Microfibers from synthetic textiles as a major source of microplastics in the environment: A review

Occurrence and characteristics of microplastics in the Haihe River: An investigation of a seagoing river flowing through a megacity in northern China

(2020) Yang Liu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Facilitating microplastic quantification through the introduction of a cellulose dissolution step prior to oxidation: Proof-of-concept and demonstration using diverse samples from the Inner Oslofjord, Norway

(2020) Linn Merethe Brekke Olsen et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Microplastics from effluents of sewage treatment works and stormwater discharging into the Victoria Harbor, Hong Kong

(2020) Chu Wa Mak et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastic Ingestion in Sardines (Sardinops sagax) From Frenchman Bay, Western Australia, Highlights a Problem in a Ubiquitous Fish

(2020) Thomas Crutchett et al.   Frontiers in Marine Science

Are anthropogenic fibres a real problem for red mullets (Mullus barbatus) from the NW Mediterranean?

(2020) Oriol Rodríguez-Romeu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

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

Microplastics: an emerging threat to food security and human health

(2019) Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre   JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-MYSORE

Environmental exposure to microplastics: An overview on possible human health effects

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

Shape of Nanoparticles as a Design Parameter to Improve Docetaxel Antitumor Efficacy

(2018) Yifei Guo et al.   BIOCONJUGATE CHEMISTRY

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

(2018) Yufeng Mao et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Using the Asian clam as an indicator of microplastic pollution in freshwater ecosystems

(2018) Lei Su et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Evaluation of microplastic release caused by textile washing processes of synthetic fabrics

(2018) Francesca De Falco et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Aquatic Environments: Aggregation, Deposition, and Enhanced Contaminant Transport

(2018) Olubukola S. Alimi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

The distribution and morphology of microplastics in coastal soils adjacent to the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea

(2018) Qian Zhou et al.   GEODERMA

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

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

Occurrence of microplastics in commercial fish from a natural estuarine environment

(2018) Filipa Bessa et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Occurrence and distribution of microplastics at selected coastal sites along the southeastern United States

(2018) Xubiao Yu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Synthetic and non-synthetic anthropogenic fibers in a river under the impact of Paris Megacity: Sampling methodological aspects and flux estimations

(2018) Rachid Dris et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Plastics in soil: Analytical methods and possible sources

(2018) Melanie Bläsing 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

A viewpoint on the gastrointestinal fate of cellulose nanocrystals

(2018) Roya Koshani et al.   TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Addressing the Issue of Microplastics in the Wake of the Microbead-Free Waters Act—A New Standard Can Facilitate Improved Policy

(2017) Jason P. McDevitt et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Polyester Textiles as a Source of Microplastics from Households: A Mechanistic Study to Understand Microfiber Release During Washing

(2017) Edgar Hernandez et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Ingestion of Microplastics by Freshwater Tubifex Worms

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

Release of polyester and cotton fibers from textiles in machine washings

(2017) Markus Sillanpää et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Foraging preferences influence microplastic ingestion by six marine fish species from the Texas Gulf Coast

(2017) Colleen A. Peters et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Mountains to the sea: River study of plastic and non-plastic microfiber pollution in the northeast USA

(2017) Rachael Z. Miller et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Ubiquity of microplastics in coastal seafloor sediments

(2017) S.D. Ling et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Exceptional and rapid accumulation of anthropogenic debris on one of the world’s most remote and pristine islands

(2017) Jennifer L. Lavers et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Microplastics pollution in inland freshwaters of China: A case study in urban surface waters of Wuhan, China

(2017) Wenfeng Wang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Synthetic fibers as microplastics in the marine environment: A review from textile perspective with a focus on domestic washings

(2017) Flavia Salvador Cesa et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

How well is microlitter purified from wastewater? – A detailed study on the stepwise removal of microlitter in a tertiary level wastewater treatment plant

(2017) Julia Talvitie et al.   WATER RESEARCH

River plastic emissions to the world’s oceans

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

Impacts of Biofilm Formation on the Fate and Potential Effects of Microplastic in the Aquatic Environment

(2017) Christoph D. Rummel et al.   Environmental Science & Technology Letters

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

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

Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made

(2017) Roland Geyer et al.   Science Advances

Ror2 signaling regulates Golgi structure and transport through IFT20 for tumor invasiveness

(2017) Michiru Nishita et al.   Scientific Reports

Microplastic transport in soil by earthworms

(2017) Matthias C. Rillig et al.   Scientific Reports

From agricultural use of sewage sludge to nutrient extraction: A soil science outlook

(2016) Holger Kirchmann et al.   AMBIO

Short-term exposure with high concentrations of pristine microplastic particles leads to immobilisation of Daphnia magna

(2016) Saskia Rehse et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Urbanization is a major influence on microplastic ingestion by sunfish in the Brazos River Basin, Central Texas, USA

(2016) Colleen A. Peters et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic pollution is widely detected in US municipal wastewater treatment plant effluent

(2016) Sherri A. Mason et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Plastic Debris in 29 Great Lakes Tributaries: Relations to Watershed Attributes and Hydrology

(2016) Austin K. Baldwin et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Plastic Debris Is a Human Health Issue

(2016) A. Dick Vethaak et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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

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

Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW) as a Source of Microplastics in the Aquatic Environment

(2016) Fionn Murphy et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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

Uptake and Accumulation of Polystyrene Microplastics in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) and Toxic Effects in Liver

(2016) Yifeng Lu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Emissions of microplastic fibers from microfiber fleece during domestic washing

(2016) U. Pirc et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Synthetic fibers in atmospheric fallout: A source of microplastics in the environment?

(2016) Rachid Dris et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Ingestion of microplastics by demersal fish from the Spanish Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts

(2016) Juan Bellas et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Release of synthetic microplastic plastic fibres from domestic washing machines: Effects of fabric type and washing conditions

(2016) Imogen E. Napper et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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

Microscopic anthropogenic litter in terrestrial birds from Shanghai, China: Not only plastics but also natural fibers

(2016) Shiye Zhao et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Transport and fate of microplastic particles in wastewater treatment plants

(2016) Steve A. Carr et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Fate of microplastics and other small anthropogenic litter (SAL) in wastewater treatment plants depends on unit processes employed

(2016) Marlies R. Michielssen et al.   Environmental Science-Water Research & Technology

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

A novel method for preparing microplastic fibers

(2016) Matthew Cole   Scientific Reports

Beyond the ocean: contamination of freshwater ecosystems with (micro-)plastic particles

(2015) Rachid Dris et al.   Environmental Chemistry

Plastic pollution in Swiss surface waters: nature and concentrations, interaction with pollutants

(2015) Florian Faure et al.   Environmental Chemistry

Natural Fibers: A Missing Link to Chemical Pollution Dispersion in Aquatic Environments

(2015) Samantha M. Ladewig et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

When Microplastic Is Not Plastic: The Ingestion of Artificial Cellulose Fibers by Macrofauna Living in Seagrass Macrophytodetritus

(2015) François Remy et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Global and Russian Output of Polyester Fibres in 2013

(2015) E. M. Aizenshtein   FIBRE CHEMISTRY

First evidence of presence of plastic debris in stomach of large pelagic fish in the Mediterranean Sea

(2015) Teresa Romeo et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Ingestion of microplastics by commercial fish off the Portuguese coast

(2015) Diogo Neves et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Ingested microplastics (>100μm) are translocated to organs of the tropical fiddler crab Uca rapax

(2015) Dennis Brennecke et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Characterisation, quantity and sorptive properties of microplastics extracted from cosmetics

(2015) Imogen E. Napper et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

A comparison of microscopic and spectroscopic identification methods for analysis of microplastics in environmental samples

(2015) Young Kyoung Song et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

A critical overview of the analytical approaches to the occurrence, the fate and the behavior of microplastics in the environment

(2015) Teresa Rocha-Santos et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

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

Nano-plastics in the aquatic environment

(2015) K. Mattsson et al.   Environmental Science-Processes & Impacts

Microplastics in bivalves cultured for human consumption

(2014) Lisbeth Van Cauwenberghe et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

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

Bisphenol A – Sources, toxicity and biotransformation

(2014) Jaromir Michałowicz   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY

High-levels of microplastic pollution in a large, remote, mountain lake

(2014) Christopher M. Free et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic fibers in the intertidal ecosystem surrounding Halifax Harbor, Nova Scotia

(2014) Alysse Mathalon et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Marine litter in Mediterranean sandy littorals: Spatial distribution patterns along central Italy coastal dunes

(2014) Gianluca Poeta et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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

The deep sea is a major sink for microplastic debris

(2014) L. C. Woodall et al.   Royal Society Open Science

Microplastics in freshwater ecosystems: what we know and what we need to know

(2014) Martin Wagner et al.   Environmental Sciences Europe

Microplastic ingestion decreases energy reserves in marine worms

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

Ingestion and transfer of microplastics in the planktonic food web

(2013) Outi Setälä et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Wild gudgeons (Gobio gobio) from French rivers are contaminated by microplastics: Preliminary study and first evidence

(2013) Wilfried Sanchez et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Plastic litter in the sea

(2013) M.H. Depledge et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Pulmonary Oxidative Stress, Inflammation and Cancer: Respirable Particulate Matter, Fibrous Dusts and Ozone as Major Causes of Lung Carcinogenesis through Reactive Oxygen Species Mechanisms

(2013) Athanasios Valavanidis et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Microplastics in Beaches of the East Frisian Islands Spiekeroog and Kachelotplate

(2012) Gerd Liebezeit et al.   BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY

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

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

Microplastics in the Marine Environment: A Review of the Methods Used for Identification and Quantification

(2012) Valeria Hidalgo-Ruz et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastic in Terrestrial Ecosystems and the Soil?

(2012) Matthias C. Rillig   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Exploring uptake mechanisms of oral nanomedicines using multimodal nonlinear optical microscopy

(2012) Natalie Laura Garrett et al.   Journal of Biophotonics

Occurrence of microplastics in the gastrointestinal tract of pelagic and demersal fish from the English Channel

(2012) A.L. Lusher et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Monitoring plastic ingestion by the northern fulmar Fulmarus glacialis in the North Sea

(2011) Jan A. van Franeker et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Accumulation of Microplastic on Shorelines Woldwide: Sources and Sinks

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

Plastic marine debris on the Portuguese coastline: A matter of size?

(2011) J. Martins et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics as contaminants in the marine environment: A review

(2011) Matthew Cole et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in the marine environment

(2011) Anthony L. Andrady   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Non-target screening of organic contaminants in marine salts by gas chromatography coupled to high-resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometry

(2011) Roque Serrano et al.   TALANTA

Effect of different softeners and sanforising treatment on pilling performance of polyester/viscose blended fabrics

(2010) Tanveer Hussain et al.   COLORATION TECHNOLOGY

Spatial Patterns of Plastic Debris along Estuarine Shorelines

(2010) Mark A. Browne et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Bisphenol A impairs estradiol-induced protective effects against DLD-1 colon cancer cell growth

(2010) Alessandro Bolli et al.   IUBMB LIFE

Effects of mechanical and chemical processes on the degradation of plastic beach debris on the island of Kauai, Hawaii

(2010) David A Cooper et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Diffuse pollution by persistent organic pollutants as measured in plastic pellets sampled from various beaches in Greece

(2010) H.K. Karapanagioti et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Association of Urinary Bisphenol A Concentration with Heart Disease: Evidence from NHANES 2003/06

(2010) David Melzer et al.   PLoS One

In Utero Exposure to Diethylstilbestrol (DES) or Bisphenol-A (BPA) Increases EZH2 Expression in the Mammary Gland: An Epigenetic Mechanism Linking Endocrine Disruptors to Breast Cancer

(2010) Leo F. Doherty et al.   Hormones & Cancer

Is marine debris ingestion still a problem for the coastal marine biota of southern Brazil?

(2009) Paula S. Tourinho et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Transport and release of chemicals from plastics to the environment and to wildlife

(2009) E. L. Teuten 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

Exposure of the U.S. Population to Bisphenol A and 4- tertiary -Octylphenol: 2003–2004

(2007) Antonia M. Calafat et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES

Testing phenanthrene distribution properties of virgin plastic pellets and plastic eroded pellets found on Lesvos island beaches (Greece)

(2007) Hrissi K. Karapanagioti et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH