Quantification of Microplastics in North-Western Mediterranean Harbors: Seasonality and Biofilm-Related Metallic Contaminants

Microplastics in seawater: sampling strategies, laboratory methodologies, and identification techniques applied to port environment

(2020) Laura Cutroneo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

An environmental concentration of aged microplastics with adsorbed silver significantly affects aquatic organisms

(2020) Gabriela Kalčíková et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Are we underestimating microplastic abundance in the marine environment? A comparison of microplastic capture with nets of different mesh-size

(2020) Penelope K. Lindeque et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Long-term monitoring emphasizes impacts of the dredging on dissolved Cu and Pb contamination along with ultraplankton distribution and structure in Toulon Bay (NW Mediterranean Sea, France)

(2020) Nicolas Layglon et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Marine Plastic Debris: A New Surface for Microbial Colonization

(2020) Robyn J. Wright et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Changes in Bacterioplankton Communities Resulting From Direct and Indirect Interactions With Trace Metal Gradients in an Urbanized Marine Coastal Area

(2019) Clément Coclet et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Floating microplastics and aggregate formation in the Western Mediterranean Sea

(2019) William P. de Haan et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Size and shape matter: A preliminary analysis of microplastic sampling technique in seawater studies with implications for ecological risk assessment

(2019) Garth A. Covernton et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Macro-litter in surface waters from the Rhone River: Plastic pollution and loading to the NW Mediterranean Sea

(2019) Javier Castro-Jiménez et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Biofilm facilitates metal accumulation onto microplastics in estuarine waters

(2019) Heather Richard et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Impact of wind-driven circulation on contaminant dispersion in a semi-enclosed bay

(2019) Camille Mazoyer et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Comparative study on the bioaccumulation and biotransformation of arsenic by some northeastern Atlantic and northwestern Mediterranean sponges

(2018) Anna Maria Orani et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Characterization of microplastic litter in the gastrointestinal tract of Solea solea from the Adriatic Sea

(2018) G. Pellini et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Occurrence of microplastics in surface waters of the Gulf of Lion (NW Mediterranean Sea)

(2018) Natascha Schmidt et al.   PROGRESS IN OCEANOGRAPHY

Trace metals in polyethylene debris from the North Atlantic subtropical gyre

(2018) Jonathan Prunier et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

Distribution and importance of microplastics in the marine environment: A review of the sources, fate, effects, and potential solutions

(2017) H.S. Auta et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Ups and Downs in the Ocean: Effects of Biofouling on Vertical Transport of Microplastics

(2017) Merel Kooi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Transport of microplastics in coastal seas

(2017) Hua Zhang   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Environmental complexity of a port: Evidence from circulation of the water masses, and composition and contamination of bottom sediments

(2017) L. Cutroneo et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

River plastic emissions to the world’s oceans

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

From macroplastic to microplastic: Degradation of high-density polyethylene, polypropylene, and polystyrene in a salt marsh habitat

(2016) John E. Weinstein 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

Changes in the Floating Plastic Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea in Relation to the Distance to Land

(2016) Maria Luiza Pedrotti et al.   PLoS One

A global inventory of small floating plastic debris

(2015) Erik van Sebille et al.   Environmental Research Letters

East Asian seas: A hot spot of pelagic microplastics

(2015) Atsuhiko Isobe et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean

(2015) J. R. Jambeck et al.   SCIENCE

Plastic Accumulation in the Mediterranean Sea

(2015) Andrés Cózar et al.   PLoS One

Leaching of plastic additives to marine organisms

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

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

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

Long-Term Sorption of Metals Is Similar among Plastic Types: Implications for Plastic Debris in Aquatic Environments

(2014) Chelsea M. Rochman et al.   PLoS One

Plastic debris in the open ocean

(2014) A. Cozar et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Marine litter within the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive

(2013) F. Galgani et al.   ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE

Patterns of Metal Accumulation by Natural River Biofilms During Their Growth and Seasonal Succession

(2012) Chien-Jung Tien et al.   ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY

Increased oceanic microplastic debris enhances oviposition in an endemic pelagic insect

(2012) M. C. Goldstein et al.   Biology Letters

The use of a combined monitoring system for following a turbid plume generated by dredging activities in a port

(2012) Laura Cutroneo et al.   JOURNAL OF SOILS AND SEDIMENTS

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

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

Study of the spatial and historical distribution of sediment inorganic contamination in the Toulon bay (France)

(2011) Erwan Tessier 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

Occurrence and distribution of microplastics in marine sediments along the Belgian coast

(2011) Michiel Claessens et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Marine ecosystems’ responses to climatic and anthropogenic forcings in the Mediterranean

(2011) X. Durrieu de Madron et al.   PROGRESS IN OCEANOGRAPHY

Physical and sedimentological characterisation of dredged sediments

(2010) Marco Capello et al.   CHEMISTRY AND ECOLOGY

Historical Changes in Marine Resources, Food-web Structure and Ecosystem Functioning in the Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean

(2010) Heike K. Lotze et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Digital zooplankton image analysis using the ZooScan integrated system

(2010) G. Gorsky et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANKTON RESEARCH

Association of metals with plastic production pellets in the marine environment

(2010) Karen Ashton et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

The biofilm matrix

(2010) Hans-Curt Flemming et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

The Biodiversity of the Mediterranean Sea: Estimates, Patterns, and Threats

(2010) Marta Coll et al.   PLoS One

Biofouling and stability of synthetic polymers in sea water

(2009) Trishul Artham et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Experimental toxicity and bioaccumulation of cadmium in freshwater periphytic diatoms in relation with biofilm maturity

(2009) Thi Thuy Duong et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT