Source, distribution and emerging threat of micro- and nanoplastics to marine organism and human health: Socio-economic impact and management strategies

Marine Waste—Sources, Fate, Risks, Challenges and Research Needs

(2021) Jolanta Dąbrowska et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Invasive marine species discovered on non–native kelp rafts in the warmest Antarctic island

(2020) Conxita Avila et al.   Scientific Reports

Current Insights into Monitoring, Bioaccumulation, and Potential Health Effects of Microplastics Present in the Food Chain

(2020) Leonard W. D. van Raamsdonk et al.   Foods

Coral fracture by derelict fishing gear affects the sustainability of the marginal reefs of Ecuador

(2020) Juan Figueroa-Pico et al.   CORAL REEFS

(Micro)plastic crisis: Un-ignorable contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions and climate change

(2020) Maocai Shen et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

The emerging risk of exposure to nano(micro)plastics on endocrine disturbance and reproductive toxicity: From a hypothetical scenario to a global public health challenge

(2020) Fatemeh Amereh et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Environmental distribution, transport and ecotoxicity of microplastics: A review

(2020) Jia Du et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED TOXICOLOGY

Effects of wave forces on knotless polyethylene and chain-link wire netting panels for marine aquaculture cages

(2020) Shuchuang Dong et al.   OCEAN ENGINEERING

The plastic brain: neurotoxicity of micro- and nanoplastics

(2020) Minne Prüst et al.   Particle and Fibre Toxicology

Polymeric Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery: Recent Developments and Future Prospects

(2020) Belén Begines et al.   Nanomaterials

Effects of microplastics and nanoplastics on marine environment and human health

(2020) Siva Sankar Sana et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Microplastics in Ecosystems: From Current Trends to Bio-Based Removal Strategies

(2020) Solange Magalhães et al.   MOLECULES

Possibilities and limitations of biotechnological plastic degradation and recycling

(2020) Ren Wei et al.   Nature Catalysis

Factors affecting microplastic retention and emission by a wastewater treatment plant on the southern coast of Caspian Sea

(2020) Somayye Sadat Alavian Petroody et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Biodegradation of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) in Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) larvae

(2020) Bo-Yu Peng et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Environmental fate, toxicity and risk management strategies of nanoplastics in the environment: Current status and future perspectives

(2020) Liuwei Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Ecotoxicological Assessment of Microplastics in Freshwater Sources—A Review

(2020) Martina Miloloža et al.   Water

Effect of gear design on catch damage on cod (Gadus morhua) in the Barents Sea demersal trawl fishery

(2020) Jesse Brinkhof et al.   FOOD CONTROL

Emergence of nanoplastic in the environment and possible impact on human health

(2019) Roman Lehner et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Methods for the analysis of submicrometer- and nanoplastic particles in the environment

(2019) Christian Schwaferts et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Deep sea sediments of the Arctic Central Basin: A potential sink for microplastics

(2019) La Daana K. Kanhai et al.   DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART I-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS

Review of micro- and nanoplastic contamination in the food chain

(2019) Brigitte Toussaint et al.   Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-Chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment

Human Consumption of Microplastics

(2019) Kieran D. Cox et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastics abundance and characteristics in surface waters from the Northwest Pacific, the Bering Sea, and the Chukchi Sea

(2019) Jingli Mu et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Fate and transport of nanoplastics in complex natural aquifer media: Effect of particle size and surface functionalization

(2019) Zefeng Song et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Assessment on interactive prospectives of nanoplastics with plasma proteins and the toxicological impacts of virgin, coronated and environmentally released-nanoplastics

(2019) Ponnusamy Manogaran Gopinath et al.   Scientific Reports

Dispersion, Accumulation, and the Ultimate Fate of Microplastics in Deep-Marine Environments: A Review and Future Directions

(2019) Ian A. Kane et al.   Frontiers in Earth Science

Detection of Various Microplastics in Human Stool

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

Spatial distribution of microplastics in sediments and surface waters of the southern North Sea

(2019) Claudia Lorenz et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Widespread microplastics distribution at an Amazon macrotidal sandy beach

(2019) José Eduardo Martinelli Filho et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics at the strandlines of Slovenian beaches

(2019) Špela Korez et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Nano/microplastics in water and wastewater treatment processes – Origin, impact and potential solutions

(2019) Marie Enfrin et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Microplastics: an emerging threat to food security and human health

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

Microplastics in fishes from the Northern Bay of Bengal

(2019) M. Shahadat Hossain et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics as contaminants in the soil environment: A mini-review

(2019) Jiao Wang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Micro- and nano-plastics in marine environment: Source, distribution and threats — A review

(2019) Licheng Peng et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Transport behaviors of plastic particles in saturated quartz sand without and with biochar/Fe3O4-biochar amendment

(2019) Meiping Tong et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Biodegradable and Compostable Plastics: A Critical Perspective on the Dawn of their Global Adoption

(2019) Rosaria Ciriminna et al.   ChemistryOpen

Uptake, tissue distribution, and toxicity of polystyrene nanoparticles in developing zebrafish ( Danio rerio )

(2018) Jordan A. Pitt et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Microplastics in different tissues of fish and prawn from the Musa Estuary, Persian Gulf

(2018) Sajjad Abbasi 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

Low levels of microplastics (MP) in wild mussels indicate that MP ingestion by humans is minimal compared to exposure via household fibres fallout during a meal

(2018) Ana I. Catarino et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Comparisons of microplastic pollution between mudflats and sandy beaches in Hong Kong

(2018) Hoi-Shing Lo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Abundance, composition, and distribution of microplastics larger than 20 μm in sand beaches of South Korea

(2018) Soeun Eo 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

An overview of chemical additives present in plastics: Migration, release, fate and environmental impact during their use, disposal and recycling

(2018) John N. Hahladakis et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Decline in oyster populations in traditional fishing grounds; is habitat damage by static fishing gear a contributory factor in ecosystem degradation?

(2018) Al-Maslamani Ibrahim et al.   JOURNAL OF SEA RESEARCH

Quantity and types of microplastics in the organic tissues of the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica and Atlantic mud crab Panopeus herbstii from a Florida estuary

(2018) Heidi R. Waite et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastic pollution in the Labrador Sea: An assessment using the seabird northern fulmar Fulmarus glacialis as a biological monitoring species

(2018) Stephanie Avery-Gomm et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in sub-surface waters of the Arctic Central Basin

(2018) La Daana K. Kanhai et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Erosion as a possible mechanism for the decrease of size of plastic pieces floating in oceans

(2018) Ana-Maria Resmeriță et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic analysis in the South Funen Archipelago, Baltic Sea, implementing manta trawling and bulk sampling

(2018) Matthias Tamminga et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastic contamination of the food chain: A threat to human health?

(2018) R.H. Waring et al.   MATURITAS

Microbial degradation of poly(ε-caprolactone) in a coastal environment

(2018) Miwa Suzuki et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Evaluation of uptake and chronic toxicity of virgin polystyrene microbeads in freshwater zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha (Mollusca: Bivalvia)

(2018) Stefano Magni et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Adherence of microplastics to soft tissue of mussels: A novel way to uptake microplastics beyond ingestion

(2018) Prabhu Kolandhasamy et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastic pollution in North Yellow Sea, China: Observations on occurrence, distribution and identification

(2018) Lin Zhu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Manure management and public health: Sanitary and socio-economic aspects among urban livestock-keepers in Cambodia

(2018) Gunilla Ström et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Organic fertilizer as a vehicle for the entry of microplastic into the environment

(2018) Nicolas Weithmann et al.   Science Advances

Nanoplastics impaired oyster free living stages, gametes and embryos

(2018) Kevin Tallec et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics along the beaches of southeast coast of India

(2018) R. Karthik et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Nano And Mciroplastic Analysis: Focus On Remediation Technologies And Occurrence In Freshwater Ecosystems

(2018) Yolanda Pico et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Synthetic Polymer Contamination in Bottled Water

(2018) Sherri A. Mason et al.   Frontiers in Chemistry

Co-selection of multi-antibiotic resistance in bacterial pathogens in metal and microplastic contaminated environments: An emerging health threat

