Assessing the presence of microplastic particles in Tunisian agriculture soils and their potential toxicity effects using Eisenia andrei as bioindicator

Agricultural plastic mulching as a source of microplastics in the terrestrial environment

(2020) Yi Huang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

First report on the presence of small microplastics (≤ 3 μm) in tissue of the commercial fish Serranus scriba (Linnaeus. 1758) from Tunisian coasts and associated cellular alterations

(2020) Nesrine Zitouni et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics and cadmium on the earthworm Eisenia foetida

(2020) Yanfei Zhou et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

A review of the influences of microplastics on toxicity and transgenerational effects of pharmaceutical and personal care products in aquatic environment

(2020) Ranran Zhou et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Experimental Exposure of Lumbricus terrestris to Microplastics

(2020) Carolina Baeza et al.   WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION

Joint effects of microplastic and dufulin on bioaccumulation, oxidative stress and metabolic profile of the earthworm (Eisenia fetida)

(2020) Wei Sun et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Combined effects of mulch film-derived microplastics and atrazine on oxidative stress and gene expression in earthworm (Eisenia fetida)

(2020) Yali Cheng et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

The effects of high-density polyethylene and polypropylene microplastics on the soil and earthworm Metaphire guillelmi gut microbiota

(2020) Yali Cheng et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Size effects of microplastics on accumulation and elimination of phenanthrene in earthworms

(2020) Guanghui Xu et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Polyester-derived microfibre impacts on the soil-dwelling earthworm Lumbricus terrestris

(2019) Miranda T. Prendergast-Miller et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Accurate quantification and transport estimation of suspended atmospheric microplastics in megacities: Implications for human health

(2019) Kai Liu et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Defense responses in earthworms (Eisenia fetida) exposed to low-density polyethylene microplastics in soils

(2019) Yuling Chen et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

The potential of microplastics as carriers of metals

(2019) V. Godoy et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Toxicological effects of polystyrene microplastics on earthworm (Eisenia fetida)

(2019) Xiaofeng Jiang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics in agricultural soils on the coastal plain of Hangzhou Bay, east China: Multiple sources other than plastic mulching film

(2019) Bianying Zhou et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Soil Biological Quality Index based on earthworms (QBS-e). A new way to use earthworms as bioindicators in agroecosystems

(2018) Silvia Fusaro et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

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

(2018) Soeun Eo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics in Swiss Floodplain Soils

(2018) Michael Scheurer et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastics in surface waters of Dongting Lake and Hong Lake, China

(2018) Wenfeng Wang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

The distribution of microplastics in soil aggregate fractions in southwestern China

(2018) G.S. Zhang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Plastics in soil: Analytical methods and possible sources

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

Decay of low-density polyethylene by bacteria extracted from earthworm's guts: A potential for soil restoration

(2018) Esperanza Huerta Lwanga et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastic particles cause intestinal damage and other adverse effects in zebrafish Danio rerio and nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

(2018) Lili Lei 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

Organic fertilizer as a vehicle for the entry of microplastic into the environment

(2018) Nicolas Weithmann et al.   Science Advances

Oxidative stress, energy metabolism and molecular responses of earthworms (Eisenia fetida) exposed to low-density polyethylene microplastics

(2018) Andrés Rodríguez-Seijo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

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

Histopathological and molecular effects of microplastics in Eisenia andrei Bouché

(2017) A. Rodriguez-Seijo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Incorporation of microplastics from litter into burrows of Lumbricus terrestris

(2017) Esperanza Huerta Lwanga et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Transport of microplastics by two collembolan species

(2017) Stefanie Maaß et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Plastic and Human Health: A Micro Issue?

(2017) Stephanie L. Wright et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Impact of heavy metal contamination on oxidative stress of Eisenia andrei and bacterial community structure in Tunisian mine soil

(2017) Iteb Boughattas et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Quantification and characterization of microplastics in blue mussels (Mytilus edulis): protocol setup and preliminary data on the contamination of the French Atlantic coast

(2017) Nam Ngoc Phuong et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Synthetic fibers as microplastics in the marine environment: A review from textile perspective with a focus on domestic washings

(2017) Flavia Salvador Cesa et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

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

Wastewater treatment plants as a pathway for microplastics: Development of a new approach to sample wastewater-based microplastics

(2017) Shima Ziajahromi et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made

(2017) Roland Geyer et al.   Science Advances

Microplastic transport in soil by earthworms

(2017) Matthias C. Rillig et al.   Scientific Reports

DNA damage and oxidative stress induced by imidacloprid exposure in the earthworm Eisenia fetida

(2016) Juan Wang et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Characterisation of nanoplastics during the degradation of polystyrene

(2016) Scott Lambert et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Relative importance of microplastics as a pathway for the transfer of hydrophobic organic chemicals to marine life

(2016) Adil Bakir et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Biomarker responses of Eisenia andrei to a polymetallic gradient near a lead mining site in North Tunisia

(2016) Iteb Boughattas et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

A Procedure for Measuring Microplastics using Pressurized Fluid Extraction

(2016) Stephen Fuller et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastics in the Terrestrial Ecosystem: Implications for Lumbricus terrestris (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae)

(2016) Esperanza Huerta Lwanga et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastic as a Vector for Chemicals in the Aquatic Environment: Critical Review and Model-Supported Reinterpretation of Empirical Studies

(2016) Albert A. Koelmans et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Earthworms, pesticides and sustainable agriculture: a review

(2016) Shivika Datta et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Emissions of microplastic fibers from microfiber fleece during domestic washing

(2016) U. Pirc et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

From macroplastic to microplastic: Degradation of high-density polyethylene, polypropylene, and polystyrene in a salt marsh habitat

(2016) John E. Weinstein et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Synthetic fibers in atmospheric fallout: A source of microplastics in the environment?

(2016) Rachid Dris et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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

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

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

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

A theoretical assessment of microplastic transport in river catchments and their retention by soils and river sediments

(2016) Luca Nizzetto et al.   Environmental Science-Processes & Impacts

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

Transcriptional expression levels and biochemical markers of oxidative stress in the earthworm Eisenia andrei after exposure to 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D)

(2015) Sabrine Hattab et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Microplastic in three urban estuaries, China

(2015) Shiye Zhao et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

The induction of biochemical changes in Daphnia magna by CuO and ZnO nanoparticles

(2014) Phenny Mwaanga et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

High-levels of microplastic pollution in a large, remote, mountain lake

(2014) Christopher M. Free et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Suspended microplastics in the surface water of the Yangtze Estuary System, China: First observations on occurrence, distribution

(2014) Shiye Zhao et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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

(2013) Mark Anthony Browne et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

The physical impacts of microplastics on marine organisms: A review

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

Diversities of phthalate esters in suburban agricultural soils and wasteland soil appeared with urbanization in China

(2012) Shaofei Kong et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic in Terrestrial Ecosystems and the Soil?

(2012) Matthias C. Rillig   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Effect of fly ash on biochemical responses and DNA damage in earthworm, Dichogaster curgensis

(2012) Vijaykumar L. Markad et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Lipid peroxidation and antioxidant defense enzymes in Clarias gariepinus as useful biomarkers for monitoring exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

(2011) Adebayo Otitoloju et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT

Our plastic age

(2009) R. C. Thompson et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Alteration of APE1/ref-1 expression in non-small cell lung cancer: The implications of impaired extracellular superoxide dismutase and catalase antioxidant systems

(2007) Dae Goon Yoo et al.   LUNG CANCER