Microplastics in seawater and two sides of the Taiwan Strait: Reflection of the social-economic development

More than 1000 rivers account for 80% of global riverine plastic emissions into the ocean

(2021) Lourens J. J. Meijer et al.   Science Advances

Occurrence and distribution of microplastics in surface sediments from the Gulf of Thailand

(2020) Ying Wang et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Global Riverine Plastic Outflows

(2020) Lei Mai et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Freshwater insects of different feeding guilds ingest microplastics in two Gulf of Guinea tributaries in Nigeria

(2020) Emmanuel O. Akindele et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Microplastics and their affiliated PAHs in the sea surface connected to the southwest coast of Taiwan

(2020) Chih-Feng Chen et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Microplastic and other anthropogenic microparticles in water and sediments of Lake Simcoe

(2020) Miguel Eduardo L. Felismino et al.   JOURNAL OF GREAT LAKES RESEARCH

Two-dimensional distribution and abundance of micro- and mesoplastic pollution in the surface sediment of Xialiao Beach, New Taipei City, Taiwan

(2019) Lamtiur Junita Bancin et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastic waste occurrence on a beach off southwestern Luzon, Philippines

(2019) Ma. Kristina O. Paler et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Riverine Microplastic Pollution in the Pearl River Delta, China: Are Modeled Estimates Accurate?

(2019) Lei Mai et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Characteristics and distribution of microplastics in the coastal mangrove sediments of China

(2019) Qian Zhou et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Comparisons of microplastic pollution between mudflats and sandy beaches in Hong Kong

(2018) Hoi-Shing Lo 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

Microplastics on the Portuguese coast

(2018) J. Antunes et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Abundance and size of microplastics in a coastal sea: Comparison among bottom sediment, beach sediment, and surface water

(2018) Nao Sagawa et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Lost but can't be neglected: Huge quantities of small microplastics hide in the South China Sea

(2018) Minggang Cai et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Xiamen coastal areas: Implications for anthropogenic impacts

(2018) Guowen Tang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

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

Microplastics in sediments of the Changjiang Estuary, China

(2017) Guyu Peng et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Polyester Textiles as a Source of Microplastics from Households: A Mechanistic Study to Understand Microfiber Release During Washing

(2017) Edgar Hernandez et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Plastics and microplastics in the oceans: From emerging pollutants to emerged threat

(2017) Carlo Giacomo Avio et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Settling velocity of microplastic particles of regular shapes

(2017) Liliya Khatmullina et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in the Southern Ocean

(2017) Atsuhiko Isobe et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

A large-scale investigation of microplastic contamination: Abundance and characteristics of microplastics in European beach sediment

(2017) Froukje A.E. Lots et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

River plastic emissions to the world’s oceans

(2017) Laurent C. M. Lebreton et al.   Nature Communications

Occurrence of microplastics in the beach sand of the Chinese inner sea: the Bohai Sea

(2016) Xubiao Yu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics in the Mediterranean Sea: Deposition in coastal shallow sediments, spatial variation and preferential grain size

(2016) Carme Alomar et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

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

(2016) Changchun Zhou et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT

Optimization of a Coastal Environmental Monitoring Network Based on the Kriging Method: A Case Study of Quanzhou Bay, China

(2016) Kai Chen et al.   Biomed Research International

Does size and buoyancy affect the long-distance transport of floating debris?

(2015) Peter G Ryan   Environmental Research Letters

A global inventory of small floating plastic debris

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

Occurrence of microplastics in the coastal marine environment: First observation on sediment of China

(2015) Qiongxuan Qiu et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic concentrations in beach sediments along the German Baltic coast

(2015) Andrea Stolte et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Threat of plastic pollution to seabirds is global, pervasive, and increasing

(2015) Chris Wilcox et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Nutrient Loads Flowing into Coastal Waters from the Main Rivers of China (2006–2012)

(2015) Yindong Tong et al.   Scientific Reports

Microplastics in Four Estuarine Rivers in the Chesapeake Bay, U.S.A.

(2014) Lance T. Yonkos et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Evidence of microplastics in samples of zooplankton from Portuguese coastal waters

(2014) J.P.G.L. Frias et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Macrodebris and microplastics from beaches in Slovenia

(2014) Betty J.L. Laglbauer et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Suspended microplastics in the surface water of the Yangtze Estuary System, China: First observations on occurrence, distribution

(2014) Shiye Zhao 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

A new analytical approach for monitoring microplastics in marine sediments

(2013) Marie-Theres Nuelle et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

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

An overview of physical and biogeochemical processes and ecosystem dynamics in the Taiwan Strait

(2011) Huasheng Hong et al.   CONTINENTAL SHELF RESEARCH

Accumulation of Microplastic on Shorelines Woldwide: Sources and Sinks

(2011) Mark Anthony Browne et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastics in the marine environment

(2011) Anthony L. Andrady   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Occurrence and distribution of microplastics in marine sediments along the Belgian coast

(2011) Michiel Claessens et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

A critical analysis of the biological impacts of plasticizers on wildlife

(2009) J. Oehlmann et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES