Review of current trends, advances and analytical challenges for microplastics contamination in Latin America

Microplastics integrating the zooplanktonic fraction in a saline lake of Argentina: influence of water management

(2020) María Belén Alfonso et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT

Abundance and distribution of microplastics on sandy beaches of Lima, Peru

(2020) Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Global distribution of microplastics and its impact on marine environment—a review

(2020) Nithin Ajith et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Plastic intake does not depend on fish eating habits: Identification of microplastics in the stomach contents of fish on an urban beach in Brazil

(2020) Natália C.F.M. Dantas et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Monitoring the occurrence of microplastic ingestion in Otariids along the Peruvian and Chilean coasts

(2020) Diego J. Perez-Venegas et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in Mexican beaches

(2020) Juan Carlos Alvarez-Zeferino et al.   RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING

Branded milks – Are they immune from microplastics contamination?

(2020) Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Impact of Microplastic Fibers from the Degradation of Nonwoven Synthetic Textiles to the Magdalena River Water Column and River Sediments by the City of Neiva, Huila (Colombia)

(2020) Paula Martínez Silva et al.   Water

Metro station free drinking water fountain- A potential “microplastics hotspot” for human consumption

(2020) V.C. Shruti et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

First evidence of microplastic pollution in the El Quetzalito sand beach of the Guatemalan Caribbean

(2020) Carlos Mazariegos-Ortíz et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

First study of its kind on the microplastic contamination of soft drinks, cold tea and energy drinks - Future research and environmental considerations

(2020) V.C. Shruti et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

First record of microplastics in the mussel Limnoperna fortunei

(2020) Rocío S. Pazos et al.   Regional Studies in Marine Science

First evidence of microplastics in nine lakes across Patagonia (South America)

(2020) María Belén Alfonso et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics and synthetic particles ingested by deep-sea amphipods in six of the deepest marine ecosystems on Earth

(2019) A. J. Jamieson et al.   Royal Society Open Science

Microplastics and attached microorganisms in sediments of the Vitória bay estuarine system in SE Brazil

(2019) José Antonio Baptista Neto et al.   OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT

Presence and characterization of microplastics in fish of commercial importance from the Biobío region in central Chile

(2019) Karla Pozo et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Trace elements in microplastics in Cartagena: A hotspot for plastic pollution at the Caribbean

(2019) Isabel Acosta-Coley et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Evidence of Microplastic Ingestion by Fish from the Bahía Blanca Estuary in Argentina, South America

(2019) Andrés H. Arias et al.   BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY

Microplastic pollution in commercial salt for human consumption: A review

(2019) Diogo Peixoto et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Microplastics in wastewater treatment plants: Detection, occurrence and removal

(2019) Jing Sun et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Occurrence and seasonal distribution of microplastics and phthalates in sediments from the urban channel of the Ria and coast of Campeche, Mexico

(2019) Merle M. Borges Ramirez et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics in drinking water treatment – Current knowledge and research needs

(2019) Katerina Novotna et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Marine litter and microplastic pollution on mangrove soils of the Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, Colombian Caribbean

(2019) Ostin Garcés-Ordóñez et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Seasonal variation in the abundance of marine plastic debris in Banderas Bay, Mexico

(2019) Tania Pelamatti et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics as vectors of contaminants

(2019) Gabriella Caruso   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Quantification of microplastics along the Caribbean Coastline of Colombia: Pollution profile and biological effects on Caenorhabditis elegans

(2019) Isabel Acosta-Coley et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic in the sediments of a highly eutrophic tropical estuary

(2019) Vivianne E.N. Alves et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Marine debris occurrence along Las Salinas beach, Viña Del Mar (Chile): Magnitudes, impacts and management

(2019) Nelson Rangel-Buitrago et al.   OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT

A baseline study of microplastics in the burrowing crab (Neohelice granulata) from a temperate southwestern Atlantic estuary

(2019) Diana M. Villagran et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in stormwater runoff in a semiarid region, Tijuana, Mexico

(2019) Teresita de Jesus Piñon-Colin et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Current practices and future perspectives of microplastic pollution in freshwater ecosystems in China

(2019) Zhilu Fu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics in the Digestive Tracts of Four Fish Species from the Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta Estuary in Colombia

(2019) Ernesto A. Calderon et al.   WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION

Microplastics in oysters (Crassostrea gigas) and water at the Bahía Blanca Estuary (Southwestern Atlantic): An emerging issue of global concern

(2019) Melisa D. Fernández Severini et al.   Regional Studies in Marine Science

The impact of sediment dumping sites on the concentrations of microplastic in the inner continental shelf of Rio de Janeiro/Brazil

(2019) José Antonio Baptista Neto et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Interaction of chemical contaminants with microplastics: Principles and perspectives

(2019) Omowunmi H. Fred-Ahmadu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Environmental exposure to microplastics: An overview on possible human health effects

(2019) Joana Correia Prata et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics in aquatic environments: Occurrence, accumulation, and biological effects

(2019) Shen Xu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics: Sources and distribution in surface waters and sediments of Todos Santos Bay, Mexico

(2019) Nancy Ramírez-Álvarez et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Trophic transfer of microplastics and mixed contaminants in the marine food web and implications for human health

(2018) Maddison Carbery et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Investigating microplastic trophic transfer in marine top predators

(2018) Sarah E. Nelms et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Evaluation of microplastic release caused by textile washing processes of synthetic fabrics

(2018) Francesca De Falco et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Use of resources and microplastic contamination throughout the life cycle of grunts (Haemulidae) in a tropical estuary

(2018) José D.B. Silva et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

High intake rates of microplastics in a Western Atlantic predatory fish, and insights of a direct fishery effect

(2018) Guilherme V.B. Ferreira et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics on sandy beaches of the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico

(2018) Teresita de Jesus Piñon-Colin et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic pollution on Caribbean beaches in the Lesser Antilles

(2018) Thijs Bosker et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

First evidence of microplastic ingestion by fishes from the Amazon River estuary

(2018) Tamyris de Souza e Silva Pegado et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Anthropogenic contamination of tap water, beer, and sea salt

(2018) Mary Kosuth et al.   PLoS One

Microplastic particles cause intestinal damage and other adverse effects in zebrafish Danio rerio and nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

(2018) Lili Lei et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Small-sized microplastics and pigmented particles in bottled mineral water

(2018) Barbara E. Oßmann et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Analysis of microplastics in water by micro-Raman spectroscopy: Release of plastic particles from different packaging into mineral water

(2018) Darena Schymanski et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Microplastics integrating the coastal planktonic community in the inner zone of the Río de la Plata estuary (South America)

(2018) Rocío S. Pazos et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Worldwide distribution and abundance of microplastic: How dire is the situation?

(2018) Fauziah Shahul Hamid et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH

First account of plastic pollution impacting freshwater fishes in the Amazon: Ingestion of plastic debris by piranhas and other serrasalmids with diverse feeding habits

(2018) Marcelo C. Andrade et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Review on microplastic studies in Brazilian aquatic ecosystems

(2018) Rebeca Oliveira Castro et al.   OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT

Microplastics, a food safety issue?

(2018) Sandra Rainieri et al.   TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastics in freshwater sediments of Atoyac River basin, Puebla City, Mexico

(2018) V.C. Shruti et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastic contamination in surface waters in Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

(2018) Glaucia P. Olivatto et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Bioavailability and effects of microplastics on marine zooplankton: A review

(2018) Zara L.R. Botterell 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

Effects of biofouling on the sinking behavior of microplastics

(2017) David Kaiser et al.   Environmental Research Letters

Plastic and Human Health: A Micro Issue?

(2017) Stephanie L. Wright et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Is the feeding type related with the content of microplastics in intertidal fish gut?

(2017) Ricardo Mizraji et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Trophic transference of microplastics under a low exposure scenario: Insights on the likelihood of particle cascading along marine food-webs

(2017) M.F.M. Santana et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in gut contents of coastal freshwater fish from Río de la Plata estuary

(2017) Rocío S. Pazos et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Widespread microplastic ingestion by fish assemblages in tropical estuaries subjected to anthropogenic pressures

(2017) A.L. Vendel 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

Amberstripe scad Decapterus muroadsi (Carangidae) fish ingest blue microplastics resembling their copepod prey along the coast of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in the South Pacific subtropical gyre

(2017) Nicolas Christian Ory et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics as vectors for environmental contaminants: Exploring sorption, desorption, and transfer to biota

(2017) Nanna B Hartmann et al.   Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Comparative Coastal Risk Index (CCRI): A multidisciplinary risk index for Latin America and the Caribbean

(2017) Juliano Calil et al.   PLoS One

Plastics and microplastics on recreational beaches in Punta del Este (Uruguay): Unseen critical residents?

(2016) J.P. Lozoya et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic pollution of lakeshore sediments from remote lakes in Tibet plateau, China

(2016) Kai Zhang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Transfer of benzo[a]pyrene from microplastics toArtemianauplii and further to zebrafish via a trophic food web experiment: CYP1A induction and visual tracking of persistent organic pollutants

(2016) Annika Batel et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Are we eating plastic-ingesting fish?

(2016) Daniele de A. Miranda et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Small-scale temporal and spatial variability in the abundance of plastic pellets on sandy beaches: Methodological considerations for estimating the input of microplastics

(2016) Fabiana Tavares Moreira et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Evaluation of microplastics in Jurujuba Cove, Niterói, RJ, Brazil, an area of mussels farming

(2016) Rebeca Oliveira Castro et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic contamination in natural mussel beds from a Brazilian urbanized coastal region: Rapid evaluation through bioassessment

(2016) M.F.M. Santana et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in tourist beaches of Huatulco Bay, Pacific coast of southern Mexico

(2016) I. Retama et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic resin pellets on an urban tropical beach in Colombia

(2015) Isabel Acosta-Coley et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT

Pollutants bioavailability and toxicological risk from microplastics to marine mussels

(2015) Carlo Giacomo Avio et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Seasonal distribution and interactions between plankton and microplastics in a tropical estuary

(2015) A.R.A. Lima et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean

(2015) J. R. Jambeck et al.   SCIENCE

Synthetic particles as contaminants in German beers

(2014) Gerd Liebezeit et al.   Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-Chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment

Three-dimensional distribution of plastic pellets in sandy beaches: shifting paradigms

(2014) Alexander Turra et al.   Scientific Reports

The physical impacts of microplastics on marine organisms: A review

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

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

(2013) Paul Farrell et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Ingestion and transfer of microplastics in the planktonic food web

(2013) Outi Setälä 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

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

(2012) JAA Ramos et al.   Aquatic Biology

Plastic debris ingestion by marine catfish: An unexpected fisheries impact

(2011) Fernanda E. Possatto et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

On the importance of size of plastic fragments and pellets on the strandline: a snapshot of a Brazilian beach

(2009) Monica F. Costa et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT

Here, there and everywhere. Small plastic fragments and pellets on beaches of Fernando de Noronha (Equatorial Western Atlantic)

(2009) Juliana A. Ivar do Sul et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Floating marine debris in fjords, gulfs and channels of southern Chile

(2009) Iván A. Hinojosa et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN