Microplastics: A major source of phthalate esters in aquatic environments

Understanding plastic degradation and microplastic formation in the environment: A review

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Microplastics are everywhere — but are they harmful?

(2021) XiaoZhi Lim   NATURE

Sorption and leaching behaviors between aged MPs and BPA in water: The role of BPA binding modes within plastic matrix

(2021) Peipei Sun et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Concentrations and endocrine disruptive potential of phthalates in marine mammals from the Norwegian Arctic

(2021) Heli Routti et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Microplastic contamination is ubiquitous in riparian soils and strongly related to elevation, precipitation and population density

(2021) Yanfei Zhou et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Microplastics in aquatic environments: A review on occurrence, distribution, toxic effects, and implications for human health

(2021) Gustavo Axel Elizalde-Velázquez et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Organic additive release from plastic to seawater is lower under deep-sea conditions

(2021) Vincent Fauvelle et al.   Nature Communications

Microplastic abundance, distribution and composition in the mid-west Pacific Ocean

(2020) Sumin Wang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

A Review of Microplastics in Table salt, Drinking Water, and Air: Direct Human Exposure

(2020) Qun Zhang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

An environmental concentration of aged microplastics with adsorbed silver significantly affects aquatic organisms

(2020) Gabriela Kalčíková et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Assessment of cancer risk of microplastics enriched with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

(2020) Madhu D. Sharma et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Trophic Transfer of Micropollutants and Their Metabolites in an Urban Riverine Food Web

(2020) Aurélie Goutte et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Metabolomic profiling reveals the intestinal toxicity of different length of microplastic fibers on zebrafish (Danio rerio)

(2020) Yanping Zhao et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

A systems approach to understand microplastic occurrence and variability in Dutch riverine surface waters

(2020) S.M. Mintenig et al.   WATER RESEARCH

High concentrations of plastic hidden beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean

(2020) Katsiaryna Pabortsava et al.   Nature Communications

Microplastic digestion generates fragmented nanoplastics in soils and damages earthworm spermatogenesis and coelomocyte viability

(2020) Jin Il Kwak et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Are we underestimating the sources of microplastic pollution in terrestrial environment?

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

Uptake, tissue distribution and toxicological effects of environmental microplastics in early juvenile fish Dicentrarchus labrax

(2020) Nesrine Zitouni et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Occurrence, migration and health risk of phthalates in tap water, barreled water and bottled water in Tianjin, China

(2020) Chenchen Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Adsorption of neutral organic compounds on polar and nonpolar microplastics: Prediction and insight into mechanisms based on pp-LFERs

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

A Method Validation for Simultaneous Determination of Phthalates and Bisphenol A Released from Plastic Water Containers

(2019) Ivan Notardonato et al.   Applied Sciences-Basel

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

(2019) Melanie Bergmann et al.   Science Advances

Atmospheric microplastic over the South China Sea and East Indian Ocean: abundance, distribution and source

(2019) Xiaohui Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Pb(II) uptake onto nylon microplastics: Interaction mechanism and adsorption performance

(2019) Shuai Tang et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

An overview of chemical additives present in plastics: Migration, release, fate and environmental impact during their use, disposal and recycling

(2018) John N. Hahladakis et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Microplastic pollution in China's inland water systems: A review of findings, methods, characteristics, effects, and management

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

Interaction of toxic chemicals with microplastics: A critical review

(2018) Fen Wang et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Dissolved organic carbon leaching from plastics stimulates microbial activity in the ocean

(2018) Cristina Romera-Castillo et al.   Nature Communications

Turning microplastics into nanoplastics through digestive fragmentation by Antarctic krill

(2018) Amanda L. Dawson et al.   Nature Communications

Phthalate Release from Plastic Fragments and Degradation in Seawater

(2018) Andrea Paluselli et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Phthalates, non-phthalate plasticizers and bisphenols in Swedish preschool dust in relation to children's exposure

(2017) Kristin Larsson et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

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

To what extent are microplastics from the open ocean weathered?

(2017) Alexandra ter Halle et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Occurrence, spatial distribution, historical trend and ecological risk of phthalate esters in the Jiulong River, Southeast China

(2017) Rongli Li et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

River plastic emissions to the world’s oceans

(2017) Laurent C. M. Lebreton et al.   Nature Communications

Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made

(2017) Roland Geyer et al.   Science Advances

Styrofoam Debris as a Source of Hazardous Additives for Marine Organisms

(2016) Mi Jang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastic Size-Dependent Toxicity, Oxidative Stress Induction, and p-JNK and p-p38 Activation in the Monogonont Rotifer (Brachionus koreanus)

(2016) Chang-Bum Jeong et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Qualitative impact of salinity, UV radiation and turbulence on leaching of organic plastic additives from four common plastics — A lab experiment

(2016) Tim Jesper Suhrhoff et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

A global inventory of small floating plastic debris

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

Occurrence, Fate, Behavior and Ecotoxicological State of Phthalates in Different Environmental Matrices

(2015) Sopheak Net et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Reliable quantification of phthalates in environmental matrices (air, water, sludge, sediment and soil): A review

(2015) Sopheak Net et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Reproductive and developmental effects of phthalate diesters in males

(2014) Vanessa R. Kay et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN TOXICOLOGY

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

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

The physical impacts of microplastics on marine organisms: A review

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

Polystyrene Plastic: A Source and Sink for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Marine Environment

(2013) Chelsea M. Rochman et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Spatio-temporal distributions and the ecological and health risks of phthalate esters (PAEs) in the surface water of a large, shallow Chinese lake

(2013) Wei He et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Occurrence of Phthalate Metabolites in Human Urine from Several Asian Countries

(2011) Ying Guo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Analysis of Phthalate Migration from Plastic Containers to Packaged Cooking Oil and Mineral Water

(2010) Qian Xu et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY