PVC particles impair the performance and decrease survival in the Asian green mussel Perna viridis

(2016) Sinja Elena Rist et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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

Microplastics in the Ocean

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

Microplastics are taken up by mussels (Mytilus edulis) and lugworms (Arenicola marina) living in natural habitats

(2015) Lisbeth Van Cauwenberghe et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

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

Responses ofHyalella aztecato acute and chronic microplastic exposures

(2015) Sarah Y. Au et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Evaluation of the impact of polyethylene microbeads ingestion in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) larvae

(2015) D. Mazurais et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Microplastics in bivalves cultured for human consumption

(2014) Lisbeth Van Cauwenberghe et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Large Accumulation of Micro-sized Synthetic Polymer Particles in the Sea Surface Microlayer

(2014) Young Kyoung Song et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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

(2014) Matthew Cole et al.   Scientific Reports

The present and future of microplastic pollution in the marine environment

(2013) Juliana A. Ivar do Sul et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic Ingestion by Zooplankton

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

Ingestion of Microplastic Has Limited Impact on a Marine Larva

(2013) Katrina L. Kaposi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY