Global sources, abundance, size, and distribution of microplastics in marine sediments - A critical review

Bibliometrics and visualization analysis regarding research on the development of microplastics

(2021) Mengjiao Zhou et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

More than 1000 rivers account for 80% of global riverine plastic emissions into the ocean

(2021) Lourens J. J. Meijer et al.   Science Advances

Vertical distribution of microplastics in bay sediment reflecting effects of sedimentation dynamics and anthropogenic activities

(2020) Yifan Zheng et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic contamination in Auckland (New Zealand) beach sediments

(2020) James H. Bridson et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic fragment and fiber contamination of beach sediments from selected sites in Virginia and North Carolina, USA

(2020) Gabrielle Z. Dodson et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Assessment of plastic debris in remote islands of the Andaman and Nicobar Archipelago, India

(2020) Krishnakumar S. et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Spatial and seasonal distribution of microplastics on sandy beaches along the coast of the Hengchun Peninsula, Taiwan

(2020) Mei-Chi Chen et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic pollution in deep-sea sediments and organisms of the Western Pacific Ocean

(2020) Dongdong Zhang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Global distribution of microplastics and its impact on marine environment—a review

(2020) Nithin Ajith et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Macro-, meso- and microplastic debris in the beaches of Tuticorin district, Southeast coast of India

(2020) K. Immaculate Jeyasanta et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic particles in the Persian/Arabian Gulf – A review on sampling and identification

(2020) Saif Uddin et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Occurrence and characterization of surface sediment microplastics and litter from North African coasts of Mediterranean Sea: Preliminary research and first evidence

(2020) Tahar Tata et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics occurrence and spatial distribution in seawater and sediment of Haikou Bay in the northern South China Sea

(2020) Huaiyuan Qi et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Occurrence, distribution and composition of microplastics in the sediments of South Andaman beaches

(2020) Arunkumar Patchaiyappan et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

First evidence of microplastics bioaccumulation by marine organisms in the Port Blair Bay, Andaman Islands

(2020) Prasun Goswami et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics on sandy beaches of the southern Baltic Sea

(2020) Barbara Urban-Malinga et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Spatiotemporal distribution, source identification and inventory of microplastics in surface sediments from Sanggou Bay, China

(2020) Qi Sui et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Photochemical impacts on the toxicity of PM2.5

(2020) Jialin Xu et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

The fate of microplastic in marine sedimentary environments: A review and synthesis

(2020) Peter T. Harris   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Characterization and distribution of microplastics and plastic debris along Silver Beach, Southern India

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

Microplastics in Terrestrial Ecosystems: A Scientometric Analysis

(2020) Donghui He et al.   Sustainability

Global trends and prospects in microplastics research: A bibliometric analysis

(2020) Ying Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Distribution and characterization of microplastics in beach sand from three different Indian coastal environments

(2019) M. Tiwari et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Two-dimensional distribution and abundance of micro- and mesoplastic pollution in the surface sediment of Xialiao Beach, New Taipei City, Taiwan

(2019) Lamtiur Junita Bancin et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic distribution in surface sediments along the Spanish Mediterranean continental shelf

(2019) Ana Virginia Filgueiras et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Qualitative and quantitative assessment of microplastics in three sandy Mediterranean beaches, including different methodological approaches

(2019) Odysseas Piperagkas et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Microplastic pollution in the surface sediments collected from Sishili Bay, North Yellow Sea, China

(2019) Bin Zhang et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

The chemical behaviors of microplastics in marine environment: A review

(2019) Xuan Guo et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Abundance, characteristics and surface degradation features of microplastics in beach sediments of five coastal areas in Tamil Nadu, India

(2019) Narmatha Sathish et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Beached microplastics in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea

(2019) Mel Constant et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Current research trends on microplastic pollution from wastewater systems: a critical review

(2019) Yulin Hu et al.   REVIEWS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND BIO-TECHNOLOGY

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

(2019) Carlos Edo et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Abundance, morphology and chemical composition of microplastics in sand and sediments from a protected coastal area: The Mar Menor lagoon (SE Spain)

(2019) Javier Bayo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic pollution at the intersection of the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas: A study of the Datça Peninsula (Turkey)

(2019) Murat Yabanlı et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Marine litter and microplastic pollution on mangrove soils of the Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, Colombian Caribbean

(2019) Ostin Garcés-Ordóñez et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Widespread microplastics distribution at an Amazon macrotidal sandy beach

(2019) José Eduardo Martinelli Filho 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

Microplastics at the strandlines of Slovenian beaches

(2019) Špela Korez et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic debris in beaches of Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain)

(2019) Clara Álvarez-Hernández et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in Tampa Bay, Florida: Abundance and variability in estuarine waters and sediments

(2019) Kinsley McEachern et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

The issue of microplastics in marine ecosystems: A bibliometric network analysis

(2019) V.H. Pauna et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics pollution along the Lebanese coast (Eastern Mediterranean Basin): Occurrence in surface water, sediments and biota samples

(2019) Maria Kazour et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Abundance, composition, and distribution of microplastics larger than 20 μm in sand beaches of South Korea

(2018) Soeun Eo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Plastic pollution in islands of the Atlantic Ocean

(2018) Raqueline C.P. Monteiro et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

A review of methods for measuring microplastics in aquatic environments

(2018) Lei Mai et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

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

Microplastic in two South Carolina Estuaries: Occurrence, distribution, and composition

(2018) Austin D. Gray et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics on sandy beaches of the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico

(2018) Teresita de Jesus Piñon-Colin et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics on the Portuguese coast

(2018) J. Antunes et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

A preliminary study on coastal debris in Nallathanni Island, Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve, Southeast coast of India

(2018) S. Krishnakumar et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic and tar pollution on three Canary Islands beaches: An annual study

(2018) A. Herrera et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in a wind farm area: A case study at the Rudong Offshore Wind Farm, Yellow Sea, China

(2018) Teng Wang et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Abundance and size of microplastics in a coastal sea: Comparison among bottom sediment, beach sediment, and surface water

(2018) Nao Sagawa et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in marine sediments near Rothera Research Station, Antarctica

(2018) Sarah Reed et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic pollution on Caribbean beaches in the Lesser Antilles

(2018) Thijs Bosker et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastic pellets, meso- and microplastics on the coastline of Northern Crete: Distribution and organic pollution

(2018) Katerina Karkanorachaki et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Synthetic microfibers in the marine environment: A review on their occurrence in seawater and sediments

(2018) J. Gago et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics pollution in different aquatic environments and biota: A review of recent studies

(2018) Shahabaldin Rezania et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Lost but can't be neglected: Huge quantities of small microplastics hide in the South China Sea

(2018) Minggang Cai et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Xiamen coastal areas: Implications for anthropogenic impacts

(2018) Guowen Tang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastic pollution in North Yellow Sea, China: Observations on occurrence, distribution and identification

(2018) Lin Zhu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastic pollution in sediments from the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea, China

(2018) Jianmin Zhao et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Spatio-temporal comparison of neustonic microplastic density in Hong Kong waters under the influence of the Pearl River Estuary

(2018) Pui Kwan Cheung et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Evidence that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is rapidly accumulating plastic

(2018) L. Lebreton 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

Characterization, source, and retention of microplastic in sandy beaches and mangrove wetlands of the Qinzhou Bay, China

(2018) Jia Li et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic and charred microplastic in the Faafu Atoll, Maldives

(2018) Francesco Saliu et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics along the beaches of southeast coast of India

(2018) R. Karthik et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics in offshore sediment in the Yellow Sea and East China Sea, China

(2018) Chunfang Zhang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Macrodebris and microplastic distribution in the beaches of Rameswaram Coral Island, Gulf of Mannar, Southeast coast of India: A first report

(2018) A. Vidyasakar et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Exploring the common denominator between microplastics and microbiology: a scientometric approach

(2018) Juliana A. Ivar do Sul et al.   SCIENTOMETRICS

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

Microplastic pollution in Vembanad Lake, Kerala, India: The first report of microplastics in lake and estuarine sediments in India

(2017) S. Sruthy et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Size distribution of stranded small plastic debris on the coast of Guangdong, South China

(2017) Lincoln Fok et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Toxic effects of microplastic on marine microalgae Skeletonema costatum : Interactions between microplastic and algae

(2017) Cai Zhang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics in sediments of the Changjiang Estuary, China

(2017) Guyu Peng et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Influence of environmental and anthropogenic factors on the composition, concentration and spatial distribution of microplastics: A case study of the Bay of Brest (Brittany, France)

(2017) L. Frère et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

The occurrence of microplastic contamination in littoral sediments of the Persian Gulf, Iran

(2017) Abolfazl Naji et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Sources and fate of microplastics in marine and beach sediments of the Southern Baltic Sea—a preliminary study

(2017) Bożena Graca et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

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

(2017) Cristina Munari et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Screening for microplastics in sediment, water, marine invertebrates and fish: Method development and microplastic accumulation

(2017) Therese M. Karlsson et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in coastal environments of the Arabian Gulf

(2017) Oyebamiji Abib Abayomi et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Small plastic debris in sediments from the Central Adriatic Sea: Types, occurrence and distribution

(2017) Michele Mistri et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Spatial and temporal variation of macro-, meso- and microplastic abundance on a remote coral island of the Maldives, Indian Ocean

(2017) Hannes K. Imhof et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

A large-scale investigation of microplastic contamination: Abundance and characteristics of microplastics in European beach sediment

(2017) Froukje A.E. Lots et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastic debris and microplastics along the beaches of the Strait of Hormuz, Persian Gulf

(2017) Abolfazl Naji 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

Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made

(2017) Roland Geyer et al.   Science Advances

Towards the suitable monitoring of ingestion of microplastics by marine biota: A review

(2016) Charlotte Wesch et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics in the Mediterranean Sea: Deposition in coastal shallow sediments, spatial variation and preferential grain size

(2016) Carme Alomar et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Characterization of microplastic and mesoplastic debris in sediments from Kamilo Beach and Kahuku Beach, Hawai'i

(2016) Alan M. Young et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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

Sources and sinks of microplastics in Canadian Lake Ontario nearshore, tributary and beach sediments

(2016) Anika Ballent 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

Influence of 2015 flood on the distribution and occurrence of microplastic pellets along the Chennai coast, India

(2016) S. Veerasingam et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastic waste in the marine environment: A review of sources, occurrence and effects

(2016) W.C. LI et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

A novel, highly efficient method for the separation and quantification of plastic particles in sediments of aquatic environments

(2016) Hannes K. Imhof et al.   LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY-METHODS

Plastic pollution in Swiss surface waters: nature and concentrations, interaction with pollutants

(2015) Florian Faure et al.   Environmental Chemistry

Microplastic in three urban estuaries, China

(2015) Shiye Zhao et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

Occurrence of microplastics in the coastal marine environment: First observation on sediment of China

(2015) Qiongxuan Qiu et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in the marine environment: Current trends and future perspectives

(2015) Luís Gabriel Antão Barboza et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Hong Kong at the Pearl River Estuary: A hotspot of microplastic pollution

(2015) Lincoln Fok et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean

(2015) J. R. Jambeck et al.   SCIENCE

Characterization of small plastic debris on tourism beaches around the South China Sea

(2015) Shiye Zhao et al.   Regional Studies in Marine Science

Microplastic pollution in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean: Validated and opportunistic sampling

(2014) Amy L. Lusher et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic fibers in the intertidal ecosystem surrounding Halifax Harbor, Nova Scotia

(2014) Alysse Mathalon et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Macrodebris and microplastics from beaches in Slovenia

(2014) Betty J.L. Laglbauer et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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

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

Plastic litter accumulation on high-water strandline of urban beaches in Mumbai, India

(2013) H. B. Jayasiri et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT

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

A new analytical approach for monitoring microplastics in marine sediments

(2013) Marie-Theres Nuelle 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

Microplastic particles in sediments of Lagoon of Venice, Italy: First observations on occurrence, spatial patterns and identification

(2013) A. Vianello et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Quantitative analysis of plastic debris on recreational beaches in Mumbai, India

(2013) H.B. Jayasiri et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Assessment of marine debris on the Belgian Continental Shelf

(2013) Lisbeth Van Cauwenberghe et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Pelagic microplastics around an archipelago of the Equatorial Atlantic

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

Microplastics in Singapore’s coastal mangrove ecosystems

(2013) Nur Hazimah Mohamed Nor et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in Beaches of the East Frisian Islands Spiekeroog and Kachelotplate

(2012) Gerd Liebezeit et al.   BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY

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

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

Baseline for beached marine debris on Sand Island, Midway Atoll

(2012) Christine A. Ribic et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Neustonic microplastic and zooplankton in the North Western Mediterranean Sea

(2012) Amandine Collignon et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Accumulation of Microplastic on Shorelines Woldwide: Sources and Sinks

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

The abundance, composition and sources of marine debris in coastal seawaters or beaches around the northern South China Sea (China)

(2011) Peng Zhou et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in oceans

(2011) Christiane Zarfl et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastic marine debris on the Portuguese coastline: A matter of size?

(2011) J. Martins 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

Plastic contamination in the decapod crustacean Nephrops norvegicus (Linnaeus, 1758)

(2011) Fiona Murray et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Macroplastics at sea around Antarctica

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

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

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

Organic pollutants in microplastics from two beaches of the Portuguese coast

(2010) J.P.G.L. Frias et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Association of metals with plastic production pellets in the marine environment

(2010) Karen Ashton et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastic Accumulation in the North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre

(2010) K. L. Law et al.   SCIENCE

Assessing marine debris in deep seafloor habitats off California

(2009) Diana L. Watters et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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

Monitoring the abundance of plastic debris in the marine environment

(2009) P. G. Ryan et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Plastics and beaches: A degrading relationship

(2008) Patricia L. Corcoran et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN