Recent advances in toxicological research and potential health impact of microplastics and nanoplastics in vivo

Effects of environmentally relevant levels of polyethylene microplastic on Mytilus galloprovincialis (Mollusca: Bivalvia): filtration rate and oxidative stress

(2021) Sami Abidli et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Hazards of phthalates (PAEs) exposure: A review of aquatic animal toxicology studies

(2021) Ying Zhang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Riverine microplastic and microbial community compositions: a field study in the Netherlands

(2021) Lapo Mughini-Gras et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Experimental evidence of physiological and behavioral effects of microplastic ingestion in Sparus aurata

(2021) Beatriz Rios-Fuster et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Arsenic exposure combined with nano- or microplastic induces different effects in the marine rotifer Brachionus plicatilis

(2021) Hye-Min Kang et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Size-dependent chronic toxicity of fragmented polyethylene microplastics to Daphnia magna

(2021) Dahee An et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

The Kidney-Related Effects of Polystyrene Microplastics on Human Kidney Proximal Tubular Epithelial Cells HK-2 and Male C57BL/6 Mice

(2021) Yung-Li Wang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES

The extraction of microplastics from sediments: An overview of existing methods and the proposal of a new and green alternative

(2021) A. Bellasi et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Survival of human enteric and respiratory viruses on plastics in soil, freshwater, and marine environments

(2021) Vanessa Moresco et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Systematic toxicity evaluation of polystyrene nanoplastics on mice and molecular mechanism investigation about their internalization into Caco-2 cells

(2021) Dihui Xu et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Polystyrene nanoplastics affect digestive function and growth in juvenile groupers

(2021) Qing Wang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Unfolding the interaction between microplastics and (trace) elements in water: A critical review

(2021) Gilberto Binda et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Bronchial epithelial pyroptosis promotes airway inflammation in a murine model of toluene diisocyanate-induced asthma

(2020) Jian Zhuang et al.   BIOMEDICINE & PHARMACOTHERAPY

Effects of Nanoplastics on Antioxidant and Immune Enzyme Activities and Related Gene Expression in Juvenile Macrobrachium nipponense

(2020) Yiming Li et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Exposure to microplastics impairs digestive performance, stimulates immune response and induces microbiota dysbiosis in the gut of juvenile guppy (Poecilia reticulata)

(2020) Jun-Nan Huang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Effects of microplastics and mercury on manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum: Feeding rate, immunomodulation, histopathology and oxidative stress

(2020) Ercan Sıkdokur et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Human Erythrocytes Exposed to Phthalates and Their Metabolites Alter Antioxidant Enzyme Activity and Hemoglobin Oxidation

(2020) Paulina Sicińska et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Fenton aging significantly affects the heavy metal adsorption capacity of polystyrene microplastics

(2020) Mengfan Lang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Health impacts of environmental contamination of micro- and nanoplastics: a review

(2020) Baorong Jiang et al.   Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

Microplastics release phthalate esters and cause aggravated adverse effects in the mouse gut

(2020) Yongfeng Deng et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Reproductive toxicity of polystyrene microplastics: In vivo experimental study on testicular toxicity in mice

(2020) Baolian Hou et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Nanopolystyrene translocation and fetal deposition after acute lung exposure during late-stage pregnancy

(2020) Sara B. Fournier et al.   Particle and Fibre Toxicology

In vivo effects on the immune function of fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) following ingestion and intraperitoneal injection of polystyrene nanoplastics

(2020) Armando Elizalde-Velázquez et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics as an emerging anthropogenic vector of trace metals in freshwater: Significance of biofilms and comparison with natural substrates

(2020) Jiunian Guan et al.   WATER RESEARCH

A Practical Overview of Methodologies for Sampling and Analysis of Microplastics in Riverine Environments

(2020) Claudia Campanale et al.   Sustainability

Acute and chronic combined effect of polystyrene microplastics and dibutyl phthalate on the marine copepod Tigriopus japonicus

(2020) Zhaochuan Li et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Plasticenta: First evidence of microplastics in human placenta

(2020) Antonio Ragusa et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

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

Polystyrene microplastics induced male reproductive toxicity in mice

(2020) Haibo Jin et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Polystyrene nanoplastic induces oxidative stress, immune defense, and glycometabolism change in Daphnia pulex: Application of transcriptome profiling in risk assessment of nanoplastics

(2020) Zhiquan Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Enhanced reproductive toxicities induced by phthalates contaminated microplastics in male mice (Mus musculus)

(2020) Yongfeng Deng et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Uptake and effects of orally ingested polystyrene microplastic particles in vitro and in vivo

(2019) Valerie Stock et al.   ARCHIVES OF TOXICOLOGY

Effects of Nylon Microplastic on Feeding, Lipid Accumulation, and Moulting in a Coldwater Copepod

(2019) Matthew Cole et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Developing Predictive Models for Carrying Ability of Micro-Plastics towards Organic Pollutants

(2019) Xiaoxuan Wei et al.   MOLECULES

Nanoplastics Decrease the Toxicity of a Complex PAH Mixture but Impair Mitochondrial Energy Production in Developing Zebrafish

(2019) Rafael Trevisan et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Effects of particle size and solution chemistry on Triclosan sorption on polystyrene microplastic

(2019) Yandan Li et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Neurotoxicity, Behavior, and Lethal Effects of Cadmium, Microplastics, and Their Mixtures on Pomatoschistus microps Juveniles from Two Wild Populations Exposed under Laboratory Conditions―Implications to Environmental and Human Risk Assessment

(2019) Tiago Miranda et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

The uptake and elimination of polystyrene microplastics by the brine shrimp, Artemia parthenogenetica, and its impact on its feeding behavior and intestinal histology

(2019) Ying Wang et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Effects of microplastics on the innate immunity and intestinal microflora of juvenile Eriocheir sinensis

(2019) Zhiquan Liu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Effects of food presence on microplastic ingestion and egestion in Mytilus galloprovincialis

(2019) Yooeun Chae et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Effect of weathering on environmental behavior of microplastics: Properties, sorption and potential risks

(2019) Peng Liu et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Accumulation of different shapes of microplastics initiates intestinal injury and gut microbiota dysbiosis in the gut of zebrafish

(2019) Ruxia Qiao et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Sorption of PAHs to microplastic and their bioavailability and toxicity to marine copepods under co-exposure conditions

(2019) Lisbet Sørensen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Maternal exposure to different sizes of polystyrene microplastics during gestation causes metabolic disorders in their offspring

(2019) Ting Luo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics modify the toxicity of glyphosate on Daphnia magna

(2019) Myriam Zocchi et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Fate and abundance of antibiotic resistance genes on microplastics in facility vegetable soil

(2019) Xiao-Ming Lu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Characterization of microplastics and the association of heavy metals with microplastics in suburban soil of central China

(2019) Yanfei Zhou et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastic exposure represses the growth of endosymbiotic dinoflagellate Cladocopium goreaui in culture through affecting its apoptosis and metabolism

(2019) Yilu Su et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Microplastic does not magnify the acute effect of PAH pyrene on predatory performance of a tropical fish ( Lates calcarifer )

(2018) Olgac Guven et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Microplastics cause neurotoxicity, oxidative damage and energy-related changes and interact with the bioaccumulation of mercury in the European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758)

(2018) Luís Gabriel Antão Barboza et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Uptake, tissue distribution, and toxicity of polystyrene nanoparticles in developing zebrafish ( Danio rerio )

(2018) Jordan A. Pitt et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Di- n -butyl phthalate, butylbenzyl phthalate and their metabolites induce haemolysis and eryptosis in human erythrocytes

(2018) Paulina Sicińska   CHEMOSPHERE

Influence of microplastics on the accumulation and chronic toxic effects of cadmium in zebrafish ( Danio rerio )

(2018) Kai Lu et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Low levels of microplastics (MP) in wild mussels indicate that MP ingestion by humans is minimal compared to exposure via household fibres fallout during a meal

(2018) Ana I. Catarino et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Adsorption of perfluoroalkyl substances on microplastics under environmental conditions

(2018) Marta Llorca et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Investigating a probable relationship between microplastics and potentially toxic elements in fish muscles from northeast of Persian Gulf

(2018) Razegheh Akhbarizadeh et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Current opinion: What is a nanoplastic?

(2018) Julien Gigault et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics play a minor role in tetracycline sorption in the presence of dissolved organic matter

(2018) Baile Xu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic pollution increases gene exchange in aquatic ecosystems

(2018) Maria Arias-Andres et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic bacterial communities in the Bay of Brest: Influence of polymer type and size

(2018) Laura Frère et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Aquatic Environments: Aggregation, Deposition, and Enhanced Contaminant Transport

(2018) Olubukola S. Alimi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Enantiospecific toxicity, distribution and bioaccumulation of chiral antidepressant venlafaxine and its metabolite in loach ( Misgurnus anguillicaudatus ) co-exposed to microplastic and the drugs

(2018) Han Qu et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Evidence that microplastics aggravate the toxicity of organophosphorus flame retardants in mice ( Mus musculus )

(2018) Yongfeng Deng et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

The sorption kinetics and isotherms of sulfamethoxazole with polyethylene microplastics

(2018) Baile Xu et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Evaluation of uptake and chronic toxicity of virgin polystyrene microbeads in freshwater zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha (Mollusca: Bivalvia)

(2018) Stefano Magni et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Maternal transfer of nanoplastics to offspring in zebrafish ( Danio rerio ): A case study with nanopolystyrene

(2018) Jordan A. Pitt et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastic ingestion by Daphnia magna and its enhancement on algal growth

(2018) Patrick M. Canniff et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Polystyrene microplastics induce gut microbiota dysbiosis and hepatic lipid metabolism disorder in mice

(2018) Liang Lu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Uptake and effects of the antimicrobial florfenicol, microplastics and their mixtures on freshwater exotic invasive bivalve Corbicula fluminea

(2018) Lúcia Guilhermino et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Studies of the effects of microplastics on aquatic organisms: What do we know and where should we focus our efforts in the future?

(2018) Luís Carlos de Sá et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Sorption behaviors of phenanthrene on the microplastics identified in a mariculture farm in Xiangshan Bay, southeastern China

(2018) Zheng Wang 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

Microplastics Reduce Short-Term Effects of Environmental Contaminants. Part II: Polyethylene Particles Decrease the Effect of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on Microorganisms

(2018) Julia Kleinteich et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Nanoparticles induce dermal and intestinal innate immune system responses in zebrafish embryos

(2018) Nadja R. Brun et al.   Environmental Science-Nano

Age-dependent survival, stress defense, and AMPK in Daphnia pulex after short-term exposure to a polystyrene nanoplastic

(2018) Zhiquan Liu et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Effects of microplastics and mercury in the freshwater bivalve Corbicula fluminea (Müller, 1774): Filtration rate, biochemical biomarkers and mercury bioconcentration

(2018) Patrícia Oliveira et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Single and combined effects of microplastics and cadmium on the cadmium accumulation, antioxidant defence and innate immunity of the discus fish (Symphysodon aequifasciatus)

(2018) Bin Wen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Enhanced adsorption of oxytetracycline to weathered microplastic polystyrene: Kinetics, isotherms and influencing factors

(2018) Haibo Zhang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Influence of Nano- and Microplastic Particles on the Transport and Deposition Behaviors of Bacteria in Quartz Sand

(2018) HE LEI et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Single and repetitive microplastics exposures induce immune system modulation and homeostasis alteration in the edible mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis

(2018) Camille Détrée et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Polystyrene microplastics alter the behavior, energy reserve and nutritional composition of marine jacopever (Sebastes schlegelii)

(2018) Liyun Yin et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Trophic transfer and individual impact of nano-sized polystyrene in a four-species freshwater food chain

(2018) Yooeun Chae et al.   Scientific Reports

Microplastics increase mercury bioconcentration in gills and bioaccumulation in the liver, and cause oxidative stress and damage in Dicentrarchus labrax juveniles

(2018) Luís Gabriel Antão Barboza et al.   Scientific Reports

Using mussel as a global bioindicator of coastal microplastic pollution

(2018) Jiana Li et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Interactive effects of polystyrene microplastics and roxithromycin on bioaccumulation and biochemical status in the freshwater fish red tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

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

Effects of polystyrene microplastics on the composition of the microbiome and metabolism in larval zebrafish

(2018) Zhiqin Wan et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Differential bioavailability of polychlorinated biphenyls associated with environmental particles: Microplastic in comparison to wood, coal and biochar

(2017) B. Beckingham et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Cadmium, lead and bromine in beached microplastics

(2017) Angelo Massos et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Shift in Mass Transfer of Wastewater Contaminants from Microplastics in the Presence of Dissolved Substances

(2017) Sven Seidensticker et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Plastic and Human Health: A Micro Issue?

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

Mixture Toxicity of Nickel and Microplastics with Different Functional Groups on Daphnia magna

(2017) Dokyung Kim et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Plastic Bag Derived-Microplastics as a Vector for Metal Exposure in Terrestrial Invertebrates

(2017) Mark E. Hodson et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastic potentiates triclosan toxicity to the marine copepod Acartia tonsa (Dana)

(2017) Kristian Syberg et al.   JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH-PART A-CURRENT ISSUES

The adverse effects of virgin microplastics on the fertilization and larval development of sea urchins

(2017) Concepción Martínez-Gómez et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Plastics and microplastics in the oceans: From emerging pollutants to emerged threat

(2017) Carlo Giacomo Avio et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Microplastics as a vector for the transport of the bacterial fish pathogen species Aeromonas salmonicida

(2017) Manca Kovač Viršek et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Widespread microplastic ingestion by fish assemblages in tropical estuaries subjected to anthropogenic pressures

(2017) A.L. Vendel et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Brood pouch-mediated polystyrene nanoparticle uptake during Daphnia magna embryogenesis

(2017) Nadja R. Brun et al.   Nanotoxicology

Enhanced uptake of BPA in the presence of nanoplastics can lead to neurotoxic effects in adult zebrafish

(2017) Qiqing Chen et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Quantitative investigation of the mechanisms of microplastics and nanoplastics toward zebrafish larvae locomotor activity

(2017) Qiqing Chen et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics are not important for the cycling and bioaccumulation of organic pollutants in the oceans-but should microplastics be considered POPs themselves?

(2017) Rainer Lohmann   Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Tissue accumulation of microplastics in mice and biomarker responses suggest widespread health risks of exposure

(2017) Yongfeng Deng et al.   Scientific Reports

Temperature rise and microplastics interact with the toxicity of the antibiotic cefalexin to juveniles of the common goby ( Pomatoschistus microps ): Post-exposure predatory behaviour, acetylcholinesterase activity and lipid peroxidation

(2016) Elsa Fonte et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Short-term exposure with high concentrations of pristine microplastic particles leads to immobilisation of Daphnia magna

(2016) Saskia Rehse et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Intestinal alterations in European sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758) exposed to microplastics: Preliminary results

(2016) Cristina Pedà et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Exposure of marine mussels Mytilus spp. to polystyrene microplastics: Toxicity and influence on fluoranthene bioaccumulation

(2016) Ika Paul-Pont et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Effects of nanoplastics and microplastics on toxicity, bioaccumulation, and environmental fate of phenanthrene in fresh water

(2016) Yini Ma et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Virgin microplastics cause toxicity and modulate the impacts of phenanthrene on biomarker responses in African catfish ( Clarias gariepinus )

(2016) Ali Karami et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Chemical Pollutants Sorbed to Ingested Microbeads from Personal Care Products Accumulate in Fish

(2016) Peter Wardrop 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

Uptake and Accumulation of Polystyrene Microplastics in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) and Toxic Effects in Liver

(2016) Yifeng Lu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastics affect assimilation efficiency in the freshwater amphipod Gammarus fossarum

(2016) Pascal Blarer et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Sorption of pharmaceuticals and personal care products to polyethylene debris

(2016) Chenxi Wu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Secreted protein eco-corona mediates uptake and impacts of polystyrene nanoparticles on Daphnia magna

(2016) Fatima Nasser et al.   Journal of Proteomics

Microbial hitchhikers on marine plastic debris: Human exposure risks at bathing waters and beach environments

(2016) Anisha Keswani et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Dangerous hitchhikers? Evidence for potentially pathogenic Vibrio spp. on microplastic particles

(2016) Inga V. Kirstein et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Oyster reproduction is affected by exposure to polystyrene microplastics

(2016) Rossana Sussarellu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A review of the carcinogenic potential of bisphenol A

(2016) Darcie D. Seachrist et al.   REPRODUCTIVE TOXICOLOGY

The Effects of Natural and Anthropogenic Microparticles on Individual Fitness in Daphnia magna

(2016) Martin Ogonowski et al.   PLoS One

Does the presence of microplastics influence the acute toxicity of chromium(VI) to early juveniles of the common goby (Pomatoschistus microps)? A study with juveniles from two wild estuarine populations

(2015) Luís G. Luís et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

The partition behavior of perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanesulfonamide (FOSA) on microplastics

(2015) Fei Wang et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Adsorption of trace metals by microplastic pellets in fresh water

(2015) Andrew Turner et al.   Environmental Chemistry

Heavy metals (Cd, Co, Cu, Ni, Pb, Fe, and Hg) content in four fish commonly consumed in Iran: risk assessment for the consumers

(2015) Mehdi Hosseini et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT

Microplastics are taken up by mussels (Mytilus edulis) and lugworms (Arenicola marina) living in natural habitats

(2015) Lisbeth Van Cauwenberghe et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Pollutants bioavailability and toxicological risk from microplastics to marine mussels

(2015) Carlo Giacomo Avio et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Influence of polyethylene microplastic beads on the uptake and localization of silver in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

(2015) Farhan R. Khan et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Ingestion of Nanoplastics and Microplastics by Pacific Oyster Larvae

(2015) Matthew Cole et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Responses ofHyalella aztecato acute and chronic microplastic exposures

(2015) Sarah Y. Au et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Single and combined effects of microplastics and copper on the population growth of the marine microalgae Tetraselmis chuii

(2015) Elham Davarpanah et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Evidence for immunomodulation and apoptotic processes induced by cationic polystyrene nanoparticles in the hemocytes of the marine bivalve Mytilus

(2015) L. Canesi et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Heavy metal concentrations in wild fishes captured from the South China Sea and associated health risks

(2015) Yang-Guang Gu et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Leaching of plastic additives to marine organisms

(2014) Albert A. Koelmans et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Assimilation of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers from Microplastics by the Marine Amphipod, Allorchestes Compressa

(2014) Evan M. Chua et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Strong Sorption of PCBs to Nanoplastics, Microplastics, Carbon Nanotubes, and Fullerenes

(2014) I. Velzeboer et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Nanoplastic Affects Growth of S. obliquus and Reproduction of D. magna

(2014) Ellen Besseling et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Long-Term Sorption of Metals Is Similar among Plastic Types: Implications for Plastic Debris in Aquatic Environments

(2014) Chelsea M. Rochman et al.   PLoS One

Microplastics in the seas

(2014) K. L. Law et al.   SCIENCE

The Relationship Between Heavy Metal (Cd, Co, Cu, Ni and Pb) Levels and the Size of Benthic, Benthopelagic and Pelagic Fish Species, Persian Gulf

(2013) Fazel Abdolahpur Monikh et al.   BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY

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

The physical impacts of microplastics on marine organisms: A review

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

Enhanced desorption of persistent organic pollutants from microplastics under simulated physiological conditions

(2013) Adil Bakir et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Ingestion of Microplastic Has Limited Impact on a Marine Larva

(2013) Katrina L. Kaposi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Accumulation of plastic-derived chemicals in tissues of seabirds ingesting marine plastics

(2013) Kosuke Tanaka et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Policy: Classify plastic waste as hazardous

(2013) Chelsea M. Rochman et al.   NATURE

Sorption capacity of plastic debris for hydrophobic organic chemicals

(2013) Hwang Lee et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Ingested plastic transfers hazardous chemicals to fish and induces hepatic stress

(2013) Chelsea M. Rochman et al.   Scientific Reports

Ecotoxicological assessment of silica and polystyrene nanoparticles assessed by a multitrophic test battery

(2012) Maria P. Casado et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Effects of Microplastic on Fitness and PCB Bioaccumulation by the Lugworm Arenicola marina (L.)

(2012) Ellen Besseling et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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

(2012) Richard E. Engler   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Uptake and Effects of Microplastics on Cells and Tissue of the Blue Mussel Mytilus edulis L. after an Experimental Exposure

(2012) Nadia von Moos et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Effects of nanopolystyrene on the feeding behavior of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulisL.)

(2012) A. Wegner et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Food Chain Transport of Nanoparticles Affects Behaviour and Fat Metabolism in Fish

(2012) Tommy Cedervall et al.   PLoS One

Acute toxic effects of pyrene on Pomatoschistus microps (Teleostei, Gobiidae): Mortality, biomarkers and swimming performance

(2011) M. Oliveira et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Accumulation of Microplastic on Shorelines Woldwide: Sources and Sinks

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

A Thermodynamic Approach for Assessing the Environmental Exposure of Chemicals Absorbed to Microplastic

(2011) Todd Gouin et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastics as contaminants in the marine environment: A review

(2011) Matthew Cole et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Physical Adsorption of Charged Plastic Nanoparticles Affects Algal Photosynthesis

(2010) Priyanka Bhattacharya et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

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

Association of metals with plastic production pellets in the marine environment

(2010) Karen Ashton et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Marine aggregates facilitate ingestion of nanoparticles by suspension-feeding bivalves

(2009) J. Evan Ward et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

International Pellet Watch: Global monitoring of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in coastal waters. 1. Initial phase data on PCBs, DDTs, and HCHs

(2009) Yuko Ogata et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Applications and societal benefits of plastics

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

Leachates from plastic consumer products – Screening for toxicity with Daphnia magna

(2008) Delilah Lithner et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Ingested Microscopic Plastic Translocates to the Circulatory System of the Mussel,Mytilus edulis(L.)

(2008) Mark A. Browne et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY