Chronic feeding exposure to virgin and spiked microplastics disrupts essential biological functions in teleost fish

Polyvinyl chloride microplastics induce growth inhibition and oxidative stress in Cyprinus carpio var. larvae

(2020) Xiaohua Xia et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Micro-sized Microplastics Lead to Hyperactive Swimming Behaviour in Adult Zebrafish

(2020) Qiqing Chen et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

The tox is in the detail: technical fundamentals for designing, performing, and interpreting experiments on toxicity of microplastics and associated substances

(2020) Patrick Heinrich et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Histological, enzymatic and chemical analyses of the potential effects of differently sized microplastic particles upon long-term ingestion in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

(2020) Annika Batel et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Organic contaminants sorbed to microplastics affect marine medaka fish early life stages development

(2020) Florane Le Bihanic et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Exposure to microplastics impairs digestive performance, stimulates immune response and induces microbiota dysbiosis in the gut of juvenile guppy (Poecilia reticulata)

(2020) Jun-Nan Huang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Assessing microplastic uptake and impact on omnivorous juvenile white seabream Diplodus sargus (Linnaeus, 1758) under laboratory conditions

(2020) Carolin Müller et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Effects of MP Polyethylene Microparticles on Microbiome and Inflammatory Response of Larval Zebrafish

(2020) Nicholas Kurchaba et al.   Toxics

Microplastics and sorbed contaminants – Trophic exposure in fish sensitive early life stages

(2020) Xavier Cousin et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

What are the drivers of microplastic toxicity? Comparing the toxicity of plastic chemicals and particles to Daphnia magna

(2020) Lisa Zimmermann et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Risks of floating microplastic in the global ocean

(2020) G. Everaert et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Occurrence and organic contaminant-carrier effect of microplastics in surface water from the Feilaixia Reservoir in the Beijiang River, China

(2019) Xiangling Tan et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Transfer of PCBs from microplastics under simulated gut fluid conditions is biphasic and reversible

(2019) Nur Hazimah Mohamed Nor et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastics occurrence in edible fish species (Mullus barbatus and Merluccius merluccius) collected in three different geographical sub-areas of the Mediterranean Sea

(2019) Dario Giani et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

No Effect of Polystyrene Microplastics on Foraging Activity and Survival in a Post-larvae Coral-Reef Fish, Acanthurus triostegus

(2019) Hugo Jacob et al.   BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY

The complex issue of chemicals and microplastic pollution: A case study in North Pacific lanternfish

(2019) Margy Gassel et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

(2019) Cristina Panti et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

Impacts of dietary exposure to different sized polystyrene microplastics alone and with sorbed benzo[a]pyrene on biomarkers and whole organism responses in mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis

(2019) Nagore González-Soto et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics and the gut microbiome: How chronically exposed species may suffer from gut dysbiosis

(2019) Gloria Fackelmann et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Polystyrene microplastics cause tissue damages, sex-specific reproductive disruption and transgenerational effects in marine medaka (Oryzias melastigma)

(2019) Jun Wang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Abundance of floating plastic particles is increasing in the western North Atlantic Ocean

(2019) Chris Wilcox et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Prey-size plastics are invading larval fish nurseries

(2019) Jamison M. Gove et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Microplastic consumption and excretion by fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas): Influence of particles size and body shape of fish

(2019) Tham C. Hoang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

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

(2019) Mei Zhu et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Environmental samples of microplastics induce significant toxic effects in fish larvae

(2019) Pauline Pannetier et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Impacts of polystyrene microplastics on the behavior and metabolism in a marine demersal teleost, black rockfish (Sebastes schlegelii)

(2019) Liyun Yin et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Microplastic accumulation patterns and transfer of benzo[a]pyrene to adult zebrafish ( Danio rerio ) gills and zebrafish embryos

(2018) Annika Batel 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

Microplastics Affect Energy Balance and Gametogenesis in the Pearl Oyster Pinctada margaritifera

(2018) Tony Gardon et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics on biota: a review

(2018) Sadasivam Anbumani et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Virgin microplastics are not causing imminent harm to fish after dietary exposure

(2018) Boris Jovanović et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Occurrence of microplastics in commercial fish from a natural estuarine environment

(2018) Filipa Bessa et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics research—from sink to source

(2018) Chelsea M. Rochman   SCIENCE

Microplastic ingestion by Daphnia magna and its enhancement on algal growth

(2018) Patrick M. Canniff 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

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

Microplastics in the Arctic: A case study with sub-surface water and fish samples off Northeast Greenland

(2018) Silvia Morgana et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

No evidence of microplastic impacts on consumption or growth of larval Pimephales promelas

(2018) Timothy David Malinich et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Ingestion and contact with polyethylene microplastics does not cause acute toxicity on marine zooplankton

(2018) R. Beiras et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

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

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

An ecotoxicological view on neurotoxicity assessment

(2018) J. B. Legradi et al.   Environmental Sciences Europe

Microplastic ingestion in fish larvae in the western English Channel

(2017) Madeleine Steer et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Biomarker responses in zebrafish ( Danio rerio ) larvae exposed to pristine low-density polyethylene fragments

(2017) Ali Karami et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics and mesoplastics in fish from coastal and fresh waters of China

(2017) Khalida Jabeen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic ingestion by Mullus surmuletus Linnaeus, 1758 fish and its potential for causing oxidative stress

(2017) C. Alomar et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

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

Microplastics in gut contents of coastal freshwater fish from Río de la Plata estuary

(2017) Rocío S. Pazos et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Detection of low numbers of microplastics in North Sea fish using strict quality assurance criteria

(2017) Enya Hermsen et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics are not important for the cycling and bioaccumulation of organic pollutants in the oceans-but should microplastics be considered POPs themselves?

(2017) Rainer Lohmann   Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Microplastics as vectors for environmental contaminants: Exploring sorption, desorption, and transfer to biota

(2017) Nanna B Hartmann et al.   Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Ingestion of microplastics by fish and its potential consequences from a physical perspective

(2017) Boris Jovanović   Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Interactions of microplastic debris throughout the marine ecosystem

(2017) Tamara S. Galloway et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

Relative importance of microplastics as a pathway for the transfer of hydrophobic organic chemicals to marine life

(2016) Adil Bakir 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

Twenty years of monitoring of persistent organic pollutants in Greenland biota. A review

(2016) F. Rigét et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

(2016) Dannielle Senga Green   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

Microplastics as vectors for bioaccumulation of hydrophobic organic chemicals in the marine environment: A state-of-the-science review

(2016) Linda M. Ziccardi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Transfer of benzo[a]pyrene from microplastics toArtemianauplii and further to zebrafish via a trophic food web experiment: CYP1A induction and visual tracking of persistent organic pollutants

(2016) Annika Batel et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Plastic ingestion by pelagic and demersal fish from the North Sea and Baltic Sea

(2016) Christoph D. Rummel et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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

Marine microplastics spell big problems for future generations

(2016) Tamara S. Galloway et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Oyster reproduction is affected by exposure to polystyrene microplastics

(2016) Rossana Sussarellu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Ingestion of Microplastics by Zooplankton in the Northeast Pacific Ocean

(2015) Jean-Pierre W. Desforges et al.   ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY

Ingestion of Plastic Microfibers by the Crab Carcinus maenas and Its Effect on Food Consumption and Energy Balance

(2015) Andrew J. R. Watts et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastics in sediments: A review of techniques, occurrence and effects

(2015) Lisbeth Van Cauwenberghe et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

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

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

Persistent organic pollutants carried on plastic resin pellets from two beaches in China

(2015) Weiwei Zhang et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

An Individual-Based Model of Zebrafish Population Dynamics Accounting for Energy Dynamics

(2015) Rémy Beaudouin et al.   PLoS One

Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean

(2015) J. R. Jambeck et al.   SCIENCE

Parental trophic exposure to three aromatic fractions of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the zebrafish: Consequences for the offspring

(2015) Prescilla Perrichon et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics in freshwater systems: A review of the emerging threats, identification of knowledge gaps and prioritisation of research needs

(2015) Dafne Eerkes-Medrano et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Effects of benzophenone-3 exposure on endocrine disruption and reproduction of Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes)—A two generation exposure study

(2014) Sujin Kim et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Effects on specific promoter DNA methylation in zebrafish embryos and larvae following benzo[a]pyrene exposure

(2014) J. Corrales et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY C-TOXICOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY

Occurrences, toxicities, and ecological risks of benzophenone-3, a common component of organic sunscreen products: A mini-review

(2014) Sujin Kim et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Chronic dietary exposure to pyrolytic and petrogenic mixtures of PAHs causes physiological disruption in zebrafish—part II: behavior

(2014) Caroline Vignet et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Chronic dietary exposure to pyrolytic and petrogenic mixtures of PAHs causes physiological disruption in zebrafish - part I: Survival and growth

(2014) Caroline Vignet et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Fate and effects of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances in the aquatic environment: A review

(2014) Lutz Ahrens et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Plastic Pollution in the World's Oceans: More than 5 Trillion Plastic Pieces Weighing over 250,000 Tons Afloat at Sea

(2014) Marcus Eriksen et al.   PLoS One

Microplastics in the seas

(2014) K. L. Law et al.   SCIENCE

Early warning signs of endocrine disruption in adult fish from the ingestion of polyethylene with and without sorbed chemical pollutants from the marine environment

(2014) Chelsea M. Rochman et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastic ingestion decreases energy reserves in marine worms

(2013) Stephanie L. Wright et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Trophic level transfer of microplastic: Mytilus edulis (L.) to Carcinus maenas (L.)

(2013) Paul Farrell et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Ingestion and transfer of microplastics in the planktonic food web

(2013) Outi Setälä et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic Ingestion by Zooplankton

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

Resin pellets from beaches of the Portuguese coast and adsorbed persistent organic pollutants

(2013) J.C. Antunes et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in plastic pellets: Variability in the concentration and composition at different sediment depths in a sandy beach

(2013) Mara Fisner et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Ingested plastic transfers hazardous chemicals to fish and induces hepatic stress

(2013) Chelsea M. Rochman et al.   Scientific Reports

Long-term effects of a binary mixture of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and bisphenol A (BPA) in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

(2012) Su. Keiter et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Effects of Microplastic on Fitness and PCB Bioaccumulation by the Lugworm Arenicola marina (L.)

(2012) Ellen Besseling et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Uptake and Effects of Microplastics on Cells and Tissue of the Blue Mussel Mytilus edulis L. after an Experimental Exposure

(2012) Nadia von Moos et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Urinary Concentrations of Benzophenone-type UV Filters in U.S. Women and Their Association with Endometriosis

(2012) Tatsuya Kunisue et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Effects of the UV filter benzophenone-3 (oxybenzone) at low concentrations in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

(2012) Nancy Blüthgen et al.   TOXICOLOGY AND APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY

Worldwide distribution of persistent organic pollutants in air, including results of air monitoring by passive air sampling in five continents

(2012) C. Bogdal et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Accumulation of Microplastic on Shorelines Woldwide: Sources and Sinks

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

Chronic zebrafish PFOS exposure alters sex ratio and maternal related effects in F1 offspring

(2011) Mingyong Wang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Environmental and health hazard ranking and assessment of plastic polymers based on chemical composition

(2011) Delilah Lithner et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Organic pollutants in microplastics from two beaches of the Portuguese coast

(2010) J.P.G.L. Frias et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Analysis of perfluorinated chemicals in sludge: Method development and initial results

(2009) Hoon Yoo et al.   JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY A

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

Plastics, the environment and human health: current consensus and future trends

(2009) R. C. Thompson et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

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

Estrogenic activity and reproductive effects of the UV-filter oxybenzone (2-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl-methanone) in fish

(2008) Michael Coronado et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Lazy males? Bioenergetic differences in energy acquisition and metabolism help to explain sexual size dimorphism in percids

(2008) Michael D. Rennie et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Industrial contaminants in Antarctic biota

(2008) Simonetta Corsolini   JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY A

Organic UV filters and their photodegradates, metabolites and disinfection by-products in the aquatic environment

(2008) M. Silvia Díaz-Cruz et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY