Estimating global marine surface microplastic abundance: systematic literature review

Microplastics in fish and fishmeal: an emerging environmental challenge?

(2021) Christina J. Thiele et al.   Scientific Reports

Applying the extended producer responsibility towards plastic waste in Asian developing countries for reducing marine plastic debris

(2021) Hendro Putra Johannes et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH

Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics on aquatic organisms: a review

(2021) Huu Cong Vo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Subsurface dynamics of buoyant microplastics subject to algal biofouling

(2021) Hannah Kreczak et al.   LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY

Degradation Rates of Plastics in the Environment

(2020) Ali Chamas et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

EXPRESS: Reporting Guidelines to Increase the Reproducibility and Comparability of Research on Microplastics

(2020) Win Cowger et al.   APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY

Are we underestimating microplastic abundance in the marine environment? A comparison of microplastic capture with nets of different mesh-size

(2020) Penelope K. Lindeque et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Benthic Crustacean Digestion Can Modulate the Environmental Fate of Microplastics in the Deep Sea

(2020) Alessandro Cau et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Potential toxicity of polystyrene microplastic particles

(2020) Jangsun Hwang et al.   Scientific Reports

Microplastics in the freshwater and terrestrial environments: Prevalence, fates, impacts and sustainable solutions

(2020) Johnny Kee Hong Wong et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Persistence of plastic debris and its colonization by bacterial communities after two decades on the abyssal seafloor

(2020) S. Krause et al.   Scientific Reports

Microfibers in oceanic surface waters: A global characterization

(2020) Giuseppe Suaria et al.   Science Advances

A review: Research progress on microplastic pollutants in aquatic environments

(2020) Yuanqiang Tang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastic pollution in a rapidly changing world: Implications for remote and vulnerable marine ecosystems

(2020) Alice A. Horton et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Plasticenta: First evidence of microplastics in human placenta

(2020) Antonio Ragusa et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

‘Unlocking circular economy for prevention of marine plastic pollution: An exploration of G20 policy and initiatives’

(2020) Zinaida Fadeeva et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

An interlaboratory comparison exercise for the determination of microplastics in standard sample bottles

(2019) Atsuhiko Isobe et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

River Deltas as hotspots of microplastic accumulation: The case study of the Ebro River (NW Mediterranean)

(2019) Laura Simon-Sánchez et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Offshore surface waters of Antarctica are free of microplastics, as revealed by a circum-Antarctic study

(2019) Piotr Kuklinski et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Trophic transfer of microplastics and mixed contaminants in the marine food web and implications for human health

(2018) Maddison Carbery et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Risk assessment of microplastics in the ocean: Modelling approach and first conclusions

(2018) Gert Everaert et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Why is the global governance of plastic failing the oceans?

(2018) Peter Dauvergne   GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS

Degradation of polyethylene microplastics in seawater: Insights into the environmental degradation of polymers

(2018) João P. Da Costa et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH PART A-TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Quantification is more than counting: Actions required to accurately quantify and report isolated marine microplastics

(2018) Molly L. Rivers et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

From macro- to microplastics - Analysis of EU regulation along the life cycle of plastic bags

(2017) Ida M. Steensgaard et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Abundant plankton-sized microplastic particles in shelf waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico

(2017) Rosana Di Mauro et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Export of Plastic Debris by Rivers into the Sea

(2017) Christian Schmidt et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Combined Effects of UV Exposure Duration and Mechanical Abrasion on Microplastic Fragmentation by Polymer Type

(2017) Young Kyoung Song et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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

Characterisation of plastic microbeads in facial scrubs and their estimated emissions in Mainland China

(2017) Pui Kwan Cheung et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Brain damage and behavioural disorders in fish induced by plastic nanoparticles delivered through the food chain

(2017) Karin Mattsson et al.   Scientific Reports

No microplastics in benthic eelpout ( Zoarces viviparus ): An urgent need for spectroscopic analyses in microplastic detection

(2016) Charlotte Wesch et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Microplastics Alter the Properties and Sinking Rates of Zooplankton Faecal Pellets

(2016) Matthew Cole et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Understanding the Fragmentation Pattern of Marine Plastic Debris

(2016) Alexandra ter Halle et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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

Widespread distribution of microplastics in subsurface seawater in the NE Pacific Ocean

(2014) Jean-Pierre W. Desforges 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

Scales of Spatial Heterogeneity of Plastic Marine Debris in the Northeast Pacific Ocean

(2013) Miriam C. Goldstein et al.   PLoS One

A method for the analysis of assumptions in model-based environmental assessments

(2009) Penny Kloprogge et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING & SOFTWARE