Microplastics in Mediterranean Sea: A protocol to robustly assess contamination characteristics

Evidence of niche partitioning among bacteria living on plastics, organic particles and surrounding seawaters

(2018) C. Dussud et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic bacterial communities in the Bay of Brest: Influence of polymer type and size

(2018) Laura Frère et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Threat of plastic ageing in marine environment. Adsorption/desorption of micropollutants

(2018) Mikaël Kedzierski et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics and potentially toxic elements in coastal sediments of Iran's main oil terminal (Khark Island)

(2017) Razegheh Akhbarizadeh et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

A first overview of textile fibers, including microplastics, in indoor and outdoor environments

(2017) Rachid Dris et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic litter composition of the Turkish territorial waters of the Mediterranean Sea, and its occurrence in the gastrointestinal tract of fish

(2017) Olgaç Güven et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic abundance, distribution and composition along a latitudinal gradient in the Atlantic Ocean

(2017) La Daana K. Kanhai et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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

(2016) Adil Bakir et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Extraction, enumeration and identification methods for monitoring microplastics in the environment

(2016) Qiongxuan Qiu et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Microplastics as vector for heavy metal contamination from the marine environment

(2016) Dennis Brennecke et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Microplastics in coastal sediments from Southern Portuguese shelf waters

(2016) J.P.G.L. Frias et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Heavy metals, metalloids and other hazardous elements in marine plastic litter

(2016) Andrew Turner   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

A semi-automated Raman micro-spectroscopy method for morphological and chemical characterizations of microplastic litter

(2016) Frère L. 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

Determination of microplastic polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) in environmental samples using thermal analysis (TGA-DSC)

(2016) Marius Majewsky et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Pigments and plastic in limnetic ecosystems: A qualitative and quantitative study on microparticles of different size classes

(2016) Hannes K. Imhof et al.   WATER RESEARCH

The influence of cosmetic microbeads on the sorptive behavior of cadmium and lead within intertidal sediments: A laboratory study

(2016) Charlene Boucher et al.   Regional Studies in Marine Science

Changes in the Floating Plastic Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea in Relation to the Distance to Land

(2016) Maria Luiza Pedrotti et al.   PLoS One

A global inventory of small floating plastic debris

(2015) Erik van Sebille et al.   Environmental Research Letters

The biogeography of the Plastisphere: implications for policy

(2015) Linda A Amaral-Zettler et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics in the marine environment: Current trends and future perspectives

(2015) Luís Gabriel Antão Barboza et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

A comparison of microscopic and spectroscopic identification methods for analysis of microplastics in environmental samples

(2015) Young Kyoung Song et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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

Analysis of polyethylene microplastics in environmental samples, using a thermal decomposition method

(2015) Erik Dümichen et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Plastic Accumulation in the Mediterranean Sea

(2015) Andrés Cózar et al.   PLoS One

Microplastic is an Abundant and Distinct Microbial Habitat in an Urban River

(2014) Amanda McCormick et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Transport of persistent organic pollutants by microplastics in estuarine conditions

(2014) Adil Bakir et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

On the quantity and composition of floating plastic debris entering and leaving the Tamar Estuary, Southwest England

(2014) Saeed S. Sadri et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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

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

(2013) Adil Bakir et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Life in the “Plastisphere”: Microbial Communities on Plastic Marine Debris

(2013) Erik R. Zettler et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Resin pellets from beaches of the Portuguese coast and adsorbed persistent organic pollutants

(2013) J.C. Antunes et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Plastic pollution in the South Pacific subtropical gyre

(2013) Marcus Eriksen et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic pollution in the surface waters of the Laurentian Great Lakes

(2013) Marcus Eriksen et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in the Marine Environment: A Review of the Methods Used for Identification and Quantification

(2012) Valeria Hidalgo-Ruz et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Competitive sorption of persistent organic pollutants onto microplastics in the marine environment

(2012) Adil Bakir et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Numerical modelling of floating debris in the world’s oceans

(2012) L.C.-M. Lebreton et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Early microbial biofilm formation on marine plastic debris

(2010) Delphine Lobelle et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastic Accumulation in the North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre

(2010) K. L. Law et al.   SCIENCE

International Pellet Watch: Global monitoring of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in coastal waters. 1. Initial phase data on PCBs, DDTs, and HCHs

(2009) Yuko Ogata et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN