Particle size-dependent biomolecular footprints of interactive microplastics in maize

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(2020) Yujie Qiao et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Perspectives and challenges of micro/nanoplastics‐induced toxicity with special reference to phytotoxicity

(2020) Sukhendu Maity et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Exploring the interaction between polystyrene nanoplastics and Allium cepa during germination: Internalization in root cells, induction of toxicity and oxidative stress

(2020) Lucia Giorgetti et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

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(2020) Meredith E. Seeley et al.   Nature Communications

The Influence of New and Artificial Aged Microplastic and Leachates on the Germination of Lepidium sativum L.

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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

Physiological responses of garden cress (L. sativum) to different types of microplastics

(2020) Sara Pignattelli et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Characterization of microplastic pollution in tadpoles living in small water-bodies from Rize, the northeast of Turkey

(2020) Kaan Karaoğlu et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Are bioplastics and plant-based materials safer than conventional plastics? In vitro toxicity and chemical composition

(2020) Lisa Zimmermann et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Plasticenta: First evidence of microplastics in human placenta

(2020) Antonio Ragusa et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Biodegradation and disintegration of expanded polystyrene by land snails Achatina fulica

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

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(2019) Matthias C. Rillig et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Microplastics accumulate on pores in seed capsule and delay germination and root growth of the terrestrial vascular plant Lepidium sativum

(2019) Thijs Bosker et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Detection of Various Microplastics in Human Stool

(2019) Philipp Schwabl et al.   ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Polystyrene microbeads modulate the energy metabolism of the marine diatom Chaetoceros neogracile

(2019) Marta Seoane et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Biodegradation and mineralization of polystyrene by plastic-eating superworms Zophobas atratus

(2019) Yu Yang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Effects of polyethylene microplastic on the phytotoxicity of di-n-butyl phthalate in lettuce (Lactuca sativa L. var. ramosa Hort)

(2019) Minling Gao et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Cytogenotoxic potential of a hazardous material, polystyrene microparticles on Allium cepa L.

(2019) Sukhendu Maity et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Polystyrene microplastic exposure disturbs hepatic glycolipid metabolism at the physiological, biochemical, and transcriptomic levels in adult zebrafish

(2019) Yao Zhao et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastic particles increase arsenic toxicity to rice seedlings

(2019) Youming Dong et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics as an emerging threat to terrestrial ecosystems

(2018) Anderson Abel de Souza Machado et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Microplastic contents from maricultured and natural mussels

(2018) Monia Renzi et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Macro- and micro- plastics in soil-plant system: Effects of plastic mulch film residues on wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) growth

(2018) Yueling Qi et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics in Small Waterbodies and Tadpoles from Yangtze River Delta, China

(2018) Lingling Hu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastics in soils: Analytical methods, pollution characteristics and ecological risks

(2018) Defu He et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Effects of plastic contamination on water evaporation and desiccation cracking in soil

(2018) Yong Wan et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

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

(2017) Gabriela Kalčíková et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

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

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

Wear and Tear of Tyres: A Stealthy Source of Microplastics in the Environment

(2017) Pieter Jan Kole et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Response at Genetic, Metabolic, and Physiological Levels of Maize (Zea mays) Exposed to a Cu(OH)2 Nanopesticide

(2017) Lijuan Zhao et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made

(2017) Roland Geyer et al.   Science Advances

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

(2016) Anita Jemec et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

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

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

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

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

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

Effects of di-n-butyl phthalate on the physiology and ultrastructure of cucumber seedling roots

(2014) Ying Zhang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Bacterial production of the biodegradable plastics polyhydroxyalkanoates

(2014) Viviana Urtuvia et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Transcriptome Profiling and Physiological Studies Reveal a Major Role for Aromatic Amino Acids in Mercury Stress Tolerance in Rice Seedlings

(2014) Yun-An Chen et al.   PLoS One

Global Analysis of Anthropogenic Debris Ingestion by Sea Turtles

(2013) QAMAR SCHUYLER et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Rape (Brassica chinensis L.) seed germination, seedling growth, and physiology in soil polluted with di-n-butyl phthalate and bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate

(2013) Tingting Ma et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Policy: Classify plastic waste as hazardous

(2013) Chelsea M. Rochman et al.   NATURE

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

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

Study of Aliphatic-Aromatic Copolyester Degradation in Sandy Soil and Its Ecotoxicological Impact

(2010) Piotr Rychter et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Measurements of the genotoxic potential of (xeno-)oestrogens in the bivalve mollusc Scrobicularia plana, using the Comet assay

(2009) Panos Petridis et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

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