Ingestion and characterization of plastic debris by loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta, in the Balearic Islands

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

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Large Plastic Debris Dumps: New Biodiversity Hot Spots Emerging on the Deep-Sea Floor

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Potential Impact of Microplastics and Additives on the Health Status of Loggerhead Turtles (Caretta caretta) Stranded Along the Central Adriatic Coast

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Impact of Plastic Debris on the Gut Microbiota of Caretta caretta From Northwestern Adriatic Sea

(2021) Elena Biagi et al.   Frontiers in Marine Science

Can phthalates move into the eggs of the loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta? The case of the nests on the Linosa Island in the Mediterranean Sea

(2021) Dario Savoca et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

A binding global agreement to address the life cycle of plastics

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Plastic ingestion as an evolutionary trap: Toward a holistic understanding

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Plastic Pollution and Small Juvenile Marine Turtles: A Potential Evolutionary Trap

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Foraging ecology of Mediterranean juvenile loggerhead turtles: insights from C and N stable isotope ratios

(2020) Julia C. Haywood et al.   MARINE BIOLOGY

First record of ‘plasticrusts’ and ‘pyroplastic’ from the Mediterranean Sea

(2020) Sonja M. Ehlers et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Odors from marine plastic debris elicit foraging behavior in sea turtles

(2020) Joseph B. Pfaller et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

The Colors of the Ocean Plastics

(2020) Elisa Martí et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Quantifying impacts of plastic debris on marine wildlife identifies ecological breakpoints

(2020) Nina Marn et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Evidence of ingested plastics in stranded loggerhead sea turtles along the Greek coastline, East Mediterranean Sea

(2020) Nikoletta Digka et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Plastic ingestion by seabirds in the circumpolar Arctic: A review

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Nearshore spatio-temporal sea surface trawls of plastic debris in the Balearic Islands

(2020) Montserrat Compa et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Exploring plastic-induced satiety in foraging green turtles

(2020) Robson G. Santos et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

First report of heavy metal presence in muscular tissue of loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) from the Balearic Sea (Balearic Islands, Spain)

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Predicted growth in plastic waste exceeds efforts to mitigate plastic pollution

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Physiological and metabolic approach of plastic additive effects: Immune cells responses

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Microplastic exposure and effects in aquatic organisms: A physiological perspective

(2019) Silvia Franzellitti et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY

First empirical study of freshwater microplastics in West Africa using gastropods from Nigeria as bioindicators

(2019) Emmanuel O. Akindele et al.   LIMNOLOGICA

Incidence of plastic ingestion in seabirds from the Bay of Biscay (southwestern Europe)

(2019) Javier Franco et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Diet-related selectivity of macroplastic ingestion in green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in the eastern Mediterranean

(2019) Emily M. Duncan et al.   Scientific Reports

First discoveries of microplastics in terrestrial snails

(2019) A. Panebianco et al.   FOOD CONTROL

Microplastics in Swiss Floodplain Soils

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

Ingestion of microplastics and natural fibres in Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum, 1792) and Engraulis encrasicolus (Linnaeus, 1758) along the Spanish Mediterranean coast

(2018) Montserrat Compa et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Differential impact of marine debris ingestion during ontogenetic dietary shift of green turtles in Uruguayan waters

(2018) G.M. Vélez-Rubio et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Validation of ATR FT-IR to identify polymers of plastic marine debris, including those ingested by marine organisms

(2018) Melissa R. Jung et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Ingestion of microplastic debris by green sea turtles ( Chelonia mydas ) in the Great Barrier Reef: Validation of a sequential extraction protocol

(2018) Alexandra G.M. Caron 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

Mediterranean sea turtles: current knowledge and priorities for conservation and research

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Ingested Micronizing Plastic Particle Compositions and Size Distributions within Stranded Post-Hatchling Sea Turtles

(2018) Evan M. White et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Two decades of monitoring in marine debris ingestion in loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta, from the western Mediterranean

(2018) F. Domènech et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic ingestion ubiquitous in marine turtles

(2018) Emily M. Duncan et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Plastic ingestion in aquatic birds in Portugal

(2018) Marta N. Basto et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Loggerhead sea turtles ( Caretta caretta ): A target species for monitoring litter ingested by marine organisms in the Mediterranean Sea

(2017) Marco Matiddi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic ingestion by Mullus surmuletus Linnaeus, 1758 fish and its potential for causing oxidative stress

(2017) C. Alomar et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

High Quantities of Microplastic in Arctic Deep-Sea Sediments from the HAUSGARTEN Observatory

(2017) Melanie Bergmann et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Plastic ingestion in oceanic-stage loggerhead sea turtles ( Caretta caretta ) off the North Atlantic subtropical gyre

(2017) Christopher K. Pham et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Investigation of plastic debris ingestion by four species of sea turtles collected as bycatch in pelagic Pacific longline fisheries

(2017) Katharine E. Clukey et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics pollution in inland freshwaters of China: A case study in urban surface waters of Wuhan, China

(2017) Wenfeng Wang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

A global review of marine turtle entanglement in anthropogenic debris: a baseline for further action

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Marine debris ingestion and Thayer's law – The importance of plastic color

(2016) Robson G. Santos et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Sea turtle strandings along the Portuguese mainland coast: spatio-temporal occurrence and main threats

(2016) Lídia Nicolau et al.   MARINE BIOLOGY

How much sea turtle bycatch is too much? A stationary age distribution model for simulating population abundance and potential biological removal in the Mediterranean

(2016) P Casale et al.   Endangered Species Research

The feeding habit of sea turtles influences their reaction to artificial marine debris

(2016) Takuya Fukuoka et al.   Scientific Reports

Risk analysis reveals global hotspots for marine debris ingestion by sea turtles

(2015) Qamar A. Schuyler et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Plastic and marine turtles: a review and call for research

(2015) Sarah E. Nelms et al.   ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE

Plastic ingestion by sea turtles in Paraíba State, Northeast Brazil

(2015) Camila Poli et al.   IHERINGIA SERIE ZOOLOGIA

Marine debris ingestion by Chelonia mydas (Testudines: Cheloniidae) on the Brazilian coast

(2015) Sarah da Silva Mendes et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Debris ingestion by juvenile marine turtles: An underestimated problem

(2015) Robson Guimarães Santos et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

The impact of debris on marine life

(2015) S.C. Gall et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Evaluating the impacts of marine debris on cetaceans

(2014) Sarah Baulch et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

How marine debris ingestion differs among megafauna species in a tropical coastal area

(2014) Ana Paula Madeira Di Beneditto et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Ingestion and defecation of marine debris by loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta, from by-catches in the South-West Indian Ocean

(2014) Ludovic Hoarau et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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

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(2014) A. Cozar et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Global research priorities to mitigate plastic pollution impacts on marine wildlife

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Global Analysis of Anthropogenic Debris Ingestion by Sea Turtles

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Plastic as a Carrier of POPs to Aquatic Organisms: A Model Analysis

(2013) Albert A. Koelmans et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Interaction between loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) and marine litter in Sardinia (Western Mediterranean Sea)

(2013) Andrea Camedda et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

As main meal for sperm whales: Plastics debris

(2013) Renaud de Stephanis et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Presence of plastic debris in loggerhead turtle stranded along the Tuscany coasts of the Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean Marine Mammals (Italy)

(2013) Tommaso Campani 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

Correction: To Eat or Not to Eat? Debris Selectivity by Marine Turtles

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Microplastics in the marine environment

(2011) Anthony L. Andrady   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Environmental and health hazard ranking and assessment of plastic polymers based on chemical composition

(2011) Delilah Lithner et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Macroplastics at sea around Antarctica

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Ingestion of marine debris by loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta, in the Adriatic Sea

(2010) Bojan Lazar et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Estimation of age at maturity of loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta in the Mediterranean using length-frequency data

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Leatherback turtles: The menace of plastic

(2009) N. Mrosovsky et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Is marine debris ingestion still a problem for the coastal marine biota of southern Brazil?

(2009) Paula S. Tourinho et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Transport and release of chemicals from plastics to the environment and to wildlife

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

Accumulation and fragmentation of plastic debris in global environments

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Foraging ecology of loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta in the central Mediterranean Sea: evidence for a relaxed life history model

(2008) P Casale et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Ingesta passage and gastric emptying times in loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta)

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