Fate of microplastics in deep-sea sediments and its influencing factors: Evidence from the Eastern Indian Ocean

The abundance and characteristics of microplastics in surface water in the transboundary Ganges River

(2021) Imogen E. Napper et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in deep-sea sediments of the tropical western Pacific Ocean

(2021) Meiling Ge et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Aged microplastics decrease the bioavailability of coexisting heavy metals to microalga Chlorella vulgaris

(2021) Zezheng Wang et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Microplastics aged in various environmental media exhibited strong sorption to heavy metals in seawater

(2021) Liu Gao et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Abundance, composition, and fate of microplastics in water, sediment, and shellfish in the Tapi-Phumduang River system and Bandon Bay, Thailand

(2021) Narainrit Chinfak et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Anthropogenic particles (including microfibers and microplastics) in marine sediments of the Canadian Arctic

(2021) Jennifer K. Adams et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Seasonal variation of diversity, weathering, and inventory of microplastics in coast and harbor sediments

(2021) Chih-Feng Chen et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Vertical microplastic distribution in sediments of Fuhe River estuary to Baiyangdian Wetland in Northern China

(2021) Zeyan Zhou et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Microplastics in the western Pacific and South China Sea: Spatial variations reveal the impact of Kuroshio intrusion

(2021) Mengyang Liu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Occurrence and spatial distribution of microplastics, and their correlation with petroleum in coastal waters of Hainan Island, China

(2021) Liu Gao et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Fate, source and mass budget of sedimentary microplastics in the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea

(2021) Mingyu Zhang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Underestimated Microplastic Pollution Derived from Fishery Activities and “Hidden” in Deep Sediment

(2020) Baoming Xue et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

A Global Perspective on Microplastics

(2020) Robert C. Hale et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS

Source, migration and toxicology of microplastics in soil

(2020) Jing-Jie Guo et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Microplastic pollution in deep-sea sediments and organisms of the Western Pacific Ocean

(2020) Dongdong Zhang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Investigation of the microplastics profile in sludge from China’s largest Water reclamation plant using a feasible isolation device

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

An assessment of microplastics in the ecosystem and selected commercially important fishes off Kochi, south eastern Arabian Sea, India

(2020) Keziya James et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Seafloor microplastic hotspots controlled by deep-sea circulation

(2020) Ian A. Kane et al.   SCIENCE

Occurrence and characterization of surface sediment microplastics and litter from North African coasts of Mediterranean Sea: Preliminary research and first evidence

(2020) Tahar Tata et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

The way of microplastic through the environment – Application of the source-pathway-receptor model (review)

(2020) Kryss Waldschläger et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Estimation of microplastics in sediments at the southernmost coast of India (Kanyakumari)

(2020) Sajimol Sundar et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Microplastics occurrence and spatial distribution in seawater and sediment of Haikou Bay in the northern South China Sea

(2020) Huaiyuan Qi et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

First evidence of microplastics bioaccumulation by marine organisms in the Port Blair Bay, Andaman Islands

(2020) Prasun Goswami et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Characterization of microplastics in the surface seawater of the South Yellow Sea as affected by season

(2020) Yong Jiang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics in beach sediments and cockles (Anadara antiquata) along the Tanzanian coastline

(2020) Bahati S. Mayoma et al.   BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY

The fate of microplastic in marine sedimentary environments: A review and synthesis

(2020) Peter T. Harris   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Abundance and characteristics of microfibers detected in sediment trap material from the deep subtropical North Atlantic Ocean

(2020) Janika Reineccius et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

“Microplastic communities” in different environments: Differences, links, and role of diversity index in source analysis

(2020) Changchao Li et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Microplastic pollution in surface seawater of Sanggou Bay, China: Occurrence, source and inventory

(2020) Bin Xia et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastics in surface water of southern coastal belt of Sri Lanka (Northern Indian Ocean): Distribution and characterization by FTIR

(2020) A.M.A.I.K. Athapaththu et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Pelagic microplastics in surface water of the Eastern Indian Ocean during monsoon transition period: Abundance, distribution, and characteristics

(2020) Changjun Li et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics in the Black Sea sediments

(2020) Alessandra Cincinelli et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Micro-plastic pollution along the Bay of Bengal coastal stretch of Tamil Nadu, South India

(2020) T.G. Sunitha et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Factors influencing the occurrence and distribution of microplastics in coastal sediments: From source to sink

(2020) Xuemei Sun et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Deep sea sediments of the Arctic Central Basin: A potential sink for microplastics

(2019) La Daana K. Kanhai et al.   DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART I-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS

Microplastic abundance, characteristics, and removal in wastewater treatment plants in a coastal city of China

(2019) Zouxia Long et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Aged microplastics polyvinyl chloride interact with copper and cause oxidative stress towards microalgae Chlorella vulgaris

(2019) Dongdong Fu et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

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

(2019) Lisbet Sørensen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

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

Micro- and nano-plastics in marine environment: Source, distribution and threats — A review

(2019) Licheng Peng et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Micro- and nanoplastic toxicity on aquatic life: Determining factors

(2019) Tanja Kögel et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

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

(2018) Soeun Eo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Assessment tools for microplastics and natural fibres ingested by fish in an urbanised estuary

(2018) Jennifer E. Halstead et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Lost but can't be neglected: Huge quantities of small microplastics hide in the South China Sea

(2018) Minggang Cai et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Xiamen coastal areas: Implications for anthropogenic impacts

(2018) Guowen Tang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Assessing the relationship between the abundance and properties of microplastics in water and in mussels

(2018) Xiaoyun Qu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Impacts of Microplastics on the Soil Biophysical Environment

(2018) Anderson Abel de Souza Machado et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Relationships between grain size and organic carbon 14C heterogeneity in continental margin sediments

(2018) Rui Bao et al.   EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS

Evidence of microplastics pollution in coastal beaches and waters in southern Sri Lanka

(2018) J. Bimali Koongolla et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Diversity analysis of water sources, uses, and flows from source to use in the USA

(2018) Sonia Barakoti et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Preliminary study of the source apportionment and diversity of microplastics: Taking floating microplastics in the South China Sea as an example

(2018) Teng Wang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

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

Plastic debris and microplastics along the beaches of the Strait of Hormuz, Persian Gulf

(2017) Abolfazl Naji et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

River plastic emissions to the world’s oceans

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

Assuring quality in microplastic monitoring: About the value of clean-air devices as essentials for verified data

(2017) Charlotte Wesch et al.   Scientific Reports

Sources and sinks of microplastics in Canadian Lake Ontario nearshore, tributary and beach sediments

(2016) Anika Ballent et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Waste dumping sites as a potential source of POPs and associated health risks in perspective of current waste management practices in Lahore city, Pakistan

(2016) Saba Hafeez et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

A novel method for preparing microplastic fibers

(2016) Matthew Cole   Scientific Reports

Ingestion of Microplastics by Zooplankton in the Northeast Pacific Ocean

(2015) Jean-Pierre W. Desforges et al.   ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY

Optimization of elutriation device for filtration of microplastic particles from sediment

(2015) X. Zhu   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Anthropogenic debris in seafood: Plastic debris and fibers from textiles in fish and bivalves sold for human consumption

(2015) Chelsea M. Rochman et al.   Scientific Reports

Plastic debris in the open ocean

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

Marine litter within the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive

(2013) F. Galgani et al.   ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE

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

(2012) Richard E. Engler   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Indian Ocean circulation and climate variability

(2009) Friedrich A. Schott et al.   REVIEWS OF GEOPHYSICS

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(2008) Mayur M Patel et al.   CNS DRUGS