Are We Underestimating Microplastic Contamination in Aquatic Environments?

Microplastics en route: Field measurements in the Dutch river delta and Amsterdam canals, wastewater treatment plants, North Sea sediments and biota

(2017) H.A. Leslie et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Microplastic Ingestion by Wild and Cultured Manila Clams (Venerupis philippinarum) from Baynes Sound, British Columbia

(2016) Katie Davidson et al.   ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY

The ecological impacts of marine debris: unraveling the demonstrated evidence from what is perceived

(2016) Chelsea M. Rochman et al.   ECOLOGY

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

(2016) Dannielle Senga Green   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Effects of conventional and biodegradable microplastics on a marine ecosystem engineer (Arenicola marina) and sediment nutrient cycling

(2016) Dannielle Senga Green et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Emissions of microplastic fibers from microfiber fleece during domestic washing

(2016) U. Pirc et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Plastic debris and policy: Using current scientific understanding to invoke positive change

(2016) Chelsea M. Rochman et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Transport and fate of microplastic particles in wastewater treatment plants

(2016) Steve A. Carr et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Ingestion of Nanoplastics and Microplastics by Pacific Oyster Larvae

(2015) Matthew Cole et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Scientific Evidence Supports a Ban on Microbeads

(2015) Chelsea M. Rochman et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Occurrence and Spatial Distribution of Microplastics in River Shore Sediments of the Rhine-Main Area in Germany

(2015) Sascha Klein et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastic ingestion by scleractinian corals

(2015) N. M. Hall et al.   MARINE BIOLOGY

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

Do wastewater treatment plants act as a potential point source of microplastics? Preliminary study in the coastal Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea

(2015) J. Talvitie et al.   WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Plastic Accumulation in the Mediterranean Sea

(2015) Andrés Cózar et al.   PLoS One

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

Microplastics in bivalves cultured for human consumption

(2014) Lisbeth Van Cauwenberghe et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Fate of Microplastics in the Marine Isopod Idotea emarginata

(2014) Julia Hämer et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Anthropogenic Litter in Urban Freshwater Ecosystems: Distribution and Microbial Interactions

(2014) Timothy Hoellein et al.   PLoS One

Plastic debris in the open ocean

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

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

Plastics and Priority Pollutants: A Multiple Stressor in Aquatic Habitats

(2013) Chelsea M. Rochman   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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

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

Accumulation of Microplastic on Shorelines Woldwide: Sources and Sinks

(2011) Mark Anthony Browne et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastics as contaminants in the marine environment: A review

(2011) Matthew Cole et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastic Accumulation in the North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre

(2010) K. L. Law et al.   SCIENCE

Plastics, the environment and human health: current consensus and future trends

(2009) R. C. Thompson et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Monitoring the abundance of plastic debris in the marine environment

(2009) P. G. Ryan et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

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

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