(2018) Md. Imran et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Using mussel as a global bioindicator of coastal microplastic pollution

(2018) Jiana Li et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Challenges associated with plastic waste disposal and allied microbial routes for its effective degradation: A comprehensive review

(2018) Rucha V. Moharir et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

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

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

Plastic waste management, a matter for the ‘community’

(2018) Oliver Drzyzga et al.   Microbial Biotechnology

Accumulation and fate of nano- and micro-plastics and associated contaminants in organisms

(2018) Francisca Ribeiro et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Microplastic contamination in surface waters in Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

(2018) Glaucia P. Olivatto et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic abundance, distribution and composition in the Pearl River along Guangzhou city and Pearl River estuary, China

(2018) Muting Yan et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Mechanical Dilation Using Nylon Monofilament Aids Multisite Lymphaticovenous Anastomosis Through Improving the Quality of Anastomosis

(2018) Shuhei Yoshida et al.   ANNALS OF PLASTIC SURGERY

Cetaceans and microplastics: First report of microplastic ingestion by a coastal delphinid, Sousa chinensis

(2018) Jingmin Zhu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Abundant plankton-sized microplastic particles in shelf waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico

(2017) Rosana Di Mauro et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic ingestion in fish larvae in the western English Channel

(2017) Madeleine Steer et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics ingestion by a common tropical freshwater fishing resource

(2017) Jacqueline Santos Silva-Cavalcanti et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

Plastic and Human Health: A Micro Issue?

(2017) Stephanie L. Wright et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Elasmobranch fisheries in the Arabian Seas Region: Characteristics, trade and management

(2017) Rima W Jabado et al.   FISH AND FISHERIES

Is the feeding type related with the content of microplastics in intertidal fish gut?

(2017) Ricardo Mizraji et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic abundance, distribution and composition along a latitudinal gradient in the Atlantic Ocean

(2017) La Daana K. Kanhai et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in Baltic bottom sediments: Quantification procedures and first results

(2017) M Zobkov et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Size and dynamics of microplastic in gastrointestinal tracts of Northern Fulmars ( Fulmarus glacialis ) and Sooty Shearwaters ( Ardenna grisea )

(2017) Alicia K. Terepocki et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in the Southern Ocean

(2017) Atsuhiko Isobe et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

A large-scale investigation of microplastic contamination: Abundance and characteristics of microplastics in European beach sediment

(2017) Froukje A.E. Lots et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Ingestion of microplastics by natural zooplankton groups in the northern South China Sea

(2017) Xiaoxia Sun et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Enhanced uptake of BPA in the presence of nanoplastics can lead to neurotoxic effects in adult zebrafish

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

The Influence of Humic Substances on the Sorption of Three Organic Contaminants with Different Structure and Polarity to Clay Minerals

(2017) Lichao Zhang et al.   WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION

A rapid-screening approach to detect and quantify microplastics based on fluorescent tagging with Nile Red

(2017) Thomas Maes et al.   Scientific Reports

Plasticity results in delayed breeding in a long-distant migrant seabird

(2017) F. Stephen Dobson et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Are There Nanoplastics in Your Personal Care Products?

(2017) Laura M. Hernandez et al.   Environmental Science & Technology Letters

Microplastics as contaminants in commercially important seafood species

(2017) David Santillo et al.   Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Interactions of microplastic debris throughout the marine ecosystem

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

Microplastics in Spanish Table Salt

(2017) Maria E. Iñiguez et al.   Scientific Reports

Effects of multi-stressors on juveniles of the marine fish Pomatoschistus microps : Gold nanoparticles, microplastics and temperature

(2016) Pedro Ferreira et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

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

(2016) Saskia Rehse et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Engineered/designer biochar for contaminant removal/immobilization from soil and water: Potential and implication of biochar modification

(2016) Anushka Upamali Rajapaksha et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Characterisation of nanoplastics during the degradation of polystyrene

(2016) Scott Lambert et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Nano-sized polystyrene affects feeding, behavior and physiology of brine shrimp Artemia franciscana larvae

(2016) Elisa Bergami et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

High levels of microplastic ingestion by the semipelagic fish bogue Boops boops (L.) around the Balearic Islands

(2016) M.A. Nadal et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Fin whales and microplastics: The Mediterranean Sea and the Sea of Cortez scenarios

(2016) Maria Cristina Fossi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

(2016) Dannielle Senga Green   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

(2016) Anita Jemec et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics Alter the Properties and Sinking Rates of Zooplankton Faecal Pellets

(2016) Matthew Cole 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

Characterization of microplastic and mesoplastic debris in sediments from Kamilo Beach and Kahuku Beach, Hawai'i

(2016) Alan M. Young et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Distribution and quantity of microplastic on sandy beaches along the northern coast of Taiwan

(2016) Alexander Kunz et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

On some physical and dynamical properties of microplastic particles in marine environment

(2016) I. Chubarenko 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

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

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

Abundance and characteristics of microplastics in beach sediments: Insights into microplastic accumulation in northern Gulf of Mexico estuaries

(2016) Caitlin C. Wessel et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Feeding type affects microplastic ingestion in a coastal invertebrate community

(2016) Outi Setälä 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

(Nano)plastics in the environment – Sources, fates and effects

(2016) João Pinto da Costa et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Polystyrene nanoparticles internalization in human gastric adenocarcinoma cells

(2016) Maurizio Forte et al.   TOXICOLOGY IN VITRO

Transport and fate of microplastic particles in wastewater treatment plants

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

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

Ingestion of Microplastics by Zooplankton in the Northeast Pacific Ocean

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

Factors controlling permeability of the blood–brain barrier

(2015) Mohammed M. A. Almutairi et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

Microplastic and macroplastic ingestion by a deep diving, oceanic cetacean: The True's beaked whale Mesoplodon mirus

(2015) Amy L. Lusher et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic Pollution in Table Salts from China

(2015) Dongqi Yang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Ingestion of Nanoplastics and Microplastics by Pacific Oyster Larvae

(2015) Matthew Cole et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Potential Health Impact of Environmentally Released Micro- and Nanoplastics in the Human Food Production Chain: Experiences from Nanotoxicology

(2015) Hans Bouwmeester et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Responses ofHyalella aztecato acute and chronic microplastic exposures

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

Plasticizer endocrine disruption: Highlighting developmental and reproductive effects in mammals and non-mammalian aquatic species

(2015) Justine Mathieu-Denoncourt et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Epistemology of contaminants of emerging concern and literature meta-analysis

(2015) Rolf U. Halden   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Microplastic ingestion by scleractinian corals

(2015) N. M. Hall et al.   MARINE BIOLOGY

Evidence for immunomodulation and apoptotic processes induced by cationic polystyrene nanoparticles in the hemocytes of the marine bivalve Mytilus

(2015) L. Canesi et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Experimental development of a new protocol for extraction and characterization of microplastics in fish tissues: First observations in commercial species from Adriatic Sea

(2015) Carlo Giacomo Avio et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Microplastic contamination in brown shrimp (Crangon crangon, Linnaeus 1758) from coastal waters of the Southern North Sea and Channel area

(2015) Lisa I. Devriese et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

East Asian seas: A hot spot of pelagic microplastics

(2015) Atsuhiko Isobe et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

A quantitative analysis of microplastic pollution along the south-eastern coastline of South Africa

(2015) H.A. Nel et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Ingestion of microplastics by commercial fish off the Portuguese coast

(2015) Diogo Neves et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic in a macro filter feeder: Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae

(2015) E. Besseling et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic concentrations in beach sediments along the German Baltic coast

(2015) Andrea Stolte et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Elevated levels of ingested plastic in a high Arctic seabird, the northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)

(2015) Alice M. Trevail et al.   POLAR BIOLOGY

News Feature: Microplastics present pollution puzzle

(2015) Alla Katsnelson   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Guidance for the prognostic risk assessment of nanomaterials in aquatic ecosystems

(2015) A.A. Koelmans 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

Microplastics in Arctic polar waters: the first reported values of particles in surface and sub-surface samples

(2015) Amy L. Lusher et al.   Scientific Reports

The Scientific Consensus on Climate Change as a Gateway Belief: Experimental Evidence

(2015) Sander L. van der Linden et al.   PLoS One

Microplastics in bivalves cultured for human consumption

(2014) Lisbeth Van Cauwenberghe et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Uptake and Retention of Microplastics by the Shore Crab Carcinus maenas

(2014) Andrew J. R. Watts et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Assimilation of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers from Microplastics by the Marine Amphipod, Allorchestes Compressa

(2014) Evan M. Chua et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Accumulation and Embryotoxicity of Polystyrene Nanoparticles at Early Stage of Development of Sea Urchin Embryos Paracentrotus lividus

(2014) C. Della Torre et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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

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

Altered Behavior, Physiology, and Metabolism in Fish Exposed to Polystyrene Nanoparticles

(2014) Karin Mattsson et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Synthetic particles as contaminants in German beers

(2014) Gerd Liebezeit et al.   Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-Chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment

Comparison of the distribution and degradation of plastic debris along shorelines of the Great Lakes, North America

(2014) Maciej Zbyszewski et al.   JOURNAL OF GREAT LAKES RESEARCH

Evidence of microplastics in samples of zooplankton from Portuguese coastal waters

(2014) J.P.G.L. Frias et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

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

On the quantity and composition of floating plastic debris entering and leaving the Tamar Estuary, Southwest England

(2014) Saeed S. Sadri et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Widespread distribution of microplastics in subsurface seawater in the NE Pacific Ocean

(2014) Jean-Pierre W. Desforges et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Suspended microplastics in the surface water of the Yangtze Estuary System, China: First observations on occurrence, distribution

(2014) Shiye Zhao et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Titanium dioxide nanoparticle impact and translocation through ex vivo, in vivo and in vitro gut epithelia

(2014) Emilie Brun et al.   Particle and Fibre Toxicology

Millimeter-Sized Marine Plastics: A New Pelagic Habitat for Microorganisms and Invertebrates

(2014) Julia Reisser et al.   PLoS One

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

(2014) Martin Wagner et al.   Environmental Sciences Europe

Ultrafine particle emissions from desktop 3D printers

(2013) Brent Stephens et al.   ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

Microplastic ingestion decreases energy reserves in marine worms

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

Microplastic Moves Pollutants and Additives to Worms, Reducing Functions Linked to Health and Biodiversity

(2013) Mark Anthony Browne et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Ingestion and transfer of microplastics in the planktonic food web

(2013) Outi Setälä et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Size-Dependent Effects of Micro Polystyrene Particles in the Marine Copepod Tigriopus japonicus

(2013) Kyun-Woo Lee et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastic Ingestion by Zooplankton

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

Study of microbes having potentiality for biodegradation of plastics

(2013) Swapan Kumar Ghosh et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Polystyrene Nanoparticles Perturb Lipid Membranes

(2013) Giulia Rossi et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

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

(2013) Michiel Claessens et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Assessment of marine debris on the Belgian Continental Shelf

(2013) Lisbeth Van Cauwenberghe et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic pollution in the surface waters of the Laurentian Great Lakes

(2013) Marcus Eriksen et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Litter survey detects the South Atlantic ‘garbage patch’

(2013) Peter G. Ryan   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in Singapore’s coastal mangrove ecosystems

(2013) Nur Hazimah Mohamed Nor et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Ingested plastic transfers hazardous chemicals to fish and induces hepatic stress

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

Distribution of small plastic debris in cross-section and high strandline on Heungnam beach, South Korea

(2013) Nak Won Heo et al.   Ocean Science Journal

Gooseneck barnacles (Lepasspp.) ingest microplastic debris in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre

(2013) Miriam C. Goldstein et al.   PeerJ

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

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

The Complex Interaction between Marine Debris and Toxic Chemicals in the Ocean

(2012) Richard E. Engler   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

Effects of nanopolystyrene on the feeding behavior of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulisL.)

(2012) A. Wegner et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Are baleen whales exposed to the threat of microplastics? A case study of the Mediterranean fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus)

(2012) Maria Cristina Fossi et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Oral exposure to polystyrene nanoparticles affects iron absorption

(2012) Gretchen J. Mahler et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Food Chain Transport of Nanoparticles Affects Behaviour and Fat Metabolism in Fish

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