Microplastics in polar regions: An early warning to the world's pristine ecosystem

Microplastic accumulation in benthic invertebrates in Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea, Antarctica)

(2020) Andrea Augusto Sfriso et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

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

Microplastics in sea ice and seawater beneath ice floes from the Arctic Ocean

(2020) La Daana K. Kanhai et al.   Scientific Reports

Fibers spreading worldwide: Microplastics and other anthropogenic litter in an Arctic freshwater lake

(2020) Miguel González-Pleiter et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Breeding seabirds as vectors of microplastics from sea to land: Evidence from colonies in Arctic Canada

(2020) Madelaine P.T. Bourdages et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Viable Microorganisms on Fibers Collected within and beyond the Planetary Boundary Layer

(2020) Miguel González-Pleiter et al.   Environmental Science & Technology Letters

Occurrence and transport of microplastics sampled within and above the planetary boundary layer

(2020) Miguel González-Pleiter et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

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

White and wonderful? Microplastics prevail in snow from the Alps to the Arctic

(2019) Melanie Bergmann et al.   Science Advances

Microplastics in gentoo penguins from the Antarctic region

(2019) Filipa Bessa et al.   Scientific Reports

Microplastic contamination in benthic organisms from the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions

(2018) Chao Fang et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Marine environment microfiber contamination: Global patterns and the diversity of microparticle origins

(2018) A.P.W. Barrows et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics on biota: a review

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

Microplastics in sub-surface waters of the Arctic Central Basin

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

Microplastics in marine sediments near Rothera Research Station, Antarctica

(2018) Sarah Reed et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastic ingestion by juvenile polar cod (Boreogadus saida) in the Arctic Ocean

(2018) Susanne Kühn et al.   POLAR BIOLOGY

Arctic sea ice is an important temporal sink and means of transport for microplastic

(2018) Ilka Peeken et al.   Nature Communications

Microplastics in the Arctic: A case study with sub-surface water and fish samples off Northeast Greenland

(2018) Silvia Morgana et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Incidence and identification of microfibers in ocean waters in Admiralty Bay, Antarctica

(2018) Theresinha Monteiro Absher et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

High Quantities of Microplastic in Arctic Deep-Sea Sediments from the HAUSGARTEN Observatory

(2017) Melanie Bergmann et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastics in the sediments of Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea, Antarctica)

(2017) Cristina Munari et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in the Southern Ocean

(2017) Atsuhiko Isobe et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in the Antarctic marine system: An emerging area of research

(2017) Catherine L. Waller et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made

(2017) Roland Geyer et al.   Science Advances

Microplastics in seafood: Benchmark protocol for their extraction and characterization

(2016) Alexandre Dehaut et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic pollution in the Greenland Sea: Background levels and selective contamination of planktivorous diving seabirds

(2016) F. Amélineau et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

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

Wastewater treatment plant effluent as a source of microplastics: review of the fate, chemical interactions and potential risks to aquatic organisms

(2016) S. Ziajahromi et al.   WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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

A global inventory of small floating plastic debris

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

Assessment of microplastic toxicity to embryonic development of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus (Echinodermata: Echinoidea)

(2015) C.R. Nobre et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Linking effects of anthropogenic debris to ecological impacts

(2015) M. A. Browne et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean

(2015) J. R. Jambeck et al.   SCIENCE

A critical overview of the analytical approaches to the occurrence, the fate and the behavior of microplastics in the environment

(2015) Teresa Rocha-Santos et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

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

Uptake and Retention of Microplastics by the Shore Crab Carcinus maenas

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

Plastic Pollution in the World's Oceans: More than 5 Trillion Plastic Pieces Weighing over 250,000 Tons Afloat at Sea

(2014) Marcus Eriksen 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

Microplastics in the seas

(2014) K. L. Law et al.   SCIENCE

Global warming releases microplastic legacy frozen in Arctic Sea ice

(2014) Rachel W. Obbard et al.   Earths Future

The deep sea is a major sink for microplastic debris

(2014) L. C. Woodall et al.   Royal Society Open Science

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

(2013) Mark Anthony Browne et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Single and combined effects of microplastics and pyrene on juveniles (0+ group) of the common goby Pomatoschistus microps (Teleostei, Gobiidae)

(2013) M. Oliveira et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Microplastic pollution in deep-sea sediments

(2013) Lisbeth Van Cauwenberghe et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

The physical impacts of microplastics on marine organisms: A review

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

The present and future of microplastic pollution in the marine environment

(2013) Juliana A. Ivar do Sul et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Plastic pollution in the South Pacific subtropical gyre

(2013) Marcus Eriksen et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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

(2012) Richard E. Engler   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

The effect of wind mixing on the vertical distribution of buoyant plastic debris

(2012) T. Kukulka et al.   GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS

Neustonic microplastic and zooplankton in the North Western Mediterranean Sea

(2012) Amandine Collignon et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Anthropogenic impacts on marine ecosystems in Antarctica

(2011) Richard B. Aronson et al.   Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Accumulation of Microplastic on Shorelines Woldwide: Sources and Sinks

(2011) Mark Anthony Browne et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Large Decadal Decline of the Arctic Multiyear Ice Cover

(2011) Josefino C. Comiso   JOURNAL OF CLIMATE

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

Macroplastics at sea around Antarctica

(2010) David K.A. Barnes et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Ingested plastic in a diving seabird, the thick-billed murre (Uria lomvia), in the eastern Canadian Arctic

(2010) Jennifer F. Provencher et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

The size, mass, and composition of plastic debris in the western North Atlantic Ocean

(2010) Skye Morét-Ferguson et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

On the importance of size of plastic fragments and pellets on the strandline: a snapshot of a Brazilian beach

(2009) Monica F. Costa et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT

Contributing to marine pollution by washing your face: Microplastics in facial cleansers

(2009) Lisa S. Fendall et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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

Applications and societal benefits of plastics

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

Accumulation and fragmentation of plastic debris in global environments

(2009) D. K. A. Barnes et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Impacts of local human activities on the Antarctic environment

(2008) T. Tin et al.   ANTARCTIC SCIENCE

Biological degradation of plastics: A comprehensive review

(2008) Aamer Ali Shah et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES