Oxidative damage and decreased aerobic energy production due to ingestion of polyethylene microplastics by Chironomus riparius (Diptera) larvae

Exposure to a microplastic mixture is altering the life traits and is causing deformities in the non-biting midge Chironomus riparius Meigen (1804)

(2020) Jelena Stanković et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Nano- and microplastics affect the composition of freshwater benthic communities in the long term

(2020) P. E. Redondo-Hasselerharm et al.   Science Advances

Is the development of Daphnia magna neonates affected by short-term exposure to polyethylene microplastics?

(2020) Gleyson B. Castro et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH PART A-TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Ingestion of small-sized and irregularly shaped polyethylene microplastics affect Chironomus riparius life-history traits

(2019) Carlos J.M. Silva et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Adverse outcome pathways potentially related to hazard identification of microplastics based on toxicity mechanisms

(2019) Jaeseong Jeong et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Evaluation of the hazard of irregularly-shaped co-polyamide microplastics on the freshwater non-biting midge Chironomus riparius through its life cycle

(2019) Alla Khosrovyan et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Microplastics cause neurotoxicity, oxidative damage and energy-related changes and interact with the bioaccumulation of mercury in the European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758)

(2018) Luís Gabriel Antão Barboza et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Accumulation of polystyrene microplastics in juvenile Eriocheir sinensis and oxidative stress effects in the liver

(2018) Ping Yu et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

PET microplastics do not negatively affect the survival, development, metabolism and feeding activity of the freshwater invertebrate Gammarus pulex

(2018) Annkatrin Weber et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

In vitro effects of virgin microplastics on fish head-kidney leucocyte activities

(2018) Cristóbal Espinosa et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Polystyrene microplastics induce microbiota dysbiosis and inflammation in the gut of adult zebrafish

(2018) Yuanxiang Jin et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Environmentally relevant concentrations of polyethylene microplastics negatively impact the survival, growth and emergence of sediment-dwelling invertebrates

(2018) Shima Ziajahromi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics Affect Energy Balance and Gametogenesis in the Pearl Oyster Pinctada margaritifera

(2018) Tony Gardon et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Toxicological effects of irregularly shaped and spherical microplastics in a marine teleost, the sheepshead minnow ( Cyprinodon variegatus )

(2018) Jin Soo Choi et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic contamination of river beds significantly reduced by catchment-wide flooding

(2018) Rachel Hurley et al.   Nature Geoscience

Polystyrene microplastics induce gut microbiota dysbiosis and hepatic lipid metabolism disorder in mice

(2018) Liang Lu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Sinks and sources: Assessing microplastic abundance in river sediment and deposit feeders in an Austral temperate urban river system

(2018) Holly A. Nel et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

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

Ingestion and contact with polyethylene microplastics does not cause acute toxicity on marine zooplankton

(2018) R. Beiras et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Microplastics: Finding a consensus on the definition

(2018) J.P.G.L. Frias et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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

(2017) C. Alomar et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Microplastics effects in Scrobicularia plana

(2017) Francisca Ribeiro et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Quantitative investigation of the mechanisms of microplastics and nanoplastics toward zebrafish larvae locomotor activity

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

Ecotoxicity testing of microplastics: Considering the heterogeneity of physicochemical properties

(2017) Scott Lambert et al.   Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Do microplastic particles affect Daphnia magna at the morphological, life history and molecular level?

(2017) Hannes K. Imhof et al.   PLoS One

Adverse effects of microplastics and oxidative stress-induced MAPK/Nrf2 pathway-mediated defense mechanisms in the marine copepod Paracyclopina nana

(2017) Chang-Bum Jeong et al.   Scientific Reports

Tissue accumulation of microplastics in mice and biomarker responses suggest widespread health risks of exposure

(2017) Yongfeng Deng et al.   Scientific Reports

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

(2017) Christian Scherer et al.   Scientific Reports

Short-term exposure with high concentrations of pristine microplastic particles leads to immobilisation of Daphnia magna

(2016) Saskia Rehse et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Hazardous or not – Are adult and juvenile individuals of Potamopyrgus antipodarum affected by non-buoyant microplastic particles?

(2016) Hannes K. Imhof et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic interactions with freshwater microalgae: Hetero-aggregation and changes in plastic density appear strongly dependent on polymer type

(2016) Fabienne Lagarde et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Exposure of marine mussels Mytilus spp. to polystyrene microplastics: Toxicity and influence on fluoranthene bioaccumulation

(2016) Ika Paul-Pont et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Virgin microplastics cause toxicity and modulate the impacts of phenanthrene on biomarker responses in African catfish ( Clarias gariepinus )

(2016) Ali Karami et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Microplastic Size-Dependent Toxicity, Oxidative Stress Induction, and p-JNK and p-p38 Activation in the Monogonont Rotifer (Brachionus koreanus)

(2016) Chang-Bum Jeong et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Uptake and Accumulation of Polystyrene Microplastics in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) and Toxic Effects in Liver

(2016) Yifeng Lu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

The Effects of Natural and Anthropogenic Microparticles on Individual Fitness in Daphnia magna

(2016) Martin Ogonowski et al.   PLoS One

Does the presence of microplastics influence the acute toxicity of chromium(VI) to early juveniles of the common goby (Pomatoschistus microps)? A study with juveniles from two wild estuarine populations

(2015) Luís G. Luís et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Pollutants bioavailability and toxicological risk from microplastics to marine mussels

(2015) Carlo Giacomo Avio et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Occurrence and Spatial Distribution of Microplastics in River Shore Sediments of the Rhine-Main Area in Germany

(2015) Sascha Klein et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Responses ofHyalella aztecato acute and chronic microplastic exposures

(2015) Sarah Y. Au et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

The impact of debris on marine life

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

Life history and biochemical effects of chlorantraniliprole on Chironomus riparius

(2015) Andreia C.M. Rodrigues et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Benthic plastic debris in marine and fresh water environments

(2015) Patricia L. Corcoran   Environmental Science-Processes & Impacts

Microplastic pollution in St. Lawrence River sediments

(2014) Rowshyra A. Castañeda et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES

Microplastic ingestion decreases energy reserves in marine worms

(2013) Stephanie L. Wright et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Single and combined effects of microplastics and pyrene on juveniles (0+ group) of the common goby Pomatoschistus microps (Teleostei, Gobiidae)

(2013) M. Oliveira et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

The physical impacts of microplastics on marine organisms: A review

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

Oxidative pathways of chemical toxicity and oxidative stress biomarkers in marine organisms

(2013) Francesco Regoli et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

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

Energy homeostasis as an integrative tool for assessing limits of environmental stress tolerance in aquatic invertebrates

(2012) Inna M. Sokolova et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Molecular and biochemical biomarkers in environmental monitoring: A comparison of biotransformation and antioxidant defense systems in multiple tissues

(2011) Francesco Regoli et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

A comparative study on the effects of a pesticide (cypermethrin) and two metals (copper, lead) to serum biochemistry of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus

(2011) Özgür Fırat et al.   FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Physical Adsorption of Charged Plastic Nanoparticles Affects Algal Photosynthesis

(2010) Priyanka Bhattacharya et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

The distribution of chironomid larvae and oligochaetes within a stony-bottomed river stretch: the role of substrate and hydraulic characteristics

(2009) Vít Syrovátka et al.   Fundamental and Applied Limnology