Plastic additives: challenges in ecotox hazard assessment

Microplastic pollution in wastewater treatment plants in the city of Cádiz: Abundance, removal efficiency and presence in receiving water body

(2021) A.A. Franco et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Adverse effects of oxo-degradable plastic leachates in freshwater environment

(2020) Simona Schiavo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Microplastic contamination in Auckland (New Zealand) beach sediments

(2020) James H. Bridson et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Development of AOP relevant to microplastics based on toxicity mechanisms of chemical additives using ToxCast™ and deep learning models combined approach

(2020) Jaeseong Jeong et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Identification and quantification of selected plastics in biosolids by pressurized liquid extraction combined with double-shot pyrolysis gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

(2020) Elvis D. Okoffo et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics in aquatic environments: Toxicity to trigger ecological consequences

(2020) Hui Ma et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

A preliminary analysis of microplastics in edible versus non-edible tissues from seafood samples.

(2020) Fleurine Akoueson et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

The hidden threat of plastic leachates: A critical review on their impacts on aquatic organisms

(2020) Kuddithamby Gunaalan et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Microplastic regulation should be more precise to incentivize both innovation and environmental safety

(2020) Denise M. Mitrano et al.   Nature Communications

Microplastics in wastewater outlets of Bandar Abbas city (Iran): A potential point source of microplastics into the Persian Gulf

(2020) Abolfazl Naji et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Are We Speaking the Same Language? Recommendations for a Definition and Categorization Framework for Plastic Debris

(2019) Nanna B. Hartmann et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Leachates of micronized plastic toys provoke embryotoxic effects upon sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus

(2019) Maria Oliviero et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Aging Significantly Affects Mobility and Contaminant-Mobilizing Ability of Nanoplastics in Saturated Loamy Sand

(2019) Jin Liu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Effects of Nylon Microplastic on Feeding, Lipid Accumulation, and Moulting in a Coldwater Copepod

(2019) Matthew Cole et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastic exposure and effects in aquatic organisms: A physiological perspective

(2019) Silvia Franzellitti et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY

Distribution of plastic polymer types in the marine environment; A meta-analysis

(2019) Gabriel Erni-Cassola et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

The why and how of micro(nano)plastic research

(2019) M. Oliveira et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Microplastic pollution in streams spanning an urbanisation gradient

(2019) Nadezhda Dikareva et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Nanoplastics Decrease the Toxicity of a Complex PAH Mixture but Impair Mitochondrial Energy Production in Developing Zebrafish

(2019) Rafael Trevisan et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Polystyrene microplastics ingestion induced behavioral effects to the cladoceran Daphnia magna

(2019) Beatrice De Felice et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Leaching behavior of fluorescent additives from microplastics and the toxicity of leachate to Chlorella vulgaris

(2019) Hongwei Luo et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Effects of accelerated aging on characteristics, leaching, and toxicity of commercial lead chromate pigmented microplastics

(2019) Hongwei Luo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

New Perspective on the Nanoplastics Disrupting the Reproduction of an Endangered Fern in Artificial Freshwater

(2019) Wenke Yuan et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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

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

Microplastics and seafood: lower trophic organisms at highest risk of contamination

(2019) Chris Walkinshaw et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Sorting out difficulties in immunological diagnosis of neurocysticercosis: Development and assessment of real time loop mediated isothermal amplification of cysticercal DNA in blood

(2019) Gunjan Goyal et al.   JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES

Microplastics in the New Zealand green lipped mussel Perna canaliculus

(2019) S. Webb et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Realistic environmental exposure to microplastics does not induce biological effects in the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas

(2019) Messika Revel et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic pollution in urban streams across New Zealand: concentrations, composition and implications

(2019) Aidan K. Mora-Teddy et al.   NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH

Interaction of chemical contaminants with microplastics: Principles and perspectives

(2019) Omowunmi H. Fred-Ahmadu 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

Fate of microplastics in wastewater treatment plants and their environmental dispersion with effluent and sludge

(2019) Carlos Edo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Toxicological effects of polystyrene microplastics on earthworm (Eisenia fetida)

(2019) Xiaofeng Jiang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Adsorption of antibiotics on microplastics

(2018) Jia Li et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Environmentally relevant microplastic exposure affects sediment-dwelling bivalves

(2018) Agathe Bour et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics on biota: a review

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

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

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

Exposure of soil collembolans to microplastics perturbs their gut microbiota and alters their isotopic composition

(2018) Dong Zhu et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

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

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

Accumulation and immunotoxicity of microplastics in the estuarine worm Hediste diversicolor in environmentally relevant conditions of exposure

(2018) Messika Revel et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

A two-tier standard method to test the toxicity of microplastics in marine water using Paracentrotus lividu s and Acartia clausi larvae

(2018) Ricardo Beiras et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Microplastics in the aquatic environment: Evidence for or against adverse impacts and major knowledge gaps

(2018) Emily E. Burns et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Microplastic in marine organism: Environmental and toxicological effects

(2018) Eleonora Guzzetti et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY

Microplastics: Finding a consensus on the definition

(2018) J.P.G.L. Frias et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Soil ecotoxicity study of DEHP with respect to multiple soil species

(2018) Dokyung Kim et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Histopathological and molecular effects of microplastics in Eisenia andrei Bouché

(2017) A. Rodriguez-Seijo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Acute water quality criteria for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, pesticides, plastic additives, and 4-Nonylphenol in seawater

(2017) I. Durán et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Stressor Exposures Determine Risk: So, Why Do Fellow Scientists Continue To Focus on Superficial Microplastics Risk?

(2017) G. Allen Burton   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Advancing the quality of environmental microplastic research

(2017) Kristin A. Connors et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Microplastic potentiates triclosan toxicity to the marine copepod Acartia tonsa (Dana)

(2017) Kristian Syberg et al.   JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH-PART A-CURRENT ISSUES

Plastics and microplastics in the oceans: From emerging pollutants to emerged threat

(2017) Carlo Giacomo Avio et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Reducing Uncertainty and Confronting Ignorance about the Possible Impacts of Weathering Plastic in the Marine Environment

(2017) Annika Jahnke et al.   Environmental Science & Technology Letters

Ecotoxicity testing of microplastics: Considering the heterogeneity of physicochemical properties

(2017) Scott Lambert et al.   Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Microplastics as a vector of hydrophobic contaminants: Importance of hydrophobic additives

(2017) Jung-Hwan Kwon et al.   Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

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

(2016) Pedro Ferreira et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Temperature rise and microplastics interact with the toxicity of the antibiotic cefalexin to juveniles of the common goby ( Pomatoschistus microps ): Post-exposure predatory behaviour, acetylcholinesterase activity and lipid peroxidation

(2016) Elsa Fonte et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Is there any consistency between the microplastics found in the field and those used in laboratory experiments?

(2016) Nam Ngoc Phuong et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics in the Terrestrial Ecosystem: Implications for Lumbricus terrestris (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae)

(2016) Esperanza Huerta Lwanga et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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

Microplastics as vector for heavy metal contamination from the marine environment

(2016) Dennis Brennecke et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Biodegradation and Ecotoxicity of Polyethylene Films Containing Pro-Oxidant Additive

(2016) A. Vázquez-Morillas et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Synthetic shorelines in New Zealand? Quantification and characterisation of microplastic pollution on Canterbury's coastlines

(2016) PJ Clunies-Ross et al.   NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH

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

Does the presence of microplastics influence the acute toxicity of chromium(VI) to early juveniles of the common goby (Pomatoschistus microps)? A study with juveniles from two wild estuarine populations

(2015) Luís G. Luís et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Toxicity of leachate from weathering plastics: An exploratory screening study with Nitocra spinipes

(2015) Sofia Bejgarn et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Influence of polyethylene microplastic beads on the uptake and localization of silver in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

(2015) Farhan R. Khan et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Effects of Toxic Leachate from Commercial Plastics on Larval Survival and Settlement of the Barnacle Amphibalanus amphitrite

(2015) Heng-Xiang Li et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Leaching of plastic additives to marine organisms

(2014) Albert A. Koelmans et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

The physical impacts of microplastics on marine organisms: A review

(2013) Stephanie L. Wright et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic Ingestion by Zooplankton

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

Ingested plastic transfers hazardous chemicals to fish and induces hepatic stress

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

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

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

Plastic Degradation and Its Environmental Implications with Special Reference to Poly(ethylene terephthalate)

(2012) Hayden Webb et al.   Polymers

Adsorption of trace metals to plastic resin pellets in the marine environment

(2011) Luke A. Holmes et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics as contaminants in the marine environment: A review

(2011) Matthew Cole et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Setting the limits for engineered nanoparticles in European surface waters – are current approaches appropriate?

(2009) Anders Baun et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING

Our plastic age

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

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

A critical analysis of the biological impacts of plasticizers on wildlife

(2009) J. Oehlmann et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Applications and societal benefits of plastics

(2009) A. L. Andrady et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Synthetic polymers in the marine environment: A rapidly increasing, long-term threat

(2008) Charles James Moore   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Mechanistic implications of plastic degradation

(2007) Baljit Singh et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY