Microplastics (≤ 10 μm) bioaccumulation in marine sponges along the Moroccan Mediterranean coast: Insights into species-specific distribution and potential bioindication

Impacts of microplastics and the associated plastisphere on physiological, biochemical, genetic expression and gut microbiota of the filter-feeder amphioxus

(2023) Jingguang Cheng et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Gut Microbiome Associating with Carbon and Nitrogen Metabolism during Biodegradation of Polyethene in Tenebrio larvae with Crop Residues as Co-Diets

(2023) Meng-Qi Ding et al.   Environmental Science & Technology

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

(2023) Silvia Fraissinet et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastic pollution in the deep-sea Giant red shrimp, Aristaeomorpha foliacea, in the Eastern Ionian Sea; an alarm point on stock and human health safety

(2023) Bordbar Leila et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Large quantities of small microplastics permeate the surface ocean to abyssal depths in the South Atlantic Gyre

(2022) Shiye Zhao et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Media coverage, attention cycles and the governance of plastics pollution

(2022) Ian Bailey   Environmental Policy and Governance

Autophagic event and metabolomic disorders unveil cellular toxicity of environmental microplastics on marine polychaete Hediste diversicolor

(2022) Omayma Missawi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics as carriers of inorganic and organic contaminants in the environment: A review of recent progress

(2022) Vasiliki Kinigopoulou et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS

First inventory of marine debris on Alegranza, an uninhabited island in the Northeast Atlantic

(2022) Alicia Herrera et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Detection of plastic particles in marine sponges by a combined infrared micro-spectroscopy and pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry approach

(2022) Francesco Saliu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Light availability modulates the responses of the microalgae Desmodesmus sp. to micron-sized polyvinyl chloride microplastics

(2022) Chun Wang et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Current progress on plastic/microplastic degradation: Fact influences and mechanism

(2022) Zhenyan Lin et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Polyethylene microplastics reduce filtration and respiration rates in the Mediterranean sponge Petrosia ficiformis

(2022) Lucia De Marchi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Environmental microplastics (EMPs) exposure alter the differentiation potential of mesenchymal stromal cells

(2022) Hana Najahi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Impact of environmental microplastics alone and mixed with benzo[a]pyrene on cellular and molecular responses of Mytilus galloprovincialis

(2022) Ilef Romdhani et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Using information flow analysis to establish key data gaps in the assessment of marine microplastic pollution

(2022) Valentina H. Pauna et al.   JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY

Insights into bioaccumulation and bioconcentration of potentially toxic elements in marine sponges from the Northwestern Mediterranean coast of Morocco

(2022) Imad Krikech et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Coastal Scenic Quality Assessment of Moroccan Mediterranean Beaches: A Tool for Proper Management

(2022) Noureddine Er-Ramy et al.   Water

A review of sources, status, and risks of microplastics in the largest semi-enclosed sea of China, the Bohai Sea

(2022) Xiang Gu et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Toxicological impact of environmental microplastics and benzo[a]pyrene in the seaworm Hediste diversicolor under environmentally relevant exposure conditions

(2022) Siwar Abouda et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

(2022) Bettie Cormier et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Metabolomic disorders unveil hepatotoxicity of environmental microplastics in wild fish Serranus scriba (Linnaeus 1758)

(2022) Nesrine Zitouni et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Sponges as libraries: Increase in microplastics in Cinachyrella alloclada after 36 years

(2022) Guilherme Moreira Soares et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Slow and steady hurts the crab: Effects of chronic and acute microplastic exposures on a filter feeder crab

(2022) Mauricio A. Urbina et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Magical mysteries of marine sponges

(2021) Michael Gross   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Seasonal Variability in Near-bed Environmental Conditions in the Vazella pourtalesii Glass Sponge Grounds of the Scotian Shelf

(2021) Ulrike Hanz et al.   Frontiers in Marine Science

Filtering Activity and Nutrient Release by the Keratose Sponge Sarcotragus spinosulus Schmidt, 1862 (Porifera, Demospongiae) at the Laboratory Scale

(2021) Roberta Trani et al.   Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

Microplastic distribution in urban vs pristine mangroves: using marine sponges as bioindicators of environmental pollution

(2021) Omar Celis-Hernández et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Ecotoxico Linking of Phthalates and Flame-Retardant Combustion Byproducts with Coral Solar Bleaching

(2021) Ali Ranjbar Jafarabadi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Global Plastic Pollution Observation System to Aid Policy

(2021) Michael S. Bank et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Interactions between microplastics and microorganisms in the environment: Modes of action and influencing factors

(2021) Xinran Qiu et al.   GONDWANA RESEARCH

Microplastics in polar regions: An early warning to the world's pristine ecosystem

(2021) Amit K. Mishra et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics in equatorial coasts: Pollution hotspots and spatiotemporal variations associated with tropical monsoons

(2021) Mui-Choo Jong et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

The plastic Trojan horse: Biofilms increase microplastic uptake in marine filter feeders impacting microbial transfer and organism health

(2021) Monica Fabra et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics in the Center of Mediterranean: Comparison of the Two Calabrian Coasts and Distribution from Coastal Areas to the Open Sea

(2021) Alessandro Marrone et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Understanding the plastics cycle to minimize exposure

(2021) Kevin V. Thomas   Nature Sustainability

Embryotoxicity of polystyrene microplastics in zebrafish Danio rerio

(2021) Giuseppe De Marco et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Microplastics in fillets of Mediterranean seafood. A risk assessment study

(2021) Margherita Ferrante et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Microplastics impair the feeding performance of a Mediterranean habitat-forming coral

(2020) Beatrice Savinelli et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Surrounded by microplastic, since when? Testing the feasibility of exploring past levels of plastic microfibre pollution using natural history museum collections

(2020) Larissa Modica et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Uptake routes of microplastics in fishes: practical and theoretical approaches to test existing theories

(2020) S. Roch et al.   Scientific Reports

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

An effective method for evaluation of microplastic contaminant in gastropod from Taihu Lake, China

(2020) Qiujin Xu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Abundance and distribution of small microplastics (≤ 3 μm) in sediments and seaworms from the Southern Mediterranean coasts and characterisation of their potential harmful effects.

(2020) Omayma Missawi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Evaluating scenarios toward zero plastic pollution

(2020) Winnie W. Y. Lau et al.   SCIENCE

Oceanic Hitchhikers – Assessing Pathogen Risks from Marine Microplastic

(2020) Jake Bowley et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Assessing the strength and sensitivity of the core microbiota approach on a highly diverse sponge reef

(2020) Carmen Astudillo‐García et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Sponges as bioindicators for microparticulate pollutants?

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

Marine Plastic Debris: A New Surface for Microbial Colonization

(2020) Robyn J. Wright et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Uptake, accumulation and associated cellular alterations of environmental samples of microplastics in the seaworm Hediste diversicolor

(2020) Omayma Missawi et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Environmental Source, Fate, and Toxicity of Microplastics

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

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

Rethinking microplastics as a diverse contaminant suite

(2019) Chelsea M. Rochman et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

A multidimensional concept for mercury neuronal and sensory toxicity in fish - From toxicokinetics and biochemistry to morphometry and behavior

(2019) Patrícia Pereira et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENERAL SUBJECTS

Abundance and characteristics of microplastics in commercial marine fish from Malaysia

(2019) Samaneh Karbalaei et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Validation of a Method for Extracting Microplastics from Complex, Organic-Rich, Environmental Matrices

(2018) Rachel R. Hurley et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Implication of dietary phthalates in breast cancer. A systematic review

(2018) Pietro Zuccarello et al.   FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY

Profiles of bacterial assemblages from microplastics of tropical coastal environments

(2018) Emily Curren et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made

(2017) Roland Geyer et al.   Science Advances

Microplastics on beaches: ingestion and behavioural consequences for beachhoppers

(2016) Louise Tosetto et al.   MARINE BIOLOGY

Bioaccumulation of metallic trace elements and organic pollutants in marine sponges from the South Brittany Coast, France

(2015) Charline Gentric et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH PART A-TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Could some coral reefs become sponge reefs as our climate changes?

(2013) James J. Bell et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Plastics and beaches: A degrading relationship

(2008) Patricia L. Corcoran et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN