Environmental microplastics disrupt swimming activity in acute exposure in Danio rerio larvae and reduce growth and reproduction success in chronic exposure in D. rerio and Oryzias melastigma

Chronic feeding exposure to virgin and spiked microplastics disrupts essential biological functions in teleost fish

(2021) Bettie Cormier et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Microplastic pollution on sandy beaches of Puerto Rico

(2021) Kiani M. Pérez-Alvelo et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Experimental Approaches for Characterizing the Endocrine-Disrupting Effects of Environmental Chemicals in Fish

(2021) Fritzie T. Celino-Brady et al.   Frontiers in Endocrinology

Influence of Microplastics on the Mobility, Bioavailability, and Toxicity of Heavy Metals: A Review

(2021) Guangxia Liu et al.   BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY

Microplastics pollution on Colombian Central Caribbean beaches

(2021) Nelson Rangel-Buitrago et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

The missing ocean plastic sink: Gone with the rivers

(2021) Lisa Weiss et al.   SCIENCE

Oceanic long-range transport of organic additives present in plastic products: an overview

(2021) Helena Andrade et al.   Environmental Sciences Europe

Combined exposure to microplastics and zinc produces sex-specific responses in the water flea Daphnia magna

(2021) Yoseop Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Dibutyl phthalate release from polyvinyl chloride microplastics: Influence of plastic properties and environmental factors

(2021) Yuanyuan Yan et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Histological, enzymatic and chemical analyses of the potential effects of differently sized microplastic particles upon long-term ingestion in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

(2020) Annika Batel et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Organic contaminants sorbed to microplastics affect marine medaka fish early life stages development

(2020) Florane Le Bihanic et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in aquatic environments: Toxicity to trigger ecological consequences

(2020) Hui Ma et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

First evidence of microplastic pollution in the El Quetzalito sand beach of the Guatemalan Caribbean

(2020) Carlos Mazariegos-Ortíz et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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

(2020) Albert Menéndez-Pedriza et al.   Toxics

Microplastics and sorbed contaminants – Trophic exposure in fish sensitive early life stages

(2020) Xavier Cousin et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Chemicals sorbed to environmental microplastics are toxic to early life stages of aquatic organisms

(2020) Bettie Cormier et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Interactions between microplastics and organic pollutants: Effects on toxicity, bioaccumulation, degradation, and transport

(2020) Ting Wang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

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

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

Microplastics occurrence in edible fish species (Mullus barbatus and Merluccius merluccius) collected in three different geographical sub-areas of the Mediterranean Sea

(2019) Dario Giani et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Trace elements in microplastics in Cartagena: A hotspot for plastic pollution at the Caribbean

(2019) Isabel Acosta-Coley et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Aryl hydrocarbon receptor-mediated potencies in field-deployed plastics vary by type of polymer

(2019) Christine Schönlau et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Toxicity assessment of pollutants sorbed on environmental microplastics collected on beaches: Part II-adverse effects on Japanese medaka early life stages

(2019) Pauline Pannetier et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Marine litter: One of the major threats for marine mammals. Outcomes from the European Cetacean Society workshop

(2019) Cristina Panti et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics in the marine environment: Current trends in environmental pollution and mechanisms of toxicological profile

(2019) Chibuisi Gideon Alimba et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY

Copper caused reproductive endocrine disruption in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

(2019) Jinling Cao et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Adsorption behavior of organic pollutants and metals on micro/nanoplastics in the aquatic environment

(2019) Fei Yu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

A glyphosate-based herbicide induces sub-lethal effects in early life stages and liver cell line of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss

(2019) Shannon Weeks Santos et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Polystyrene microplastics cause tissue damages, sex-specific reproductive disruption and transgenerational effects in marine medaka (Oryzias melastigma)

(2019) Jun Wang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Prey-size plastics are invading larval fish nurseries

(2019) Jamison M. Gove et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Effect of weathering on environmental behavior of microplastics: Properties, sorption and potential risks

(2019) Peng Liu et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Environmental samples of microplastics induce significant toxic effects in fish larvae

(2019) Pauline Pannetier et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Effects of polystyrene microplastics on early stages of two marine invertebrates with different feeding strategies

(2018) Silvia Messinetti et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics on biota: a review

(2018) Sadasivam Anbumani et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

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

Spatial variability in the concentrations of metals in beached microplastics

(2018) M.C. Vedolin et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Fish life-history traits are affected after chronic dietary exposure to an environmentally realistic marine mixture of PCBs and PBDEs

(2018) Khaled Horri et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Studies of the effects of microplastics on aquatic organisms: What do we know and where should we focus our efforts in the future?

(2018) Luís Carlos de Sá et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Characterization of plastic debris and association of metals with microplastics in coastline sediment along the Persian Gulf

(2018) Sina Dobaradaran et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT

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

(2018) Jingyi Li et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Evidence that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is rapidly accumulating plastic

(2018) L. Lebreton et al.   Scientific Reports

Ingestion and contact with polyethylene microplastics does not cause acute toxicity on marine zooplankton

(2018) R. Beiras et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Polystyrene microplastics alter the behavior, energy reserve and nutritional composition of marine jacopever (Sebastes schlegelii)

(2018) Liyun Yin et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Microplastics along the beaches of southeast coast of India

(2018) R. Karthik et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Occurrence and Composition of Microplastics in the Seabed Sediments of the Coral Communities in Proximity of a Metropolitan Area

(2018) Chi Cheang et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Examining multi- and transgenerational behavioral and molecular alterations resulting from parental exposure to an environmental PCB and PBDE mixture

(2018) Sébastien Alfonso et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Microplastic ingestion in fish larvae in the western English Channel

(2017) Madeleine Steer et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Detection of low numbers of microplastics in North Sea fish using strict quality assurance criteria

(2017) Enya Hermsen et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Determining global distribution of microplastics by combining citizen science and in-depth case studies

(2017) Thijs Bosker et al.   Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Ingestion of microplastics by fish and its potential consequences from a physical perspective

(2017) Boris Jovanović   Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Maternal transfer of contaminants in birds: Mercury and selenium concentrations in parents and their eggs

(2016) Joshua T. Ackerman et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic as a Vector for Chemicals in the Aquatic Environment: Critical Review and Model-Supported Reinterpretation of Empirical Studies

(2016) Albert A. Koelmans et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Plastic ingestion by pelagic and demersal fish from the North Sea and Baltic Sea

(2016) Christoph D. Rummel et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Suspended micro-sized PVC particles impair the performance and decrease survival in the Asian green mussel Perna viridis

(2016) Sinja Elena Rist et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Oyster reproduction is affected by exposure to polystyrene microplastics

(2016) Rossana Sussarellu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Ingestion of Microplastics by Zooplankton in the Northeast Pacific Ocean

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

Microplastic resin pellets on an urban tropical beach in Colombia

(2015) Isabel Acosta-Coley et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT

Ingestion of Plastic Microfibers by the Crab Carcinus maenas and Its Effect on Food Consumption and Energy Balance

(2015) Andrew J. R. Watts et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Evaluation of the impact of polyethylene microbeads ingestion in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) larvae

(2015) D. Mazurais et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

An Individual-Based Model of Zebrafish Population Dynamics Accounting for Energy Dynamics

(2015) Rémy Beaudouin et al.   PLoS One

Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean

(2015) J. R. Jambeck et al.   SCIENCE

Internal effect concentrations of organic substances for early life development of egg-exposed fish

(2014) Edwin M. Foekema et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Identifying Small Molecules via High Resolution Mass Spectrometry: Communicating Confidence

(2014) Emma L. Schymanski et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Distribution of Surface Plastic Debris in the Eastern Pacific Ocean from an 11-Year Data Set

(2014) Kara Lavender Law et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Developmental toxicity of PAH mixtures in fish early life stages. Part II: adverse effects in Japanese medaka

(2014) Florane Le Bihanic et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Chronic dietary exposure to pyrolytic and petrogenic mixtures of PAHs causes physiological disruption in zebrafish - part I: Survival and growth

(2014) Caroline Vignet et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

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

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

Microplastics in the seas

(2014) K. L. Law et al.   SCIENCE

Early warning signs of endocrine disruption in adult fish from the ingestion of polyethylene with and without sorbed chemical pollutants from the marine environment

(2014) Chelsea M. Rochman et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastic Moves Pollutants and Additives to Worms, Reducing Functions Linked to Health and Biodiversity

(2013) Mark Anthony Browne et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

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

Trophic level transfer of microplastic: Mytilus edulis (L.) to Carcinus maenas (L.)

(2013) Paul Farrell et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Ingestion and transfer of microplastics in the planktonic food web

(2013) Outi Setälä et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Maternal Transfer of Contaminants and Reduced Reproductive Success of Southern Toads (Bufo [Anaxyrus] terrestris) Exposed to Coal Combustion Waste

(2013) Brian S. Metts et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastic Ingestion by Zooplankton

(2013) Matthew Cole et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Ingested plastic transfers hazardous chemicals to fish and induces hepatic stress

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

Effects of copper and cadmium spiked-sediments on embryonic development of Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes)

(2012) Iris Barjhoux et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

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

(2012) Ellen Besseling et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastics in the Marine Environment: A Review of the Methods Used for Identification and Quantification

(2012) Valeria Hidalgo-Ruz et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Toxic concentrations in fish early life stages peak at a critical moment

(2012) E.M. Foekema et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Long-term food-exposure of zebrafish to PCB mixtures mimicking some environmental situations induces ovary pathology and impairs reproduction ability

(2011) Tarek Daouk et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Adsorption of trace metals to plastic resin pellets in the marine environment

(2011) Luke A. Holmes et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Combined effects of DOM extracted from site soil/compost and biosurfactant on the sorption and desorption of PAHs in a soil–water system

(2011) Hui Yu et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Microplastics in the marine environment

(2011) Anthony L. Andrady   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Organic pollutants in microplastics from two beaches of the Portuguese coast

(2010) J.P.G.L. Frias et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Association of metals with plastic production pellets in the marine environment

(2010) Karen Ashton et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

The fish embryo toxicity test as an animal alternative method in hazard and risk assessment and scientific research

(2009) Michelle R. Embry et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Understanding behavioral and physiological phenotypes of stress and anxiety in zebrafish

(2009) Rupert J. Egan et al.   BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH

On the importance of size of plastic fragments and pellets on the strandline: a snapshot of a Brazilian beach

(2009) Monica F. Costa et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT

International Pellet Watch: Global monitoring of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in coastal waters. 1. Initial phase data on PCBs, DDTs, and HCHs

(2009) Yuko Ogata 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

Maternal transfer of brominated flame retardants in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

(2008) Jenny Rattfelt Nyholm et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Is the fish embryo toxicity test (FET) with the zebrafish (Danio rerio) a potential alternative for the fish acute toxicity test?

(2008) E. Lammer et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY C-TOXICOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY

Lazy males? Bioenergetic differences in energy acquisition and metabolism help to explain sexual size dimorphism in percids

(2008) Michael D. Rennie et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Testing phenanthrene distribution properties of virgin plastic pellets and plastic eroded pellets found on Lesvos island beaches (Greece)

(2007) Hrissi K. Karapanagioti et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH