Microplastics Reduce Short-Term Effects of Environmental Contaminants. Part II: Polyethylene Particles Decrease the Effect of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on Microorganisms

Microplastics Reduce Short-Term Effects of Environmental Contaminants. Part I: Effects of Bisphenol A on Freshwater Zooplankton Are Lower in Presence of Polyamide Particles

(2018) Saskia Rehse et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Are We Underestimating Microplastic Contamination in Aquatic Environments?

(2017) Jeremy L. Conkle et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Histopathological and molecular effects of microplastics in Eisenia andrei Bouché

(2017) A. Rodriguez-Seijo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Differential bioavailability of polychlorinated biphenyls associated with environmental particles: Microplastic in comparison to wood, coal and biochar

(2017) B. Beckingham et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Fate of nano- and microplastic in freshwater systems: A modeling study

(2017) Ellen Besseling et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Incorporation of microplastics from litter into burrows of Lumbricus terrestris

(2017) Esperanza Huerta Lwanga et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Shift in Mass Transfer of Wastewater Contaminants from Microplastics in the Presence of Dissolved Substances

(2017) Sven Seidensticker et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Large microplastic particles in sediments of tributaries of the River Thames, UK – Abundance, sources and methods for effective quantification

(2017) Alice A. Horton et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in freshwater and terrestrial environments: Evaluating the current understanding to identify the knowledge gaps and future research priorities

(2017) Alice A. Horton et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics are not important for the cycling and bioaccumulation of organic pollutants in the oceans-but should microplastics be considered POPs themselves?

(2017) Rainer Lohmann   Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

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

(2016) Saskia Rehse et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Relative importance of microplastics as a pathway for the transfer of hydrophobic organic chemicals to marine life

(2016) Adil Bakir et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Biofouling on buoyant marine plastics: An experimental study into the effect of size on surface longevity

(2016) Francesca M.C. Fazey et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Plastic Debris in 29 Great Lakes Tributaries: Relations to Watershed Attributes and Hydrology

(2016) Austin K. Baldwin et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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

Response of bacterial community compositions to different sources of pollutants in sediments of a tributary of Taihu Lake, China

(2016) Jing Wang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Review of the partitioning of chemicals into different plastics: Consequences for the risk assessment of marine plastic debris

(2016) Isabel A. O'Connor et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

A theoretical assessment of microplastic transport in river catchments and their retention by soils and river sediments

(2016) Luca Nizzetto et al.   Environmental Science-Processes & Impacts

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

(2015) Lisbeth Van Cauwenberghe et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

Microplastics in sediments: A review of techniques, occurrence and effects

(2015) Lisbeth Van Cauwenberghe et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

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

Microplastics profile along the Rhine River

(2015) Thomas Mani et al.   Scientific Reports

Rapid bacterial colonization of low-density polyethylene microplastics in coastal sediment microcosms

(2014) Jesse P Harrison et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Microplastic pollution in St. Lawrence River sediments

(2014) Rowshyra A. Castañeda et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES

Microplastics in freshwater ecosystems: what we know and what we need to know

(2014) Martin Wagner et al.   Environmental Sciences Europe

Wastewater Treatment Effluent Reduces the Abundance and Diversity of Benthic Bacterial Communities in Urban and Suburban Rivers

(2013) Bradley Drury et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Calcium-mediated modulation of Pseudomonas mendocina NR802 biofilm influences the phenanthrene degradation

(2013) Neelam Mangwani et al.   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES

Microplastic ingestion decreases energy reserves in marine worms

(2013) Stephanie L. Wright et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

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

(2013) Mark Anthony Browne et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Integrated monitoring of particle associated transport of PAHs in contrasting catchments

(2012) Marc Schwientek et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

(2012) Ellen Besseling 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

Food Chain Transport of Nanoparticles Affects Behaviour and Fat Metabolism in Fish

(2012) Tommy Cedervall et al.   PLoS One

Temperature-related changes in polar cyanobacterial mat diversity and toxin production

(2012) Julia Kleinteich et al.   Nature Climate Change

A Thermodynamic Approach for Assessing the Environmental Exposure of Chemicals Absorbed to Microplastic

(2011) Todd Gouin et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Critical Review of Low-Density Polyethylene’s Partitioning and Diffusion Coefficients for Trace Organic Contaminants and Implications for Its Use As a Passive Sampler

(2011) Rainer Lohmann   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Sorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to low and high density polyethylene (PE)

(2011) Elke Fries et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Small plastic debris changes water movement and heat transfer through beach sediments

(2011) Henry S. Carson et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in the marine environment

(2011) Anthony L. Andrady   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Fouling and stability of polymers and composites in marine environment

(2010) Thangavelu Muthukumar et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Early microbial biofilm formation on marine plastic debris

(2010) Delphine Lobelle et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Marine aggregates facilitate ingestion of nanoparticles by suspension-feeding bivalves

(2009) J. Evan Ward et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

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

Effect of Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent on Microbial Function and Community Structure in the Sediment of a Freshwater Stream with Variable Seasonal Flow

(2008) S. A. Wakelin et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Environmental Influences on the Partitioning and Diffusion of Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants in Microbial Biofilms

(2008) Daniel Wicke 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

Adsorption of phenanthrene on activated carbon increases mineralization rate by specific bacteria

(2007) Pierre Leglize et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS