Current research trends on micro- and nano-plastics as an emerging threat to global environment: A review

Source, migration and toxicology of microplastics in soil

(2020) Jing-Jie Guo et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Modulation of PAH toxicity on the freshwater organism G. roeseli by microparticles

(2020) Astrid Bartonitz et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Do combined nanoscale polystyrene and tetracycline impact on the incidence of resistance genes and microbial community disturbance in Enchytraeus crypticus?

(2020) Jun Ma et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Identification and visualisation of microplastics/nanoplastics by Raman imaging (i): Down to 100 nm

(2020) Zahra Sobhani et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Microplastics enhance the developmental toxicity of synthetic phenolic antioxidants by disturbing the thyroid function and metabolism in developing zebrafish

(2020) Hua-Jin Zhao et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Environmental distribution, transport and ecotoxicity of microplastics: A review

(2020) Jia Du et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED TOXICOLOGY

Quantification of microplastics: Which parameters are essential for a reliable inter-study comparison?

(2020) T. Metz et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Differentially charged nanoplastics demonstrate distinct accumulation in Arabidopsis thaliana

(2020) Xiao-Dong Sun et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Zebrafish: An emerging model to study microplastic and nanoplastic toxicity

(2020) Jacky Bhagat et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Polystyrene microplastics (PS-MPs) toxicity induced oxidative stress and intestinal injury in nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

(2020) Yunjiang Yu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics as pollutants in agricultural soils

(2020) Manish Kumar et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

A new digestion approach for the extraction of microplastics from gastrointestinal tracts (GITs) of the common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) from the western Mediterranean Sea

(2020) Gabriella F. Schirinzi et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

In vivo effects on the immune function of fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) following ingestion and intraperitoneal injection of polystyrene nanoplastics

(2020) Armando Elizalde-Velázquez et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Invertebrate responses to microplastic ingestion: Reviewing the role of the antioxidant system

(2020) Charlene Trestrail et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Global trends and prospects in microplastics research: A bibliometric analysis

(2020) Ying Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Environmental fate, toxicity and risk management strategies of nanoplastics in the environment: Current status and future perspectives

(2020) Liuwei Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

A review of microplastics aggregation in aquatic environment: Influence factors, analytical methods, and environmental implications

(2020) Xinjie Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Emergence of nanoplastic in the environment and possible impact on human health

(2019) Roman Lehner et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Nanoplastics and marine organisms: what has been studied?

(2019) Inês Ferreira et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY

A catchment-scale perspective of plastic pollution

(2019) Fredric M. Windsor et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Microplastic effects on plants

(2019) Matthias C. Rillig et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Polyvinyl Chloride Microplastics Affect Methane Production from the Anaerobic Digestion of Waste Activated Sludge through Leaching Toxic Bisphenol-A

(2019) Wei Wei et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Effects of polyethylene microplastics on the gut microbial community, reproduction and avoidance behaviors of the soil springtail, Folsomia candida

(2019) Hui Ju et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Leachates of micronized plastic toys provoke embryotoxic effects upon sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus

(2019) Maria Oliviero et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics in municipal mixed-waste organic outputs induce minimal short to long-term toxicity in key terrestrial biota

(2019) Jonathan D. Judy et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Single and combined effects of microplastics and roxithromycin on Daphnia magna

(2019) Peng Zhang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Microplastics in the marine environment: Current trends in environmental pollution and mechanisms of toxicological profile

(2019) Chibuisi Gideon Alimba et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY

Microplastics occurrence in the Tyrrhenian waters and in the gastrointestinal tract of two congener species of seabreams

(2019) S. Savoca et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY

Atmospheric transport and deposition of microplastics in a remote mountain catchment

(2019) Steve Allen et al.   Nature Geoscience

Things we know and don’t know about nanoplastic in the environment

(2019) Stephan Wagner et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Microplastic abundance in atmospheric deposition within the Metropolitan area of Hamburg, Germany

(2019) Malin Klein et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Uptake and adverse effects of polyethylene terephthalate microplastics fibers on terrestrial snails (Achatina fulica) after soil exposure

(2019) Yang Song et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Ecotoxicity and genotoxicity of polystyrene microplastics on higher plant Vicia faba

(2019) Xiaofeng Jiang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Nanoplastics Decrease the Toxicity of a Complex PAH Mixture but Impair Mitochondrial Energy Production in Developing Zebrafish

(2019) Rafael Trevisan et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Effects of combined exposures of fluoranthene and polyethylene or polyhydroxybutyrate microplastics on oxidative stress biomarkers in the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)

(2019) Gabriele Magara et al.   JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH-PART A-CURRENT ISSUES

Targeted metabolomics reveals differential biological effects of nanoplastics and nanoZnO in human lung cells

(2019) Swee Ling Lim et al.   Nanotoxicology

Evidence of microplastic accumulation in agricultural soils from sewage sludge disposal

(2019) Fabio Corradini et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Source and potential risk assessment of suspended atmospheric microplastics in Shanghai

(2019) Kai Liu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Adsorption behavior of organic pollutants and metals on micro/nanoplastics in the aquatic environment

(2019) Fei Yu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Assessment on interactive prospectives of nanoplastics with plasma proteins and the toxicological impacts of virgin, coronated and environmentally released-nanoplastics

(2019) Ponnusamy Manogaran Gopinath et al.   Scientific Reports

Dispersion, Accumulation, and the Ultimate Fate of Microplastics in Deep-Marine Environments: A Review and Future Directions

(2019) Ian A. Kane et al.   Frontiers in Earth Science

Leaching of endocrine disrupting chemicals from marine microplastics and mesoplastics under common life stress conditions

(2019) Qiqing Chen et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Exposure to microplastics lowers arsenic accumulation and alters gut bacterial communities of earthworm Metaphire californica

(2019) Hong-Tao Wang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Plastic Teabags Release Billions of Microparticles and Nanoparticles into Tea

(2019) Laura M. Hernandez et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Effects of Microplastics in Soil Ecosystems: Above and Below Ground

(2019) Bas Boots et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Interactions between nano/micro plastics and suspended sediment in water: Implications on aggregation and settling

(2019) Yang Li et al.   WATER RESEARCH

White and wonderful? Microplastics prevail in snow from the Alps to the Arctic

(2019) Melanie Bergmann et al.   Science Advances

Are gold nanoparticles and microplastics mixtures more toxic to the marine microalgae Tetraselmis chuii than the substances individually?

(2019) Elham Davarpanah et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Environmental occurrences, fate, and impacts of microplastics

(2019) Panfeng Wu et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Focus topics on microplastics in soil: Analytical methods, occurrence, transport, and ecological risks

(2019) Jia Li et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Combined effect of polystyrene microplastics and dibutyl phthalate on the microalgae Chlorella pyrenoidosa

(2019) Zhaochuan Li et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Observations and Simulations of Microplastic Debris in a Tide, Wind, and Freshwater-Driven Estuarine Environment: the Delaware Bay

(2019) Jonathan H. Cohen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

The marine nano- and microplastics characterisation by SEM-EDX: The potential of the method in comparison with various physical and chemical approaches

(2019) Marianna Gniadek et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Evaluation of microplastics in beach sediments along the coast of Dubai, UAE

(2019) Huda Aslam et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastic sources: A survey across scientific and grey literature for their inventory and relative contribution to microplastics pollution in natural environments, with an emphasis on surface water

(2019) Silvia Galafassi et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Assessment of microplastics in freshwater systems: A review

(2019) Chaoran Li et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Detection of artificial cellulose microfibers in Boops boops from the northern coasts of Sicily (Central Mediterranean)

(2019) Serena Savoca et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics as contaminants in the soil environment: A mini-review

(2019) Jiao Wang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Average daily flow of microplastics through a tertiary wastewater treatment plant over a ten-month period

(2019) Reina M. Blair et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Hematological and biochemical parameters in Sea turtles (Caretta caretta) after stranding

(2019) M. Pagano et al.   Regional Studies in Marine Science

Defense responses in earthworms (Eisenia fetida) exposed to low-density polyethylene microplastics in soils

(2019) Yuling Chen et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Advances and challenges of microplastic pollution in freshwater ecosystems: A UK perspective

(2019) Yuchuan Meng et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Acute effects of nanoplastics and microplastics on periphytic biofilms depending on particle size, concentration and surface modification

(2019) Lingzhan Miao et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Size-dependent effects of polystyrene plastic particles on the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans as related to soil physicochemical properties

(2019) Shin Woong Kim et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics modify the toxicity of glyphosate on Daphnia magna

(2019) Myriam Zocchi et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Micro- and nanoplastic toxicity on aquatic life: Determining factors

(2019) Tanja Kögel 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

The ocean’s ultimate trashcan: Hadal trenches as major depositories for plastic pollution

(2019) Guyu Peng et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Research landscape of a global environmental challenge: Microplastics

(2019) Doris Klingelhöfer et al.   WATER RESEARCH

The Role of Debris Cover in Catchment Runoff: A Case Study of the Hailuogou Catchment, South-Eastern Tibetan Plateau

(2019) Yong Zhang et al.   Water

Toxicological effects of polystyrene microplastics on earthworm (Eisenia fetida)

(2019) Xiaofeng Jiang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics in the environment: Challenges in analytical chemistry - A review

(2018) Ana B. Silva et al.   ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA

Microplastic does not magnify the acute effect of PAH pyrene on predatory performance of a tropical fish ( Lates calcarifer )

(2018) Olgac Guven et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Phytoplankton response to polystyrene microplastics: Perspective from an entire growth period

(2018) Yufeng Mao et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Influence of microplastics on the accumulation and chronic toxic effects of cadmium in zebrafish ( Danio rerio )

(2018) Kai Lu et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

MicroRNAs and their role on fish oxidative stress during xenobiotic environmental exposures

(2018) Mario Alberto Burgos-Aceves et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Airborne microplastics: Consequences to human health?

(2018) Joana Correia Prata   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Current opinion: What is a nanoplastic?

(2018) Julien Gigault et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic and soil protists: A call for research

(2018) Matthias C. Rillig et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Investigating microplastic trophic transfer in marine top predators

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

Microplastic and mesoplastic pollution in farmland soils in suburbs of Shanghai, China

(2018) Mengting Liu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Trophic predator-prey relationships promote transport of microplastics compared with the single Hypoaspis aculeifer and Folsomia candida

(2018) Dong Zhu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics in Swiss Floodplain Soils

(2018) Michael Scheurer et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

The distribution and morphology of microplastics in coastal soils adjacent to the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea

(2018) Qian Zhou et al.   GEODERMA

Microplastics as an emerging threat to terrestrial ecosystems

(2018) Anderson Abel de Souza Machado et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

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

Evidence that microplastics aggravate the toxicity of organophosphorus flame retardants in mice ( Mus musculus )

(2018) Yongfeng Deng et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Single contaminant and combined exposures of polyethylene microplastics and fluoranthene: accumulation and oxidative stress response in the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis

(2018) Gabriele Magara et al.   JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH-PART A-CURRENT ISSUES

Chasing phthalates in tissues of marine turtles from the Mediterranean sea

(2018) Dario Savoca et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics research—from sink to source

(2018) Chelsea M. Rochman   SCIENCE

An overview of microplastic and nanoplastic pollution in agroecosystems

(2018) Ee-Ling Ng et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Plastics in soil: Analytical methods and possible sources

(2018) Melanie Bläsing et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Distribution characteristics of residual film over a cotton field under long-term film mulching and drip irrigation in an oasis agroecosystem

(2018) Huaijie He et al.   SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH

Exposure of soil collembolans to microplastics perturbs their gut microbiota and alters their isotopic composition

(2018) Dong Zhu et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Microplastics in sewage sludge from the wastewater treatment plants in China

(2018) Xiaowei Li et al.   WATER RESEARCH

The Role of Mucin in the Toxicological Impact of Polystyrene Nanoparticles

(2018) Iwona Inkielewicz-Stepniak et al.   Materials

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

Identification of Chain Scission Products Released to Water by Plastic Exposed to Ultraviolet Light

(2018) Berit Gewert et al.   Environmental Science & Technology Letters

Marine litter plastics and microplastics and their toxic chemicals components: the need for urgent preventive measures

(2018) Frederic Gallo et al.   Environmental Sciences Europe

Acute microplastic exposure raises stress response and suppresses detoxification and immune capacities in the scleractinian coral Pocillopora damicornis

(2018) Jia Tang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

The combined toxicity effect of nanoplastics and glyphosate on Microcystis aeruginosa growth

(2018) Qi Zhang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Nanoplastic Ingestion Enhances Toxicity of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in the Monogonont Rotifer Brachionus koreanus via Multixenobiotic Resistance (MXR) Disruption

(2018) Chang-Bum Jeong et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastics Patch Based on Hydrodynamic Modeling in The North Indramayu, Java Sea

(2018) Dannisa Handyman et al.   POLISH JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

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

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

Microplastic leachates impair behavioural vigilance and predator avoidance in a temperate intertidal gastropod

(2018) Laurent Seuront   Biology Letters

Distribution and potential health impacts of microplastics and microrubbers in air and street dusts from Asaluyeh County, Iran

(2018) Sajjad Abbasi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Oxidative stress, energy metabolism and molecular responses of earthworms (Eisenia fetida) exposed to low-density polyethylene microplastics

(2018) Andrés Rodríguez-Seijo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Characterizing export of land-based microplastics to the estuary - Part I: Application of integrated geospatial microplastic transport models to assess tire and road wear particles in the Seine watershed

(2018) K.M. Unice et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Micro- (nano) plastics in freshwater ecosystems: Abundance, toxicological impact and quantification methodology

(2018) Stefan-Adrian Strungaru et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics: Examination of biomarkers, current state and future perspectives

(2018) Marko D. Prokić et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Effects of nanoplastics and microplastics on the growth of sediment-rooted macrophytes

(2018) Sander van Weert et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Quantifying the bioaccumulation of nanoplastics and PAHs in the clamworm Perinereis aibuhitensis

(2018) Xiangtao Jiang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Overview of known plastic packaging-associated chemicals and their hazards

(2018) Ksenia J. Groh et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Marine microplastics bound dioxin-like chemicals: Model explanation and risk assessment

(2018) Qiqing Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Quantification of the combined toxic effect of polychlorinated biphenyls and nano-sized polystyrene on Daphnia magna

(2018) Wei Lin et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Uptake of nanopolystyrene particles induces distinct metabolic profiles and toxic effects in Caenorhabditis elegans

(2018) Hyung Min Kim et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Distribution and importance of microplastics in the marine environment: A review of the sources, fate, effects, and potential solutions

(2017) H.S. Auta et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Impact of polyethylene microbeads on the floating freshwater plant duckweed Lemna minor

(2017) Gabriela Kalčíková et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Toxic effects of microplastic on marine microalgae Skeletonema costatum : Interactions between microplastic and algae

(2017) Cai Zhang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

All is not lost: deriving a top-down mass budget of plastic at sea

(2017) Albert A Koelmans et al.   Environmental Research Letters

Pollutants in Plastics within the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre

(2017) Qiqing Chen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Plastic and Human Health: A Micro Issue?

(2017) Stephanie L. Wright 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

Enhanced uptake of BPA in the presence of nanoplastics can lead to neurotoxic effects in adult zebrafish

(2017) Qiqing Chen et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

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

Export of microplastics from land to sea. A modelling approach

(2017) Max Siegfried et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Identification of microplastic in effluents of waste water treatment plants using focal plane array-based micro-Fourier-transform infrared imaging

(2017) S.M. Mintenig et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Reducing Uncertainty and Confronting Ignorance about the Possible Impacts of Weathering Plastic in the Marine Environment

(2017) Annika Jahnke et al.   Environmental Science & Technology Letters

Characterisation of nanoplastics during the degradation of polystyrene

(2016) Scott Lambert et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Effects of nanoplastics and microplastics on toxicity, bioaccumulation, and environmental fate of phenanthrene in fresh water

(2016) Yini Ma et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Are Agricultural Soils Dumps for Microplastics of Urban Origin?

(2016) Luca Nizzetto 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

Polystyrene nanoparticles internalization in human gastric adenocarcinoma cells

(2016) Maurizio Forte et al.   TOXICOLOGY IN VITRO

Nanotechnology: A New Opportunity in Plant Sciences

(2016) Peng Wang et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

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

Microplastic contamination in an urban area: a case study in Greater Paris

(2015) Rachid Dris et al.   Environmental Chemistry

Effects of Toxic Leachate from Commercial Plastics on Larval Survival and Settlement of the Barnacle Amphibalanus amphitrite

(2015) Heng-Xiang Li et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Ingestion of Nanoplastics and Microplastics by Pacific Oyster Larvae

(2015) Matthew Cole et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Persistent organic pollutants carried on plastic resin pellets from two beaches in China

(2015) Weiwei Zhang et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Cationic polystyrene nanospheres induce autophagic cell death through the induction of endoplasmic reticulum stress

(2015) Hui-Wen Chiu et al.   Nanoscale

Differential bioreactivity of neutral, cationic and anionic polystyrene nanoparticles with cells from the human alveolar compartment: robust response of alveolar type 1 epithelial cells

(2015) Pakatip Ruenraroengsak et al.   Particle and Fibre Toxicology

Light scattering: A review of particle characterization applications

(2015) Renliang Xu   Particuology

Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean

(2015) J. R. Jambeck et al.   SCIENCE

Leaching of plastic additives to marine organisms

(2014) Albert A. Koelmans et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Assimilation of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers from Microplastics by the Marine Amphipod, Allorchestes Compressa

(2014) Evan M. Chua et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Large filter feeding marine organisms as indicators of microplastic in the pelagic environment: The case studies of the Mediterranean basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) and fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus)

(2014) Maria Cristina Fossi et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Canine toys and training devices as sources of exposure to phthalates and bisphenol A: Quantitation of chemicals in leachate and in vitro screening for endocrine activity

(2013) Kimberly J. Wooten et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Uptake of fluorescent nano beads into BY2-cells involves clathrin-dependent and clathrin-independent endocytosis

(2012) Vera Bandmann et al.   FEBS LETTERS

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

Oral exposure to polystyrene nanoparticles affects iron absorption

(2012) Gretchen J. Mahler et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

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

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

Distribution and Degradation of Fresh Water Plastic Particles Along the Beaches of Lake Huron, Canada

(2011) Maciej Zbyszewski et al.   WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION

Quantitation of persistent organic pollutants adsorbed on plastic debris from the Northern Pacific Gyre's “eastern garbage patch”

(2010) Lorena M. Rios* et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING

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

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

Leaching of brominated flame retardants from TV housing plastics in the presence of dissolved humic matter

(2008) Ki-In Choi et al.   CHEMOSPHERE