Plastic Interactions with Pollutants and Consequences to Aquatic Ecosystems: What We Know and What We Do Not Know

Micro-Nano Plastic in the Aquatic Environment: Methodological Problems and Challenges

(2022) Saif Uddin et al.   Animals

Impacts of low concentrations of nanoplastics on leaf litter decomposition and food quality for detritivores in streams

(2022) Sahadevan Seena et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Can microplastics from personal care products affect stream microbial decomposers in the presence of silver nanoparticles?

(2022) José Trabulo et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Distribution of microplastics in soil and freshwater environments: Global analysis and framework for transport modeling

(2021) Vera S. Koutnik et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Degradation of conventional plastic wastes in the environment. A review on current status of knowledge and future perspectives of disposal

(2021) Sameh Samir Ali et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics in fish and fishmeal: an emerging environmental challenge?

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

Marine microplastics as vectors of major ocean pollutants and its hazards to the marine ecosystem and humans

(2021) Tan Suet May Amelia et al.   Progress in Earth and Planetary Science

Interactions between microplastics, pharmaceuticals and personal care products: Implications for vector transport

(2021) Thilakshani Atugoda et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Microplastics in the Aquatic Environment: Occurrence, Persistence, Analysis, and Human Exposure

(2021) Maria Ricciardi et al.   Water

Biofilm on microplastics in aqueous environment: Physicochemical properties and environmental implications

(2021) Siying He et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Plastic as a Vector of Dispersion for Marine Species With Invasive Potential. A Review

(2021) José Carlos García-Gómez et al.   Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Physisorption and Chemisorption Mechanisms Influencing Micro (Nano) Plastics-Organic Chemical Contaminants Interactions: A Review

(2021) Omowumi D. Agboola et al.   Frontiers in Environmental Science

Microbial Life on the Surface of Microplastics in Natural Waters

(2021) Olena Stabnikova et al.   Applied Sciences-Basel

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

(2020) Gabriela Kalčíková et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Between source and sea: The role of wastewater treatment in reducing marine microplastics

(2020) Shirra Freeman et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Minimising the present and future plastic waste, energy and environmental footprints related to COVID-19

(2020) Jiří Jaromír Klemeš et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Interaction of Environmental Pollutants with Microplastics: A Critical Review of Sorption Factors, Bioaccumulation and Ecotoxicological Effects

(2020) Albert Menéndez-Pedriza et al.   Toxics

Environmental Source, Fate, and Toxicity of Microplastics

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

Breeding seabirds as vectors of microplastics from sea to land: Evidence from colonies in Arctic Canada

(2020) Madelaine P.T. Bourdages et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Covid-19 face masks: A potential source of microplastic fibers in the environment

(2020) Oluniyi O. Fadare et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Plastic Ingestion in Post-hatchling Sea Turtles: Assessing a Major Threat in Florida Near Shore Waters

(2020) Catherine B. Eastman et al.   Frontiers in Marine Science

Microplastics in wastewater outlets of Bandar Abbas city (Iran): A potential point source of microplastics into the Persian Gulf

(2020) Abolfazl Naji et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Effects of microplastics exposure on ingestion, fecundity, development, and dimethylsulfide production in Tigriopus japonicus (Harpacticoida, copepod)

(2020) Juan Yu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

A review of microplastics aggregation in aquatic environment: Influence factors, analytical methods, and environmental implications

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

Occurrence and organic contaminant-carrier effect of microplastics in surface water from the Feilaixia Reservoir in the Beijiang River, China

(2019) Xiangling Tan et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Does nanosized plastic affect aquatic fungal litter decomposition?

(2019) Sahadevan Seena et al.   Fungal Ecology

Microplastic contamination in freshwater: first observation in Lake Ulansuhai, Yellow River Basin, China

(2019) Zhichao Wang et al.   Environmental Chemistry Letters

Characterization of microplastics in the surface waters of Kingston Harbour

(2019) Deanna Rose et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics in wastewater treatment plants: Detection, occurrence and removal

(2019) Jing Sun et al.   WATER RESEARCH

The Impact of Bisphenol A on Fertility, Reproductive System, and Development: A Review of the Literature

(2019) Ewa Matuszczak et al.   International Journal of Endocrinology

Microplastic pollution in the rivers of the Tibet Plateau

(2019) Changbo Jiang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics abundance and characteristics in surface waters from the Northwest Pacific, the Bering Sea, and the Chukchi Sea

(2019) Jingli Mu et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Distribution characteristics of microplastics in the seawater and sediment: A case study in Jiaozhou Bay, China

(2019) Yifan Zheng et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics in surface waters and sediments of the Wei River, in the northwest of China

(2019) Ling Ding et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Effects of microplastic particles and leaching additive on the life history and morphology of Daphnia magna

(2019) Isabella Schrank et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics and their possible sources: The example of Ofanto river in Southeast Italy

(2019) Claudia Campanale et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Combined effects of polystyrene microplastics and natural organic matter on the accumulation and toxicity of copper in zebrafish

(2019) Ruxia Qiao et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastic concentrations, size distribution, and polymer types in the surface waters of a northern European lake

(2019) Emilia Uurasjärvi et al.   WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH

Nano/microplastics in water and wastewater treatment processes – Origin, impact and potential solutions

(2019) Marie Enfrin et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Plastic world

(2019) Cyrus Martin   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Managing the analytical challenges related to micro- and nanoplastics in the environment and food: filling the knowledge gaps

(2019) Pavol Alexy et al.   Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-Chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment

Uptake and incorporation of PCBs by eastern Mediterranean rabbitfish that consumed microplastics

(2019) Noam van der Hal et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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

(2019) Lisbet Sørensen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

A preliminary study of the interactions between microplastics and citrate-coated silver nanoparticles in aquatic environments

(2019) Penghui Li et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

PCBs and PBDEs in microplastic particles and zooplankton in open water in the Pacific Ocean and around the coast of Japan

(2019) Bee Geok Yeo et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics have lethal and sublethal effects on stream invertebrates and affect stream ecosystem functioning

(2019) Naiara López-Rojo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

(2018) Maddison Carbery et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Microplastic pollution in the surface waters of Italian Subalpine Lakes

(2018) Maria Sighicelli et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Sources and distribution of microplastics in China's largest inland lake – Qinghai Lake

(2018) Xiong Xiong et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons affiliated with microplastics in surface waters of Bohai and Huanghai Seas, China

(2018) Lei Mai et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic Abundance and Composition in Western Lake Superior As Determined via Microscopy, Pyr-GC/MS, and FTIR

(2018) Erik Hendrickson et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Effects of microplastics on the uptake, distribution and biotransformation of chiral antidepressant venlafaxine in aquatic ecosystem

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

The unaccountability case of plastic pellet pollution

(2018) Therese M. Karlsson et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in a wind farm area: A case study at the Rudong Offshore Wind Farm, Yellow Sea, China

(2018) Teng Wang et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in sub-surface waters of the Arctic Central Basin

(2018) La Daana K. Kanhai et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic in beach sediments of the Isle of Rügen (Baltic Sea) - Implementing a novel glass elutriation column

(2018) Elena Hengstmann et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Anthropogenic microlitter in the Baltic Sea water column

(2018) Andrei Bagaev et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Occurrence of microplastics in surface waters of the Gulf of Lion (NW Mediterranean Sea)

(2018) Natascha Schmidt et al.   PROGRESS IN OCEANOGRAPHY

Microplastics in surface waters of Dongting Lake and Hong Lake, China

(2018) Wenfeng Wang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Spatial and temporal distribution of microplastics in water and sediments of a freshwater system (Antuã River, Portugal)

(2018) M.O. Rodrigues et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Occurrence and distribution of microplastics in an urban river: A case study in the Pearl River along Guangzhou City, China

(2018) Lang Lin et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics in surface waters and sediments of the Three Gorges Reservoir, China

(2018) Mingxiao Di 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

Microplastics in freshwater systems: A review on occurrence, environmental effects, and methods for microplastics detection

(2018) Jingyi Li et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Microplastics Reduce Short-Term Effects of Environmental Contaminants. Part I: Effects of Bisphenol A on Freshwater Zooplankton Are Lower in Presence of Polyamide Particles

(2018) Saskia Rehse et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

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

Microplastics in juvenile Chinook salmon and their nearshore environments on the east coast of Vancouver Island

(2018) Brenna Collicutt et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Occurrence of microplastics in raw and treated drinking water

(2018) Martin Pivokonsky et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

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

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

Microplastic fiber uptake, ingestion, and egestion rates in the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)

(2018) Madelyn N. Woods et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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

Low numbers of microplastics detected in drinking water from ground water sources

(2018) S.M. Mintenig et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics in Sediment and Surface Water of West Dongting Lake and South Dongting Lake: Abundance, Source and Composition

(2018) Changbo Jiang et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Microplastic pollution in the Maowei Sea, a typical mariculture bay of China

(2018) Jingmin Zhu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastic contamination in surface waters in Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

(2018) Glaucia P. Olivatto et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Quantification of the combined toxic effect of polychlorinated biphenyls and nano-sized polystyrene on Daphnia magna

(2018) Wei Lin et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Bioavailability and effects of microplastics on marine zooplankton: A review

(2018) Zara L.R. Botterell et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Sorption behavior and mechanism of hydrophilic organic chemicals to virgin and aged microplastics in freshwater and seawater

(2018) Guangzhou Liu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Identification of microplastics in fish ponds and natural freshwater environments of the Carpathian basin, Europe

(2018) Gábor Bordós et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Microplastic abundance, distribution and composition in water, sediments, and wild fish from Poyang Lake, China

(2018) Wenke Yuan et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Do polyethylene microplastic beads alter the intestinal uptake of Ag in rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss )? Analysis of the MP vector effect using in vitro gut sacs

(2017) Farhan R. Khan et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic pollution in the surface waters of the Bohai Sea, China

(2017) Weiwei Zhang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic contamination in Lake Winnipeg, Canada

(2017) Philip J. Anderson et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Influence of environmental and anthropogenic factors on the composition, concentration and spatial distribution of microplastics: A case study of the Bay of Brest (Brittany, France)

(2017) L. Frère et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Occurrence and Characteristics of Microplastic Pollution in Xiangxi Bay of Three Gorges Reservoir, China

(2017) Kai Zhang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Quantifying shedding of synthetic fibers from textiles; a source of microplastics released into the environment

(2017) Bethanie M. Carney Almroth et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Degradation of common polymer ropes in a sublittoral marine environment

(2017) Natalie A. Welden et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic abundance, distribution and composition along a latitudinal gradient in the Atlantic Ocean

(2017) La Daana K. Kanhai et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in coastal environments of the Arabian Gulf

(2017) Oyebamiji Abib Abayomi et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic pollution in the marine waters and sediments of Hong Kong

(2017) Y.Y. Tsang 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

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

Ecotoxicity testing of microplastics: Considering the heterogeneity of physicochemical properties

(2017) Scott Lambert et al.   Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

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

(2017) Karin Mattsson et al.   Scientific Reports

Interaction of hydrophobic polymers with model lipid bilayers

(2017) D. Bochicchio et al.   Scientific Reports

Effects of microplastics on European flat oysters, Ostrea edulis and their associated benthic communities

(2016) Dannielle Senga Green   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic pollution in lakes and lake shoreline sediments – A case study on Lake Bolsena and Lake Chiusi (central Italy)

(2016) Elke Kerstin Fischer et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics in Taihu Lake, China

(2016) Lei Su et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

(2016) Peter Wardrop et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Effects of micro-plastic particles on paraquat toxicity to common carp (Cyprinus carpio): biochemical changes

(2016) B. Nematdoost Haghi et al.   International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Pelagic plastic pollution within the surface waters of Lake Michigan, USA

(2016) Sherri A. Mason et al.   JOURNAL OF GREAT LAKES RESEARCH

Sea surface microplastics in Slovenian part of the Northern Adriatic

(2016) Tamara Gajšt et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Percentage of microbeads in pelagic microplastics within Japanese coastal waters

(2016) Atsuhiko Isobe   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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

(2015) Lisbeth Van Cauwenberghe 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

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

A quantitative analysis of microplastic pollution along the south-eastern coastline of South Africa

(2015) H.A. Nel et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Marine neustonic microplastics around the southeastern coast of Korea

(2015) Jung-Hoon Kang et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Characterisation, quantity and sorptive properties of microplastics extracted from cosmetics

(2015) Imogen E. Napper et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean

(2015) J. R. Jambeck et al.   SCIENCE

Microplastics in freshwater systems: A review of the emerging threats, identification of knowledge gaps and prioritisation of research needs

(2015) Dafne Eerkes-Medrano et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Microplastics profile along the Rhine River

(2015) Thomas Mani et al.   Scientific Reports

Distribution patterns of microplastics within the plankton of a tropical estuary

(2014) A.R.A. Lima et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

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

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

Microplastic is an Abundant and Distinct Microbial Habitat in an Urban River

(2014) Amanda McCormick et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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

(2014) Jean-Pierre W. Desforges et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Suspended microplastics in the surface water of the Yangtze Estuary System, China: First observations on occurrence, distribution

(2014) Shiye Zhao 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

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

Size-Dependent Effects of Micro Polystyrene Particles in the Marine Copepod Tigriopus japonicus

(2013) Kyun-Woo Lee et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastic pollution in the surface waters of the Laurentian Great Lakes

(2013) Marcus Eriksen et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Ingested plastic transfers hazardous chemicals to fish and induces hepatic stress

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

Comparative Studies of the Adsorption of Direct Dye on Activated Carbon and Conducting Polymer Composite

(2012) J. Raffiea Baseri et al.   E-Journal of Chemistry

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

(2012) Ellen Besseling 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

Polymer−Water Partition Coefficients of Hydrophobic Compounds for Passive Sampling: Application of Cosolvent Models for Validation

(2009) Foppe Smedes et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Characterization of Cu(II) ion adsorption behavior of the polyacrylic acid-polyvinylidene fluoride blended polymer

(2008) Laizhou Song et al.   TSINGHUA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY