Trophic transfer of microplastics in aquatic ecosystems: Identifying critical research needs

Short-term exposure with high concentrations of pristine microplastic particles leads to immobilisation of Daphnia magna

(2016) Saskia Rehse et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Characterisation of nanoplastics during the degradation of polystyrene

(2016) Scott Lambert et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Microplastic pollution is widely detected in US municipal wastewater treatment plant effluent

(2016) Sherri A. Mason et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

From macroplastic to microplastic: Degradation of high-density polyethylene, polypropylene, and polystyrene in a salt marsh habitat

(2016) John E. Weinstein et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Microplastic contamination in the San Francisco Bay, California, USA

(2016) Rebecca Sutton et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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

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

Microplastic in surface waters of urban rivers: concentration, sources, and associated bacterial assemblages

(2016) Amanda R. McCormick et al.   Ecosphere

The Effects of Natural and Anthropogenic Microparticles on Individual Fitness in Daphnia magna

(2016) Martin Ogonowski et al.   PLoS One

Ingestion of Microplastics by Zooplankton in the Northeast Pacific Ocean

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

The partition behavior of perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanesulfonamide (FOSA) on microplastics

(2015) Fei Wang et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Microplastic contamination in an urban area: a case study in Greater Paris

(2015) Rachid Dris et al.   Environmental Chemistry

Pollutants bioavailability and toxicological risk from microplastics to marine mussels

(2015) Carlo Giacomo Avio 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

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

Experimental Evaluation of Seaweeds as a Vector for Microplastics into Marine Food Webs

(2015) Lars Gutow et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Responses ofHyalella aztecato acute and chronic microplastic exposures

(2015) Sarah Y. Au et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Microplastic ingestion by scleractinian corals

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

Ingestion of microplastics by commercial fish off the Portuguese coast

(2015) Diogo Neves et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Uptake and Retention of Microplastics by the Shore Crab Carcinus maenas

(2014) Andrew J. R. Watts et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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

(2013) Paul Farrell et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Enhanced desorption of persistent organic pollutants from microplastics under simulated physiological conditions

(2013) Adil Bakir et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Ingestion and transfer of microplastics in the planktonic food web

(2013) Outi Setälä et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Identification of polymer types and additives in marine microplastic particles using pyrolysis-GC/MS and scanning electron microscopy

(2013) Elke Fries et al.   Environmental Science-Processes & Impacts

Microplastic in Terrestrial Ecosystems and the Soil?

(2012) Matthias C. Rillig   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Accumulation of Microplastic on Shorelines Woldwide: Sources and Sinks

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

Plastic marine debris on the Portuguese coastline: A matter of size?

(2011) J. Martins et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in the marine environment

(2011) Anthony L. Andrady   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Spatial Patterns of Plastic Debris along Estuarine Shorelines

(2010) Mark A. Browne et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Accumulation and fragmentation of plastic debris in global environments

(2009) D. K. A. Barnes 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

Deposit- and suspension-feeding sea cucumbers (Echinodermata) ingest plastic fragments

(2008) Erin R. Graham et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY