Current understanding and challenges for aquatic primary producers in a world with rising micro- and nano-plastic levels

Nanoplastics Promote Microcystin Synthesis and Release from Cyanobacterial Microcystis aeruginosa

(2020) Li-Juan Feng et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastic accumulation in a Zostera marina L. bed at Deerness Sound, Orkney, Scotland

(2020) Katherine L. Jones et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in the commercial seaweed nori

(2020) Qipei Li et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Investigation of the toxic effects of different polystyrene micro-and nanoplastics on microalgae Chlorella vulgaris by analysis of cell viability, pigment content, oxidative stress and ultrastructural changes

(2020) Layla J. Hazeem et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Spatio-temporal features of microplastics pollution in macroalgae growing in an important mariculture area, China

(2020) Zhihua Feng et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Different interaction performance between microplastics and microalgae: The bio-elimination potential of Chlorella sp. L38 and Phaeodactylum tricornutum MASCC-0025

(2020) Chunfeng Song et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Species-specific plastic accumulation in the sediment and canopy of coastal vegetated habitats

(2020) Lorenzo Cozzolino et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Adverse physiological and molecular level effects of polystyrene microplastics on freshwater microalgae

(2020) Yao Xiao et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Microplastics in bloom-forming macroalgae: Distribution, characteristics and impacts

(2020) Zhihua Feng et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Bioaccumulation and biomagnification of microplastics in marine organisms: A review and meta-analysis of current data

(2020) Michaela E. Miller et al.   PLoS One

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

(2019) Atsuhiko Isobe et al.   Nature Communications

Combined effect of polystyrene plastics and triphenyltin chloride on the green algae Chlorella pyrenoidosa

(2019) Xianliang Yi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Effect of microplastics on the toxicity of chlorpyrifos to the microalgae Isochrysis galbana, clone t-ISO

(2019) Soledad Garrido et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

The ecotoxicological effects of microplastics on aquatic food web, from primary producer to human: A review

(2019) Wenfeng Wang et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

The interactions between micro polyvinyl chloride (mPVC) and marine dinoflagellate Karenia mikimotoi: The inhibition of growth, chlorophyll and photosynthetic efficiency

(2019) Ting Zhao et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

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

Effects of microplastics on microalgae populations: A critical review

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

Effect of microplastics exposure on the photosynthesis system of freshwater algae

(2019) Yanmei Wu et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Microplastics do not affect standard ecotoxicological endpoints in marine unicellular organisms

(2019) Chiara Gambardella et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Leaching behavior of fluorescent additives from microplastics and the toxicity of leachate to Chlorella vulgaris

(2019) Hongwei Luo et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastic concentrations, size distribution, and polymer types in the surface waters of a northern European lake

(2019) Emilia Uurasjärvi et al.   WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH

Effects of micro-sized polyethylene spheres on the marine microalga Dunaliella salina: Focusing on the algal cell to plastic particle size ratio

(2019) Yooeun Chae et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

A two-stage model with nitrogen and silicon limitation enhances lipid productivity and biodiesel features of the marine bloom-forming diatom Skeletonema costatum

(2019) Guang Gao et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Aquatic toxicity of iron-oxide-doped microplastics to Chlorella pyrenoidosa and Daphnia magna

(2019) Fan Zhang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Seagrass beds acting as a trap of microplastics - Emerging hotspot in the coastal region?

(2019) Yuzhou Huang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Effects of microplastics on growth, phenanthrene stress, and lipid accumulation in a diatom, Phaeodactylum tricornutum

(2019) Yahong Guo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Polyethylene microplastics adhere to Lemna minor (L.), yet have no effects on plant growth or feeding by Gammarus duebeni (Lillj.)

(2019) Alicia Mateos-Cárdenas et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastic Impacts on Microalgae Growth: Effects of Size and Humic Acid

(2019) Ge Liu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

The accumulation of microplastics in fish from an important fish farm and mariculture area, Haizhou Bay, China

(2019) Zhihua Feng et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Influence of microplastics on the toxicity of the pharmaceuticals procainamide and doxycycline on the marine microalgae Tetraselmis chuii

(2018) Joana C. Prata et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Phytoplankton response to polystyrene microplastics: Perspective from an entire growth period

(2018) Yufeng Mao et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Trophic transfer of microplastics and mixed contaminants in the marine food web and implications for human health

(2018) Maddison Carbery et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Global warming interacts with ocean acidification to alter PSII function and protection in the diatom Thalassiosira weissflogii

(2018) Guang Gao et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Current opinion: What is a nanoplastic?

(2018) Julien Gigault et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Sorption of fluorescent polystyrene microplastic particles to edible seaweed Fucus vesiculosus

(2018) Kasper Bjerrum Sundbæk et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY

Physiological response of a red tide alga ( Skeletonema costatum ) to nitrate enrichment, with special reference to inorganic carbon acquisition

(2018) Guang Gao et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Spatial and temporal distribution of microplastics in water and sediments of a freshwater system (Antuã River, Portugal)

(2018) M.O. Rodrigues et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastic ingestion by Daphnia magna and its enhancement on algal growth

(2018) Patrick M. Canniff et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

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

Increased CO2 exacerbates the stress of ultraviolet radiation on photosystem II function in the diatom Thalassiosira weissflogii

(2018) Guang Gao et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Thalassia testudinum as a potential vector for incorporating microplastics into benthic marine food webs

(2018) Hayley Goss et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Trophic transfer and individual impact of nano-sized polystyrene in a four-species freshwater food chain

(2018) Yooeun Chae et al.   Scientific Reports

Quantifying ecological risks of aquatic micro- and nanoplastic

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

Joint toxicity of microplastics with triclosan to marine microalgae Skeletonema costatum

(2018) Zhi-lin Zhu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Distribution and importance of microplastics in the marine environment: A review of the sources, fate, effects, and potential solutions

(2017) H.S. Auta et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Interactions between polystyrene microplastics and marine phytoplankton lead to species-specific hetero-aggregation

(2017) Marc Long et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Toxic effects of microplastic on marine microalgae Skeletonema costatum : Interactions between microplastic and algae

(2017) Cai Zhang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Ulva rigida in the future ocean: potential for carbon capture, bioremediation and biomethane production

(2017) Guang Gao et al.   Global Change Biology Bioenergy

River plastic emissions to the world’s oceans

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

Do plastic particles affect microalgal photosynthesis and growth?

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

Photoprotective and antioxidant responses to light spectrum and intensity variations in the coastal diatomSkeletonema marinoi

(2016) Arianna Smerilli et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Microplastic interactions with freshwater microalgae: Hetero-aggregation and changes in plastic density appear strongly dependent on polymer type

(2016) Fabienne Lagarde et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Substantial role of macroalgae in marine carbon sequestration

(2016) Dorte Krause-Jensen et al.   Nature Geoscience

Microplastic exposure studies should be environmentally realistic

(2016) Robin Lenz et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Extreme warming challenges sentinel status of kelp forests as indicators of climate change

(2016) Daniel Reed et al.   Nature Communications

Experimental Evaluation of Seaweeds as a Vector for Microplastics into Marine Food Webs

(2015) Lars Gutow et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Single and combined effects of microplastics and copper on the population growth of the marine microalgae Tetraselmis chuii

(2015) Elham Davarpanah et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean

(2015) J. R. Jambeck et al.   SCIENCE

Nanoplastic Affects Growth of S. obliquus and Reproduction of D. magna

(2014) Ellen Besseling et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Dissolved organic matter (DOM) release by phytoplankton in the contemporary and future ocean

(2014) Daniel C.O. Thornton   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

Microplastics in the seas

(2014) K. L. Law et al.   SCIENCE

Physico-chemical surface properties of microalgae

(2013) Altan Ozkan et al.   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES

Microplastic pollution in the surface waters of the Laurentian Great Lakes

(2013) Marcus Eriksen et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Ecotoxicological assessment of silica and polystyrene nanoparticles assessed by a multitrophic test battery

(2012) Maria P. Casado et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Physical Adsorption of Charged Plastic Nanoparticles Affects Algal Photosynthesis

(2010) Priyanka Bhattacharya et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

RESPONSES TO SOLAR UV RADIATION OF THE DIATOMSKELETONEMA COSTATUM(BACILLARIOPHYCEAE) GROWN AT DIFFERENT Zn2+CONCENTRATIONS

(2009) Guang Gao et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

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