The global threat from plastic pollution

The Global Plastic Toxicity Debt

(2021) Matthias C. Rillig et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Weathering of microplastics and interaction with other coexisting constituents in terrestrial and aquatic environments

(2021) Jiajun Duan et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Augmentation of global marine sedimentary carbon storage in the age of plastic

(2021) Craig Smeaton   Limnology and Oceanography Letters

Risk posed by microplastics: Scientific evidence and public perception

(2021) Ana I. Catarino et al.   Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry

Weathering Plastics as a Planetary Boundary Threat: Exposure, Fate, and Hazards

(2021) Hans Peter H. Arp et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Zooplankton grazing of microplastic can accelerate global loss of ocean oxygen

(2021) K. Kvale et al.   Nature Communications

Public views on plastic pollution: Knowledge, perceived impacts, and pro-environmental behaviours

(2021) Joana Soares et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

The physical oceanography of the transport of floating marine debris

(2020) Erik van Sebille et al.   Environmental Research Letters

Quantitative overview of marine debris ingested by marine megafauna

(2020) Susanne Kühn et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Ranking environmental degradation trends of plastic marine debris based on physical properties and molecular structure

(2020) Kyungjun Min et al.   Nature Communications

Degradation Rates of Plastics in the Environment

(2020) Ali Chamas et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Nano- and microplastics affect the composition of freshwater benthic communities in the long term

(2020) P. E. Redondo-Hasselerharm et al.   Science Advances

EXPRESS: Critical Assessment of Analytical Methods for the Harmonized and Cost Efficient Analysis of Microplastics

(2020) Sebastian Primpke et al.   APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY

Tying up Loose Ends of Microplastic Pollution in the Arctic: Distribution from the Sea Surface through the Water Column to Deep-Sea Sediments at the HAUSGARTEN Observatory

(2020) Mine B. Tekman et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Seafloor microplastic hotspots controlled by deep-sea circulation

(2020) Ian A. Kane et al.   SCIENCE

Microplastics affect sedimentary microbial communities and nitrogen cycling

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

Quantifying microplastic translocation from feed to the fillet in European sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax

(2020) Sinem Zeytin et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Evaluating scenarios toward zero plastic pollution

(2020) Winnie W. Y. Lau et al.   SCIENCE

Effects of microplastic biofilms on nutrient cycling in simulated freshwater systems

(2020) Xianchuan Chen et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

An end to the controversy over the microscopic detection and effects of pristine microplastics in fish organs

(2020) Carolina De Sales-Ribeiro et al.   Scientific Reports

Communicating the absence of evidence for microplastics risk: Balancing sensation and reflection

(2020) Toby Wardman et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Predicted growth in plastic waste exceeds efforts to mitigate plastic pollution

(2020) Stephanie B. Borrelle et al.   SCIENCE

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

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

Plasticenta: First evidence of microplastics in human placenta

(2020) Antonio Ragusa et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Risks of floating microplastic in the global ocean

(2020) G. Everaert et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

A ubiquitous tire rubber–derived chemical induces acute mortality in coho salmon

(2020) Zhenyu Tian et al.   SCIENCE

Structural Diversity in Early-Stage Biofilm Formation on Microplastics Depends on Environmental Medium and Polymer Properties

(2020) Anja F. R. M. Ramsperger et al.   Water

Plastic film mulching increased the accumulation and human health risks of phthalate esters in wheat grains

(2019) Mei Shi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Recent advances in toxicological research of nanoplastics in the environment: A review

(2019) Maocai Shen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics Can Change Soil Properties and Affect Plant Performance

(2019) Anderson Abel de Souza Machado et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

The rise in ocean plastics evidenced from a 60-year time series

(2019) Clare Ostle et al.   Nature Communications

The vertical distribution and biological transport of marine microplastics across the epipelagic and mesopelagic water column

(2019) C. Anela Choy et al.   Scientific Reports

Multidecadal increase in plastic particles in coastal ocean sediments

(2019) Jennifer A. Brandon et al.   Science Advances

‘All chemical substances are harmful.’ public appraisal of uncertain risks of food additives and contaminants

(2019) Tom Jansen et al.   FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY

Can microplastics pose a threat to ocean carbon sequestration?

(2019) Maocai Shen et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastic sources: A survey across scientific and grey literature for their inventory and relative contribution to microplastics pollution in natural environments, with an emphasis on surface water

(2019) Silvia Galafassi et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Exploring public views on marine litter in Europe: Perceived causes, consequences and pathways to change

(2018) Bonny L. Hartley et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastic waste associated with disease on coral reefs

(2018) Joleah B. Lamb et al.   SCIENCE

Plastics in soil: Analytical methods and possible sources

(2018) Melanie Bläsing et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Turning microplastics into nanoplastics through digestive fragmentation by Antarctic krill

(2018) Amanda L. Dawson et al.   Nature Communications

Biodegradable Plastic Mulch Films: Impacts on Soil Microbial Communities and Ecosystem Functions

(2018) Sreejata Bandopadhyay et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Identification of Chain Scission Products Released to Water by Plastic Exposed to Ultraviolet Light

(2018) Berit Gewert et al.   Environmental Science & Technology Letters

Quantifying ecological risks of aquatic micro- and nanoplastic

(2018) Ellen Besseling et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

All is not lost: deriving a top-down mass budget of plastic at sea

(2017) Albert A Koelmans et al.   Environmental Research Letters

Settling velocity of microplastic particles of regular shapes

(2017) Liliya Khatmullina et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Tsunami-driven rafting: Transoceanic species dispersal and implications for marine biogeography

(2017) James T. Carlton et al.   SCIENCE

Impacts of Biofilm Formation on the Fate and Potential Effects of Microplastic in the Aquatic Environment

(2017) Christoph D. Rummel et al.   Environmental Science & Technology Letters

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

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

Plastic mulching in agriculture. Trading short-term agronomic benefits for long-term soil degradation?

(2016) Zacharias Steinmetz et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

The impact of debris on marine life

(2015) S.C. Gall et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Identifying Chemicals That Are Planetary Boundary Threats

(2014) Matthew MacLeod et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Confronting Unknown Planetary Boundary Threats from Chemical Pollution

(2013) Linn M. Persson et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Assessing accidental entanglement as a threat to the Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus

(2008) AA Karamanlidis et al.   Endangered Species Research