Critical Gaps in Shoreline Plastics Pollution Research

EXPRESS: Reporting Guidelines to Increase the Reproducibility and Comparability of Research on Microplastics

(2020) Win Cowger et al.   APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY

Microplastic contamination in east Antarctic sea ice

(2020) A. Kelly et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Summer sea ice melt and wastewater are important local sources of microlitter to Svalbard waters

(2020) Lisa W. von Friesen et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Factors influencing the spatial and temporal distribution of microplastics at the sea surface – A year-long monitoring case study from the urban Kiel Fjord, southwest Baltic Sea

(2020) Nicolas Christian Ory et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Mangrove forests as traps for marine litter

(2019) Cecilia Martin et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Co-liquefaction of Macroalgae with Common Marine Plastic Pollutants

(2019) Sofia Raikova et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Colonisation of plastic pellets (nurdles) by E. coli at public bathing beaches

(2019) Alyssa Rodrigues et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Antifouling paint particles in intertidal estuarine sediments from southwest England and their ingestion by the harbour ragworm, Hediste diversicolor

(2019) Christina Muller-Karanassos et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Occurrence and identification of microplastics along a beach in the Biosphere Reserve of Lanzarote

(2019) Carlos Edo et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Occurrence of tire wear particles and other microplastics within the tributaries of the Charleston Harbor Estuary, South Carolina, USA

(2019) Rachel R. Leads et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Spatial and temporal variations of litter at the Mediterranean beaches of Morocco mainly due to beach users

(2019) Driss Nachite et al.   OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT

Microplastic concentrations, size distribution, and polymer types in the surface waters of a northern European lake

(2019) Emilia Uurasjärvi et al.   WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH

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

(2019) Melanie Bergmann et al.   Science Advances

Assessment of microplastic pollution: occurrence and characterisation in Vesijärvi lake and Pikku Vesijärvi pond, Finland

(2019) Costanza Scopetani et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT

Global Review of Beach Debris Monitoring and Future Recommendations

(2019) Catarina Serra-Gonçalves et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

On mechanical fragmentation of single-use plastics in the sea swash zone with different types of bottom sediments: Insights from laboratory experiments

(2019) Irina Chubarenko et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Comparisons of microplastic pollution between mudflats and sandy beaches in Hong Kong

(2018) Hoi-Shing Lo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics in sediments from the littoral zone of the north Tunisian coast (Mediterranean Sea)

(2018) Sami Abidli et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

The distribution and morphology of microplastics in coastal soils adjacent to the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea

(2018) Qian Zhou et al.   GEODERMA

Sorption of fluorescent polystyrene microplastic particles to edible seaweed Fucus vesiculosus

(2018) Kasper Bjerrum Sundbæk et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY

Rocky shoreline protocols miss microplastics in marine debris surveys (Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador)

(2018) Matt McWilliams et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Marine debris on beaches of Arraial do Cabo, RJ, Brazil: An important coastal tourist destination

(2018) Melanie Lopes da Silva et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Spatial distribution of marine litter along italian coastal areas in the Pelagos sanctuary (Ligurian Sea - NW Mediterranean Sea): A focus on natural and urban beaches

(2018) Alice Giovacchini et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Spatio-temporal variability of beached macro-litter on remote islands of the North Atlantic

(2018) Noelia Ríos et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Connecting flux, deposition and resuspension in coastal debris surveys

(2018) Eavan Brennan et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

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

(2018) Ilka Peeken et al.   Nature Communications

The State of the World’s Beaches

(2018) Arjen Luijendijk et al.   Scientific Reports

Microplastic abundance and characteristics in French Atlantic coastal sediments using a new extraction method

(2018) Nam Ngoc Phuong et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Beach-cast debris surveys on Triangle Island, British Columbia, Canada indicate the timing of arrival of 2011 Tōhoku tsunami debris in North America

(2018) J. Mark Hipfner et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Citizen science for better management: Lessons learned from three Norwegian beach litter data sets

(2018) Jannike Falk-Andersson et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Marine debris in Trindade Island, a remote island of the South Atlantic

(2018) Ryan Andrades et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Travelling light: Fouling biota on macroplastics arriving on beaches of remote Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in the South Pacific Subtropical Gyre

(2018) Sabine Rech et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Geophysical features influence the accumulation of beach debris on Caribbean islands

(2017) Alexandra M. Schmuck et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Citizen scientists reveal: Marine litter pollutes Arctic beaches and affects wild life

(2017) Melanie Bergmann et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic contamination of intertidal sediments of Scapa Flow, Orkney: A first assessment

(2017) J. Blumenröder et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in freshwater and terrestrial environments: Evaluating the current understanding to identify the knowledge gaps and future research priorities

(2017) Alice A. Horton et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Estimating quantities and sources of marine debris at a continental scale

(2016) Britta Denise Hardesty et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Distribution and quantity of microplastic on sandy beaches along the northern coast of Taiwan

(2016) Alexander Kunz et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in tourist beaches of Huatulco Bay, Pacific coast of southern Mexico

(2016) I. Retama et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Abundance and characteristics of microplastics in beach sediments: Insights into microplastic accumulation in northern Gulf of Mexico estuaries

(2016) Caitlin C. Wessel et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Experimental Evaluation of Seaweeds as a Vector for Microplastics into Marine Food Webs

(2015) Lars Gutow et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastics in sediments: A review of techniques, occurrence and effects

(2015) Lisbeth Van Cauwenberghe et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Plastic in surface waters of the Inside Passage and beaches of the Salish Sea in Washington State

(2015) Wallace Davis et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic concentrations in beach sediments along the German Baltic coast

(2015) Andrea Stolte et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Strategy for mitigation of marine debris: Analysis of sources and composition of marine debris in northern Taiwan

(2014) Fan-Jun Kuo et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Anthropogenic Litter in Urban Freshwater Ecosystems: Distribution and Microbial Interactions

(2014) Timothy Hoellein et al.   PLoS One

Global warming releases microplastic legacy frozen in Arctic Sea ice

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

The present and future of microplastic pollution in the marine environment

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

Anthropogenic marine debris in the coastal environment: A multi-year comparison between coastal waters and local shores

(2013) M. Thiel et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in the Marine Environment: A Review of the Methods Used for Identification and Quantification

(2012) Valeria Hidalgo-Ruz et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Production and fate of kelp detritus

(2012) KA Krumhansl et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Daily accumulation rates of marine debris on sub-Antarctic island beaches

(2012) Cecilia Eriksson et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Characterization of marine debris in North Carolina salt marshes

(2011) Shay Viehman et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Evaluation of solid residues removed from a mangrove swamp in the São Vicente Estuary, SP, Brazil

(2010) C.A.M.M. Cordeiro et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN