Marine debris: A review of impacts and global initiatives

Investigating a probable relationship between microplastics and potentially toxic elements in fish muscles from northeast of Persian Gulf

(2018) Razegheh Akhbarizadeh et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

An overview of chemical additives present in plastics: Migration, release, fate and environmental impact during their use, disposal and recycling

(2018) John N. Hahladakis et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Composition and abundance of marine debris stranded on the beaches of Sri Lanka: Results from the first island-wide survey

(2018) Yong Chang Jang et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Marine litter on the beaches of the Adriatic and Ionian Seas: An assessment of their abundance, composition and sources

(2018) Thomais Vlachogianni et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic and tar pollution on three Canary Islands beaches: An annual study

(2018) A. Herrera et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Marine debris on beaches of Arraial do Cabo, RJ, Brazil: An important coastal tourist destination

(2018) Melanie Lopes da Silva et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Mapping coastal marine debris using aerial imagery and spatial analysis

(2018) Kirsten Moy et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

The influx of marine debris from the Great Japan Tsunami of 2011 to North American shorelines

(2018) Cathryn Clarke Murray et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic contents from maricultured and natural mussels

(2018) Monia Renzi et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

A meta-analysis of the effects of exposure to microplastics on fish and aquatic invertebrates

(2018) Carolyn J. Foley et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Anthropogenic marine debris over beaches: Spectral characterization for remote sensing applications

(2018) Tomás Acuña-Ruz et al.   REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

Abundance and characteristics of microplastics in market bivalves from South Korea

(2018) Youna Cho et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Bioavailability and effects of microplastics on marine zooplankton: A review

(2018) Zara L.R. Botterell et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Size distribution of stranded small plastic debris on the coast of Guangdong, South China

(2017) Lincoln Fok et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

(2017) Ellen Besseling et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Cytotoxic effects of commonly used nanomaterials and microplastics on cerebral and epithelial human cells

(2017) Gabriella F. Schirinzi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Microplastic ingestion by Mullus surmuletus Linnaeus, 1758 fish and its potential for causing oxidative stress

(2017) C. Alomar et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Export of Plastic Debris by Rivers into the Sea

(2017) Christian Schmidt et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Sources, composition and spatial distribution of marine debris along the Mediterranean coast of Israel

(2017) Galia Pasternak et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Seasonal and spatial variations of marine litter on the south-eastern Black Sea coast

(2017) Yahya Terzi et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Characteristics of meso-sized plastic marine debris on 20 beaches in Korea

(2017) Jongsu Lee et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Spatial distribution of marine debris on the seafloor of Moroccan waters

(2017) S. Loulad et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Ingestion of microplastics by natural zooplankton groups in the northern South China Sea

(2017) Xiaoxia Sun et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Exceptional and rapid accumulation of anthropogenic debris on one of the world’s most remote and pristine islands

(2017) Jennifer L. Lavers et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Solutions for global marine litter pollution

(2017) Ansje Löhr et al.   Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Marine debris composition and abundance: A case study of selected beaches in Port Dickson, Malaysia

(2017) A. K. Khairunnisa et al.   AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM HEALTH & MANAGEMENT

Microplastics in mussels along the coastal waters of China

(2016) Jiana Li et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Towards the suitable monitoring of ingestion of microplastics by marine biota: A review

(2016) Charlotte Wesch et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics in Taihu Lake, China

(2016) Lei Su et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Ingestion of marine litter by loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta , in Portuguese continental waters

(2016) Lídia Nicolau et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastic ingestion by Atlantic cod ( Gadus morhua ) from the Norwegian coast

(2016) Inger Lise N. Bråte et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Evidence of microbeads from personal care product contaminating the sea

(2016) Pui Kwan Cheung et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Regional approach to modeling the transport of floating plastic debris in the Adriatic Sea

(2016) S. Liubartseva et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Marine microplastics spell big problems for future generations

(2016) Tamara S. Galloway et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Marine debris occurrence and treatment: A review

(2016) M.E. Iñiguez et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Assessment of marine debris in beaches or seawaters around the China Seas and coastal provinces

(2016) Changchun Zhou et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT

Factors Influencing the Spatial Variation of Microplastics on High-Tidal Coastal Beaches in Korea

(2015) In-Sung Kim et al.   ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY

Microplastic in three urban estuaries, China

(2015) Shiye Zhao et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

A critical view on microplastic quantification in aquatic organisms

(2015) Griet Vandermeersch et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

A global inventory of small floating plastic debris

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

Microplastic interactions with North Atlantic mesopelagic fish

(2015) Amy L. Lusher et al.   ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE

Microplastic contamination in brown shrimp (Crangon crangon, Linnaeus 1758) from coastal waters of the Southern North Sea and Channel area

(2015) Lisa I. Devriese et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

The impact of debris on marine life

(2015) S.C. Gall et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Ingestion of microplastics by commercial fish off the Portuguese coast

(2015) Diogo Neves et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean

(2015) J. R. Jambeck et al.   SCIENCE

Microplastics in bivalves cultured for human consumption

(2014) Lisbeth Van Cauwenberghe et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Derelict fishing gear in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia: Spatial patterns and implications for marine fauna

(2014) Donna Marie Bilkovic et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Quality assessment of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis): Comparison between commercial and wild types

(2014) B. De Witte et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

High-levels of microplastic pollution in a large, remote, mountain lake

(2014) Christopher M. Free et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic fibers in the intertidal ecosystem surrounding Halifax Harbor, Nova Scotia

(2014) Alysse Mathalon et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Marine debris in bottom trawl catches and their effects on the selectivity grids in the north eastern Mediterranean

(2014) Ahmet Raif Eryaşar et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Estimation of lost tourism revenue in Geoje Island from the 2011 marine debris pollution event in South Korea

(2014) Yong Chang Jang et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Strategy for mitigation of marine debris: Analysis of sources and composition of marine debris in northern Taiwan

(2014) Fan-Jun Kuo et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Floating debris in the Mediterranean Sea

(2014) Giuseppe Suaria et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastic debris in the open ocean

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

Debris in the deep: Using a 22-year video annotation database to survey marine litter in Monterey Canyon, central California, USA

(2013) Kyra Schlining et al.   DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART I-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS

The physical impacts of microplastics on marine organisms: A review

(2013) Stephanie L. Wright et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

(2013) Adil Bakir et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Distribution and abundance of small plastic debris on beaches in the SE Pacific (Chile): A study supported by a citizen science project

(2013) Valeria Hidalgo-Ruz et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Relationships among the abundances of plastic debris in different size classes on beaches in South Korea

(2013) Jongmyoung Lee et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Quantitative analysis of plastic debris on recreational beaches in Mumbai, India

(2013) H.B. Jayasiri et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

A simple technique for counting marine debris at sea reveals steep litter gradients between the Straits of Malacca and the Bay of Bengal

(2013) Peter G. Ryan   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Marine debris in central California: Quantifying type and abundance of beach litter in Monterey Bay, CA

(2013) C. Rosevelt et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Influence of waste management policy on the characteristics of beach litter in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

(2013) Ta-Kang Liu et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastic in the Thames: A river runs through it

(2013) David Morritt et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Michael Braungart: Upcycle to eliminate waste

(2013) Michael Braungart   NATURE

Policy: Classify plastic waste as hazardous

(2013) Chelsea M. Rochman et al.   NATURE

Estimates of Marine Debris Accumulation on Beaches Are Strongly Affected by the Temporal Scale of Sampling

(2013) Stephen D. A. Smith et al.   PLoS One

Persistent organic pollutants in solid waste management

(2013) P Agamuthu et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH

Ingested plastic transfers hazardous chemicals to fish and induces hepatic stress

(2013) Chelsea M. Rochman et al.   Scientific Reports

Ingestion of nylon threads by Gerreidae while using a tropical estuary as foraging grounds

(2012) JAA Ramos et al.   Aquatic Biology

Increased oceanic microplastic debris enhances oviposition in an endemic pelagic insect

(2012) M. C. Goldstein et al.   Biology Letters

Are We “Digging Our Own Grave” Under the Oceans?

(2012) Raveender Vannela   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Origin and abundance of marine litter along sandy beaches of the Turkish Western Black Sea Coast

(2012) Eda N. Topçu et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Trends in marine debris along the U.S. Pacific Coast and Hawai’i 1998–2007

(2012) Christine A. Ribic et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Linking social drivers of marine debris with actual marine debris on beaches

(2012) Chris Slavin et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Increase of litter at the Arctic deep-sea observatory HAUSGARTEN

(2012) Melanie Bergmann et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Are baleen whales exposed to the threat of microplastics? A case study of the Mediterranean fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus)

(2012) Maria Cristina Fossi et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Baseline for beached marine debris on Sand Island, Midway Atoll

(2012) Christine A. Ribic et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Marine debris: A proximate threat to marine sustainability in Bootless Bay, Papua New Guinea

(2012) Stephen D.A. Smith   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Occurrence of microplastics in the gastrointestinal tract of pelagic and demersal fish from the English Channel

(2012) A.L. Lusher et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Impacts of marine debris on wild animals in the coastal area of Korea

(2012) Sunwook Hong et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Daily accumulation rates of marine debris on sub-Antarctic island beaches

(2012) Cecilia Eriksson et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Monitoring plastic ingestion by the northern fulmar Fulmarus glacialis in the North Sea

(2011) Jan A. van Franeker et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

The abundance, composition and sources of marine debris in coastal seawaters or beaches around the northern South China Sea (China)

(2011) Peng Zhou et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Characterization of marine debris in North Carolina salt marshes

(2011) Shay Viehman et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Organic micropollutants in marine plastics debris from the open ocean and remote and urban beaches

(2011) Hisashi Hirai et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics as contaminants in the marine environment: A review

(2011) Matthew Cole et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in the marine environment

(2011) Anthony L. Andrady   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Environmental and health hazard ranking and assessment of plastic polymers based on chemical composition

(2011) Delilah Lithner et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Marine Debris in the Island of Santa Catarina, South Brazil: Spatial Patterns, Composition, and Biological Aspects

(2010) Walter Martin Widmer et al.   JOURNAL OF COASTAL RESEARCH

Association of metals with plastic production pellets in the marine environment

(2010) Karen Ashton et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Distribution and abundance of anthropogenic marine debris along the shelf and slope of the US West Coast

(2010) Aimee A. Keller et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Anthropogenic debris on beaches in the SE Pacific (Chile): Results from a national survey supported by volunteers

(2009) Macarena Bravo et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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

Assessing marine debris in deep seafloor habitats off California

(2009) Diana L. Watters et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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

Environmental implications of plastic debris in marine settings--entanglement, ingestion, smothering, hangers-on, hitch-hiking and alien invasions

(2009) M. R. Gregory   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

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

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