Overview of microplastics pollution with heavy metals: Analytical methods, occurrence, transfer risks and call for standardization

Baseline analysis of metal(loid)s on microplastics collected from the Australian shoreline using citizen science

(2020) Maddison Carbery et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic contamination on the lower Chao Phraya: Abundance, characteristic and interaction with heavy metals

(2020) A.T. Ta et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Atmospheric microplastics: A review on current status and perspectives

(2020) Yulan Zhang et al.   EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS

Heavy metals contamination of sedimentary microplastics in Hong Kong

(2020) Wenjie Li et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Branded milks – Are they immune from microplastics contamination?

(2020) Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Metals and marine microplastics: Adsorption from the environment versus addition during manufacture, exemplified with lead

(2020) Andrew Turner et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Metro station free drinking water fountain- A potential “microplastics hotspot” for human consumption

(2020) V.C. Shruti et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Trace elements in microplastics stranded on beaches of remote islands in the NE Atlantic

(2020) Inês Martins et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

First study of its kind on the microplastic contamination of soft drinks, cold tea and energy drinks - Future research and environmental considerations

(2020) V.C. Shruti et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics and accumulated heavy metals in restored mangrove wetland surface sediments at Jinjiang Estuary (Fujian, China)

(2020) Jun Deng et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

An overview of recent advances in micro/nano beads and microfibers research: Critical assessment and promoting the less known

(2020) Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Hazardous microplastic characteristics and its role as a vector of heavy metal in groundwater and surface water of coastal south India

(2020) S. Selvam et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Microplastics pollution with heavy metals in the aquaculture zone of the Chao Phraya River Estuary, Thailand

(2020) Anh Tuan Ta et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics and other harmful substances released from disposable paper cups into hot water

(2020) Ved Prakash Ranjan et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Trace elements in microplastics in Cartagena: A hotspot for plastic pollution at the Caribbean

(2019) Isabel Acosta-Coley et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic pollution in commercial salt for human consumption: A review

(2019) Diogo Peixoto et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Heavy metals in sediment, microplastic and sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus from farms in China

(2019) Mohamed Mohsen et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Evaluation of microplastics in beach sediments along the coast of Dubai, UAE

(2019) Huda Aslam et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Current practices and future perspectives of microplastic pollution in freshwater ecosystems in China

(2019) Zhilu Fu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

The potential of microplastics as carriers of metals

(2019) V. Godoy et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Characterization of microplastics and the association of heavy metals with microplastics in suburban soil of central China

(2019) Yanfei Zhou et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Accumulation of polystyrene microplastics in juvenile Eriocheir sinensis and oxidative stress effects in the liver

(2018) Ping Yu et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Trace element dynamics of biosolids-derived microbeads

(2018) Hasintha Wijesekara et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Polystyrene microplastics induce microbiota dysbiosis and inflammation in the gut of adult zebrafish

(2018) Yuanxiang Jin et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

The effect of polymer aging on the uptake of fuel aromatics and ethers by microplastics

(2018) Axel Müller et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Spatial variability in the concentrations of metals in beached microplastics

(2018) M.C. Vedolin et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Macro and micro plastics sorb and desorb metals and act as a point source of trace metals to coastal ecosystems

(2018) B. Munier et al.   PLoS One

Characterization of plastic debris and association of metals with microplastics in coastline sediment along the Persian Gulf

(2018) Sina Dobaradaran et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT

Levels of trace metals on microplastic particles in beach sediments of the island of Vis, Adriatic Sea, Croatia

(2018) Jasna Maršić-Lučić et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics, a food safety issue?

(2018) Sandra Rainieri et al.   TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Trace metals in polyethylene debris from the North Atlantic subtropical gyre

(2018) Jonathan Prunier et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Cadmium, lead and bromine in beached microplastics

(2017) Angelo Massos et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Distribution and assessment of heavy metals in the surface sediment of Yellow River, China

(2016) Nan Yan et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Pigments and plastic in limnetic ecosystems: A qualitative and quantitative study on microparticles of different size classes

(2016) Hannes K. Imhof et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Toxicity assessment due to sub-chronic exposure to individual and mixtures of four toxic heavy metals

(2015) Samuel J. Cobbina et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Geoaccumulation and distribution of heavy metals in the urban river sediment

(2014) Nur Aliaa SHAFIE et al.   International Journal of Sediment Research

Spatial and temporal distribution of cetaceans in the mid-Atlantic waters around the Azores

(2013) Mónica A. Silva et al.   Marine Biology Research

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

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

Association of metals with plastic production pellets in the marine environment

(2010) Karen Ashton et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN