Particle uptake by filter-feeding macrofoulers from the Mar Grande of Taranto (Mediterranean Sea, Italy): potential as microplastic pollution bioremediators

Microplastics in seafood: Relative input of Mytilus galloprovincialis and table salt in mussel dishes

(2022) Paula Masiá et al.   FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL

Biofouling Role in Mariculture Environment Restoration: An Example in the Mar Grande of Taranto (Mediterranean Sea)

(2022) Daniele Arduini et al.   Frontiers in Marine Science

Microplastics alter digestive enzyme activities in the marine bivalve, Mytilus galloprovincialis

(2021) Charlene Trestrail et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Bioremediation of MP-polluted Waters Using Bacteria Bacillus licheniformis, Lysinibacillus massiliensis, and Mixed Culture of Bacillus sp. and Delftia acidovorans

(2021) Dajana Kučić Grgić et al.   CHEMICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING QUARTERLY

Occurrence and ecological impact of microplastics in aquaculture ecosystems

(2021) Guanglong Chen et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Studying microplastics: Lessons from evaluated literature on animal model organisms and experimental approaches

(2021) Marko D. Prokić et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Plastics in Porifera: The occurrence of potential microplastics in marine sponges and seawater from Bocas del Toro, Panamá

(2021) Bailey R. Fallon et al.   PeerJ

The Dual Role of Microplastics in Marine Environment: Sink and Vectors of Pollutants

(2021) Michele Arienzo et al.   Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

Optimization of a new multi-reagent procedure for quantitative mussel digestion in microplastic analysis

(2021) Silvia Fraissinet et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Field evidence for microplastic interactions in marine benthic invertebrates

(2021) Stefania Vecchi et al.   Scientific Reports

Preliminary Investigation of Microlitter Pollution in Low-Energy Hydrodynamic Basins Using Sabella spallanzanii (Polychaeta: Sabellidae) Tubes

(2020) Daniele Piazzolla et al.   BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY

Microplastic accumulation by tube-dwelling, suspension feeding polychaetes from the sediment surface: A case study from the Norwegian Continental Shelf

(2020) Heidi Knutsen et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Bioremediation as a promising strategy for microplastics removal in wastewater treatment plants

(2020) Paula Masiá et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Potential effects of biodegradable single-use items in the sea: polylactic acid (PLA) and solitary ascidians

(2020) Anderson Guillermo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Sponges as bioindicators for microparticulate pollutants?

(2020) Elsa B. Girard et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

An Innovative IMTA System: Polychaetes, Sponges and Macroalgae Co-Cultured in a Southern Italian In-Shore Mariculture Plant (Ionian Sea)

(2020) Adriana Giangrande et al.   Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

Time-dependent metabolic disorders induced by short-term exposure to polystyrene microplastics in the Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis

(2020) Tiziana Cappello et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Microplastic exposure and effects in aquatic organisms: A physiological perspective

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

Accumulation of microplastics in typical commercial aquatic species: A case study at a productive aquaculture site in China

(2019) Fangzhu Wu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microbial lipolytic enzymes – promising energy-efficient biocatalysts in bioremediation

(2019) Ashok Kumar et al.   ENERGY

Continuous Exposure to Microplastics Does Not Cause Physiological Effects in the Cultivated Mussel Perna perna

(2018) Marina F. M. Santana et al.   ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY

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

(2018) Silvia Messinetti et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Do microplastics affect marine ecosystem productivity?

(2018) Tineke A. Troost et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Marine microplastic debris: An emerging issue for food security, food safety and human health

(2018) Luís Gabriel Antão Barboza et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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

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

Using mussel as a global bioindicator of coastal microplastic pollution

(2018) Jiana Li et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Using solitary ascidians to assess microplastic and phthalate plasticizers pollution among marine biota: A case study of the Eastern Mediterranean and Red Sea

(2018) Gal Vered et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics: Finding a consensus on the definition

(2018) J.P.G.L. Frias et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

A potpourri of microplastics in the sea surface and water column of the Mediterranean Sea

(2018) Alessandra Cincinelli et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

An assessment of the ability to ingest and excrete microplastics by filter-feeders: A case study with the Mediterranean mussel

(2018) Cátia Gonçalves et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Exposure to microplastics reduces attachment strength and alters the haemolymph proteome of blue mussels (Mytilus edulis)

(2018) Dannielle S. Green et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Efficient filtration of micron and submicron particles by ascidians from oligotrophic waters

(2017) Yuval Jacobi et al.   LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY

Blue mussels ( Mytilus edulis spp.) as sentinel organisms in coastal pollution monitoring: A review

(2017) Jonny Beyer et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Fouling assemblages associated with off-coast aquaculture facilities: an overall assessment of the Mediterranean Sea

(2017) V. FERNANDEZ-GONZALEZ et al.   MEDITERRANEAN MARINE SCIENCE

A high-performance protocol for extraction of microplastics in fish

(2017) Ali Karami et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics in seafood: Benchmark protocol for their extraction and characterization

(2016) Alexandre Dehaut et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Towards the suitable monitoring of ingestion of microplastics by marine biota: A review

(2016) Charlotte Wesch et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Exposure of marine mussels Mytilus spp. to polystyrene microplastics: Toxicity and influence on fluoranthene bioaccumulation

(2016) Ika Paul-Pont et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Is there any consistency between the microplastics found in the field and those used in laboratory experiments?

(2016) Nam Ngoc Phuong et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Feeding type affects microplastic ingestion in a coastal invertebrate community

(2016) Outi Setälä et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic exposure studies should be environmentally realistic

(2016) Robin Lenz et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Environmentally relevant concentrations of microplastic particles influence larval fish ecology

(2016) Oona M. Lönnstedt et al.   SCIENCE

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

(2015) Lisbeth Van Cauwenberghe et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

The co-occurrence of the demosponge Hymeniacidon perlevis and the edible mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis as a new tool for bacterial load mitigation in aquaculture

(2015) Caterina Longo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Abundance, size and polymer composition of marine microplastics ≥ 10 μm in the Atlantic Ocean and their modelled vertical distribution

(2015) Kristina Enders et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Mediterranean fouling communities assimilate the organic matter derived from coastal fish farms as a new trophic resource

(2015) D. Gonzalez-Silvera et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in bivalves cultured for human consumption

(2014) Lisbeth Van Cauwenberghe et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

The physical impacts of microplastics on marine organisms: A review

(2013) Stephanie L. Wright et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

The destruction of the ‘animal forests’ in the oceans: Towards an over-simplification of the benthic ecosystems

(2013) Sergio Rossi   OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT

The impact and control of biofouling in marine aquaculture: a review

(2012) Isla Fitridge et al.   BIOFOULING

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

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

Uptake and Effects of Microplastics on Cells and Tissue of the Blue Mussel Mytilus edulis L. after an Experimental Exposure

(2012) Nadia von Moos et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastics in the marine environment

(2011) Anthony L. Andrady   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Variability of fouling communities in the Mar Piccolo of Taranto (Northern Ionian Sea, Mediterranean Sea)

(2010) Cataldo Pierri et al.   JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

Bioremediation of bacteria in aquaculture waste using the polychaete Sabella spallanzanii

(2010) Loredana Stabili et al.   New Biotechnology

Ingested Microscopic Plastic Translocates to the Circulatory System of the Mussel,Mytilus edulis(L.)

(2008) Mark A. Browne et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY