Transfer and effects of PET microfibers in Chironomus riparius

Exposure to a microplastic mixture is altering the life traits and is causing deformities in the non-biting midge Chironomus riparius Meigen (1804)

(2020) Jelena Stanković et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Oxidative stress-related effects induced by micronized polyethylene terephthalate microparticles in the Manila clam

(2020) Marco Parolini et al.   JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH-PART A-CURRENT ISSUES

Microplastic concentrations at the water surface are reduced by decreasing flow velocities caused by a reservoir

(2020) Madeleine K. Hübner et al.   Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Rethinking microplastics as a diverse contaminant suite

(2019) Chelsea M. Rochman et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Microplastic Pollution in Benthic Midstream Sediments of the Rhine River

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

Different stories told by small and large microplastics in sediment - first report of microplastic concentrations in an urban recipient in Norway

(2019) Marte Haave et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Uptake and adverse effects of polyethylene terephthalate microplastics fibers on terrestrial snails (Achatina fulica) after soil exposure

(2019) Yang Song et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Ingestion of small-sized and irregularly shaped polyethylene microplastics affect Chironomus riparius life-history traits

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

A novel method for assessing microplastic effect in suspension through mixing test and reference materials

(2019) Zandra Gerdes et al.   Scientific Reports

Polyester-derived microfibre impacts on the soil-dwelling earthworm Lumbricus terrestris

(2019) Miranda T. Prendergast-Miller et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Benchmarking the in Vitro Toxicity and Chemical Composition of Plastic Consumer Products

(2019) Lisa Zimmermann et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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

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

Chemical composition and ecotoxicity of plastic and car tire rubber leachates to aquatic organisms

(2019) Marco Capolupo et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Evaluation of the hazard of irregularly-shaped co-polyamide microplastics on the freshwater non-biting midge Chironomus riparius through its life cycle

(2019) Alla Khosrovyan 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

Environmentally relevant concentrations of polyethylene microplastics negatively impact the survival, growth and emergence of sediment-dwelling invertebrates

(2018) Shima Ziajahromi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Synthetic microfibers in the marine environment: A review on their occurrence in seawater and sediments

(2018) J. Gago et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Transgenerational effects and recovery of microplastics exposure in model populations of the freshwater cladoceran Daphnia magna Straus

(2018) Alexandra Martins et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Sinks and sources: Assessing microplastic abundance in river sediment and deposit feeders in an Austral temperate urban river system

(2018) Holly A. Nel 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

Up and away: ontogenic transference as a pathway for aerial dispersal of microplastics

(2018) Rana Al-Jaibachi et al.   Biology Letters

HSP70 as a Biomarker: an Excellent Tool in Environmental Contamination Analysis—a Review

(2018) Cristina Moreira-de-Sousa et al.   WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION

Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics: Examination of biomarkers, current state and future perspectives

(2018) Marko D. Prokić et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Microplastics en route: Field measurements in the Dutch river delta and Amsterdam canals, wastewater treatment plants, North Sea sediments and biota

(2017) H.A. Leslie et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Export of Plastic Debris by Rivers into the Sea

(2017) Christian Schmidt et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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

Ingestion of Microplastics by Freshwater Tubifex Worms

(2017) Rachel R. Hurley et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Quantifying shedding of synthetic fibers from textiles; a source of microplastics released into the environment

(2017) Bethanie M. Carney Almroth et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Polyethylene microbeads induce transcriptional responses with tissue-dependent patterns in the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis

(2017) Camille Détrée et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLLUSCAN STUDIES

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

River plastic emissions to the world’s oceans

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

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

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

Feeding type and development drive the ingestion of microplastics by freshwater invertebrates

(2017) Christian Scherer et al.   Scientific Reports

Hazardous or not – Are adult and juvenile individuals of Potamopyrgus antipodarum affected by non-buoyant microplastic particles?

(2016) Hannes K. Imhof et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

(2016) Anita Jemec et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microfiber Masses Recovered from Conventional Machine Washing of New or Aged Garments

(2016) Niko L. Hartline et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Sources and sinks of microplastics in Canadian Lake Ontario nearshore, tributary and beach sediments

(2016) Anika Ballent et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

A novel method for preparing microplastic fibers

(2016) Matthew Cole   Scientific Reports

Responses ofHyalella aztecato acute and chronic microplastic exposures

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

Influence of the cestode Ligula intestinalis and the acanthocephalan Polymorphus minutus on levels of heat shock proteins (HSP70) and metallothioneins in their fish and crustacean intermediate hosts

(2013) Sabrina N. Frank et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

New techniques for the detection of microplastics in sediments and field collected organisms

(2013) Michiel Claessens et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Gene Expression Patterns and Life Cycle Responses of Toxicant-Exposed Chironomids

(2012) Marino Marinković et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Life Cycle Responses of the MidgeChironomus ripariusto Compounds with Different Modes of Action

(2011) Marino Marinković et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Twenty years of PET bottle to bottle recycling—An overview

(2011) Frank Welle   RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING

Characterization of Hsp70 gene in Chironomus riparius: Expression in response to endocrine disrupting pollutants as a marker of ecotoxicological stress

(2010) Mónica Morales et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY C-TOXICOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY

Heat shock protein (Hsp) gene responses of the intertidal copepod Tigriopus japonicus to environmental toxicants

(2008) Jae-Sung Rhee et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY C-TOXICOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY