Up and away: ontogenic transference as a pathway for aerial dispersal of microplastics

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

(2018) Silvia Messinetti et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic pollution in the surface waters of Italian Subalpine Lakes

(2018) Maria Sighicelli et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Impact of polystyrene microplastics on Daphnia magna mortality and reproduction in relation to food availability

(2018) Rana Aljaibachi et al.   PeerJ

Feeding type and development drive the ingestion of microplastics by freshwater invertebrates

(2017) Christian Scherer et al.   Scientific Reports

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

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

Microplastic pollution in lakes and lake shoreline sediments – A case study on Lake Bolsena and Lake Chiusi (central Italy)

(2016) Elke Kerstin Fischer et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics in Taihu Lake, China

(2016) Lei Su et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics in the Terrestrial Ecosystem: Implications for Lumbricus terrestris (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae)

(2016) Esperanza Huerta Lwanga et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Synthetic fibers in atmospheric fallout: A source of microplastics in the environment?

(2016) Rachid Dris et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Oyster reproduction is affected by exposure to polystyrene microplastics

(2016) Rossana Sussarellu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Experimental development of a new protocol for extraction and characterization of microplastics in fish tissues: First observations in commercial species from Adriatic Sea

(2015) Carlo Giacomo Avio et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Ingested microplastics (>100μm) are translocated to organs of the tropical fiddler crab Uca rapax

(2015) Dennis Brennecke et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Sm16, a major component of Schistosoma mansoni cercarial excretory/secretory products, prevents macrophage classical activation and delays antigen processing

(2015) David E Sanin et al.   Parasites & Vectors

A critical overview of the analytical approaches to the occurrence, the fate and the behavior of microplastics in the environment

(2015) Teresa Rocha-Santos et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Plastic Pollution in the World's Oceans: More than 5 Trillion Plastic Pieces Weighing over 250,000 Tons Afloat at Sea

(2014) Marcus Eriksen et al.   PLoS One

Microplastic Ingestion by Zooplankton

(2013) Matthew Cole et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastic pollution in the surface waters of the Laurentian Great Lakes

(2013) Marcus Eriksen et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Evolutionary Shift from Fighting to Foraging in Blind Cavefish through Changes in the Serotonin Network

(2012) Yannick Elipot et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

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

Cadmium transport by the gut and Malpighian tubules of Chironomus riparius

(2009) Erin M. Leonard et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Applications and societal benefits of plastics

(2009) A. L. Andrady et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

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

Synthetic polymers in the marine environment: A rapidly increasing, long-term threat

(2008) Charles James Moore   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH