A One Health perspective of the impacts of microplastics on animal, human and environmental health

How microplastics affect chiral illicit drug methamphetamine in aquatic food chain? From green alga (Chlorella pyrenoidosa) to freshwater snail (Cipangopaludian cathayensis)

(2020) Han Qu et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Microplastics and copper effects on the neotropical teleost Prochilodus lineatus: Is there any interaction?

(2020) Jéssica Fernanda Bernardes Roda et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A-MOLECULAR & INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY

Food web transfer of plastics to an apex riverine predator

(2020) Joseph M. D’Souza et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Toxicity comparison of nano-sized and micron-sized microplastics to Goldfish Carassius auratus Larvae

(2020) Hui Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

What Is the Minimum Volume of Sample to Find Small Microplastics: Laboratory Experiments and Sampling of Aveiro Lagoon and Vouga River, Portugal

(2020) Joana C. Prata et al.   Water

Microplastics in aquatic environments: Toxicity to trigger ecological consequences

(2020) Hui Ma et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Effects of microplastics and mercury on manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum: Feeding rate, immunomodulation, histopathology and oxidative stress

(2020) Ercan Sıkdokur et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Bioaccumulation and biomagnification of microplastics in marine organisms: A review and meta-analysis of current data

(2020) Michaela E. Miller et al.   PLoS One

Microplastic contamination in freshwater: first observation in Lake Ulansuhai, Yellow River Basin, China

(2019) Zhichao Wang et al.   Environmental Chemistry Letters

Microplastics and nanoplastics: would they affect global biodiversity change?

(2019) Duofei Hu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Global ecological, social and economic impacts of marine plastic

(2019) Nicola J. Beaumont et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Effects of microplastics on microalgae populations: A critical review

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

Uptake and effects of different concentrations of spherical polymer microparticles on Artemia franciscana

(2019) Diogo Peixoto et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Human Consumption of Microplastics

(2019) Kieran D. Cox et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Abundance and properties of microplastics found in commercial fish meal and cultured common carp (Cyprinus carpio)

(2019) Parichehr Hanachi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Microplastics in the surface seawaters of Chabahar Bay, Gulf of Oman (Makran Coasts)

(2019) Mojgan Khamarzadeh Aliabad et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Use of fluorescent-labelled nanoplastics (NPs) to demonstrate NP absorption is inconclusive without adequate controls

(2019) Ana I. Catarino et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Interaction between microplastics and microorganism as well as gut microbiota: A consideration on environmental animal and human health

(2019) Liang Lu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Simulating human exposure to indoor airborne microplastics using a Breathing Thermal Manikin

(2019) Alvise Vianello et al.   Scientific Reports

Solutions and Integrated Strategies for the Control and Mitigation of Plastic and Microplastic Pollution

(2019) Joana C. Prata et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Assessment the effect of exposure to microplastics in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) early juvenile: I. blood biomarkers

(2019) Mohamed Hamed et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

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

(2019) Jaeseong Jeong et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

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

Distribution and impacts of microplastic incorporation within sea ice

(2019) N.-X. Geilfus et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Exposure of coastal dune vegetation to plastic bag leachates: A neglected impact of plastic litter

(2019) Virginia Menicagli et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Polystyrene microplastics cause tissue damages, sex-specific reproductive disruption and transgenerational effects in marine medaka (Oryzias melastigma)

(2019) Jun Wang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Entrapment in plastic debris endangers hermit crabs

(2019) Jennifer L. Lavers et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Toxicity of microplastics and natural particles in the freshwater dipteran Chironomus riparius: Same same but different?

(2019) Christian Scherer et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics induce transcriptional changes, immune response and behavioral alterations in adult zebrafish

(2019) Giacomo Limonta et al.   Scientific Reports

Measuring Health Vulnerability: An Interdisciplinary Indicator Applied to Mainland Portugal

(2019) Oliveira et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Effects of food presence on microplastic ingestion and egestion in Mytilus galloprovincialis

(2019) Yooeun Chae et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Accumulation of different shapes of microplastics initiates intestinal injury and gut microbiota dysbiosis in the gut of zebrafish

(2019) Ruxia Qiao et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Exposure to polystyrene microplastics causes reproductive toxicity through oxidative stress and activation of the p38 MAPK signaling pathway

(2019) Xiaoman Xie et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Potential risks of microplastics combined with superbugs: Enrichment of antibiotic resistant bacteria on the surface of microplastics in mariculture system

(2019) Yuxuan Zhang et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Environmental samples of microplastics induce significant toxic effects in fish larvae

(2019) Pauline Pannetier et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Impact of polystyrene nanoplastics (PSNPs) on seed germination and seedling growth of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

(2019) Jiapan Lian et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Low level of polystyrene microplastics decreases early developmental toxicity of phenanthrene on marine medaka (Oryzias melastigma)

(2019) Yuejiao Li et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Impacts of polystyrene microplastics on the behavior and metabolism in a marine demersal teleost, black rockfish (Sebastes schlegelii)

(2019) Liyun Yin et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Evaluation of microplastic toxicity in accordance with different sizes and exposure times in the marine copepod Tigriopus japonicus

(2019) Jin Soo Choi et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Realistic environmental exposure to microplastics does not induce biological effects in the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas

(2019) Messika Revel et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in a freshwater mussel (Anodonta anatina) in Northern Europe

(2019) E. Berglund et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Pharmaceuticals, pesticides, personal care products and microplastics contamination assessment of Al-Hassa irrigation network (Saudi Arabia) and its shallow lakes

(2019) Yolanda Picó et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Effects of spatial and seasonal factors on the characteristics and carbonyl index of (micro)plastics in a sandy beach in Aveiro, Portugal

(2019) Joana C. Prata 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 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

Microplastics have a more profound impact than elevated temperatures on the predatory performance, digestion and energy metabolism of an Amazonian cichlid

(2018) Bin Wen et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Influence of microplastics on the toxicity of the pharmaceuticals procainamide and doxycycline on the marine microalgae Tetraselmis chuii

(2018) Joana C. Prata et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

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

(2018) Yufeng Mao et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Combinational effect of titanium dioxide nanoparticles and nanopolystyrene particles at environmentally relevant concentrations on nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

(2018) Shuangshuang Dong et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Airborne microplastics: Consequences to human health?

(2018) Joana Correia Prata   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Low levels of microplastics (MP) in wild mussels indicate that MP ingestion by humans is minimal compared to exposure via household fibres fallout during a meal

(2018) Ana I. Catarino 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

Single and combined effects of microplastics and mercury on juveniles of the European seabass ( Dicentrarchus labrax ): Changes in behavioural responses and reduction of swimming velocity and resistance time

(2018) Luís Gabriel Antão Barboza et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

The effects of trophic transfer and environmental factors on microplastic uptake by plaice, Pleuronectes plastessa , and spider crab, Maja squinado

(2018) Natalie Ann Welden et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Investigating microplastic trophic transfer in marine top predators

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

Microplastic pollution increases gene exchange in aquatic ecosystems

(2018) Maria Arias-Andres et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Risk assessment of microplastics in the ocean: Modelling approach and first conclusions

(2018) Gert Everaert et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Role of Marine Snows in Microplastic Fate and Bioavailability

(2018) Adam Porter et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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

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

Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics on biota: a review

(2018) Sadasivam Anbumani et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Do microplastics affect marine ecosystem productivity?

(2018) Tineke A. Troost et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Marine microplastic debris: An emerging issue for food security, food safety and human health

(2018) Luís Gabriel Antão Barboza et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in wastewater: State of the knowledge on sources, fate and solutions

(2018) Joana Correia Prata   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in mussels and fish from the Northern Ionian Sea

(2018) Nikoletta Digka et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Spatial variability in the concentrations of metals in beached microplastics

(2018) M.C. Vedolin et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Transgenerational effects and recovery of microplastics exposure in model populations of the freshwater cladoceran Daphnia magna Straus

(2018) Alexandra Martins et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Using acs - 22 mutant Caenorhabditis elegans to detect the toxicity of nanopolystyrene particles

(2018) Man Qu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Exposure to polystyrene nanoplastic leads to inhibition of anaerobic digestion system

(2018) Shan-Fei Fu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

A critical perspective on early communications concerning human health aspects of microplastics

(2018) Sinja Rist et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics: New substrates for heterotrophic activity contribute to altering organic matter cycles in aquatic ecosystems

(2018) Maria Arias-Andres et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Toxicological interactions induced by chronic exposure to gold nanoparticles and microplastics mixtures in Daphnia magna

(2018) Alexandre Pacheco et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

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

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

Impact of polystyrene microplastics on Daphnia magna mortality and reproduction in relation to food availability

(2018) Rana Aljaibachi et al.   PeerJ

Impacts of Microplastics on the Soil Biophysical Environment

(2018) Anderson Abel de Souza Machado et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Field-Based Evidence for Microplastic in Marine Aggregates and Mussels: Implications for Trophic Transfer

(2018) Shiye Zhao et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Contamination of Indian sea salts with microplastics and a potential prevention strategy

(2018) Chandan Krishna Seth et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Single and repetitive microplastics exposures induce immune system modulation and homeostasis alteration in the edible mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis

(2018) Camille Détrée et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

The effects of plastic bags presence on a macrobenthic community in a polluted estuary

(2018) Caroline C.C. Clemente et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

The true depth of the Mediterranean plastic problem: Extreme microplastic pollution on marine turtle nesting beaches in Cyprus

(2018) Emily M. Duncan et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Rapid aggregation of biofilm-covered microplastics with marine biogenic particles

(2018) Jan Michels et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Occurrence of microplastics in raw and treated drinking water

(2018) Martin Pivokonsky et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics increase mercury bioconcentration in gills and bioaccumulation in the liver, and cause oxidative stress and damage in Dicentrarchus labrax juveniles

(2018) Luís Gabriel Antão Barboza et al.   Scientific Reports

Accumulation and immunotoxicity of microplastics in the estuarine worm Hediste diversicolor in environmentally relevant conditions of exposure

(2018) Messika Revel et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Microplastics in the aquatic environment: Evidence for or against adverse impacts and major knowledge gaps

(2018) Emily E. Burns et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Toward an ecotoxicological risk assessment of microplastics: Comparison of available hazard and exposure data in freshwaters

(2018) Véronique Adam et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Marine debris as a barrier: Assessing the impacts on sea turtle hatchlings on their way to the ocean

(2018) M. Aguilera et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Significance of interactions between microplastics and POPs in the marine environment: A critical overview

(2018) Joana Patrício Rodrigues et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Effects of plastic contamination on water evaporation and desiccation cracking in soil

(2018) Yong Wan et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Distinct community structure and microbial functions of biofilms colonizing microplastics

(2018) Lingzhan Miao et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Marine debris at nesting grounds used by the Northern Gulf of Mexico loggerhead recovery unit

(2018) Samantha R. Garrison et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Comparing quantity of marine debris to loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) nesting and non-nesting emergence activity on Jekyll Island, Georgia, USA

(2018) Jeannie Miller Martin et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Physical-chemical characterization of microplastics present in some exfoliating products from Spain

(2018) V. Godoy et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Exposure to microplastics reduces attachment strength and alters the haemolymph proteome of blue mussels (Mytilus edulis)

(2018) Dannielle S. Green 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

Stressor Exposures Determine Risk: So, Why Do Fellow Scientists Continue To Focus on Superficial Microplastics Risk?

(2017) G. Allen Burton   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Ups and Downs in the Ocean: Effects of Biofouling on Vertical Transport of Microplastics

(2017) Merel Kooi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Polyethylene microbeads induce transcriptional responses with tissue-dependent patterns in the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis

(2017) Camille Détrée et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLLUSCAN STUDIES

Microplastic ingestion reduces energy intake in the clam Atactodea striata

(2017) X-Y. Xu et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics as a vector for the transport of the bacterial fish pathogen species Aeromonas salmonicida

(2017) Manca Kovač Viršek et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

The plastic in microplastics: A review

(2017) Anthony L. Andrady   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

River plastic emissions to the world’s oceans

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

Transgenerational toxicity of nanopolystyrene particles in the range of μg L−1 in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

(2017) Li Zhao et al.   Environmental Science-Nano

Ecotoxicity testing of microplastics: Considering the heterogeneity of physicochemical properties

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

Microplastic transport in soil by earthworms

(2017) Matthias C. Rillig et al.   Scientific Reports

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

(2017) Christian Scherer et al.   Scientific Reports

Raman microspectroscopic analysis of fibers in beverages

(2016) Alexandra C. Wiesheu et al.   Analytical Methods

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

(2016) Saskia Rehse et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

The ecological impacts of marine debris: unraveling the demonstrated evidence from what is perceived

(2016) Chelsea M. Rochman et al.   ECOLOGY

Relative importance of microplastics as a pathway for the transfer of hydrophobic organic chemicals to marine life

(2016) Adil Bakir et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Effects of conventional and biodegradable microplastics on a marine ecosystem engineer (Arenicola marina) and sediment nutrient cycling

(2016) Dannielle Senga Green et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics Affect the Ecological Functioning of an Important Biogenic Habitat

(2016) Dannielle Senga Green et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

A Procedure for Measuring Microplastics using Pressurized Fluid Extraction

(2016) Stephen Fuller 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

Microbial hitchhikers on marine plastic debris: Human exposure risks at bathing waters and beach environments

(2016) Anisha Keswani et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Marine litter as a vector for non-native species: What we need to know

(2016) Sabine Rech et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic exposure studies should be environmentally realistic

(2016) Robin Lenz et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Biodiversity and human well-being: an essential link for sustainable development

(2016) Shahid Naeem et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Polystyrene nanoparticles internalization in human gastric adenocarcinoma cells

(2016) Maurizio Forte et al.   TOXICOLOGY IN VITRO

Microplastics in the aquatic and terrestrial environment: sources (with a specific focus on personal care products), fate and effects

(2016) Karen Duis et al.   Environmental Sciences Europe

Intertidal Concentrations of Microplastics and Their Influence on Ammonium Cycling as Related to the Shellfish Industry

(2015) Melanie Cluzard et al.   ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY

Marine microplastic-associated biofilms – a review

(2015) Sonja Oberbeckmann et al.   Environmental Chemistry

Ingestion of microplastics by commercial fish off the Portuguese coast

(2015) Diogo Neves et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Assessment of biomarkers for contaminants of emerging concern on aquatic organisms downstream of a municipal wastewater discharge

(2015) Edyta J. Jasinska et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

A critical overview of the analytical approaches to the occurrence, the fate and the behavior of microplastics in the environment

(2015) Teresa Rocha-Santos et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Bisphenol A – Sources, toxicity and biotransformation

(2014) Jaromir Michałowicz   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY

REVIEW: Chemical contaminant effects on marine ecosystem functioning

(2014) Emma L. Johnston et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Millimeter-Sized Marine Plastics: A New Pelagic Habitat for Microorganisms and Invertebrates

(2014) Julia Reisser et al.   PLoS One

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

Microplastics in the seas

(2014) K. L. Law et al.   SCIENCE

Microplastics in freshwater ecosystems: what we know and what we need to know

(2014) Martin Wagner et al.   Environmental Sciences Europe

Shifting sands? Coastal protection by sand banks, beaches and dunes

(2013) M.E. Hanley et al.   COASTAL ENGINEERING

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

(2013) Paul Farrell et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Plastic as a Carrier of POPs to Aquatic Organisms: A Model Analysis

(2013) Albert A. Koelmans et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Life in the “Plastisphere”: Microbial Communities on Plastic Marine Debris

(2013) Erik R. Zettler et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Increased oceanic microplastic debris enhances oviposition in an endemic pelagic insect

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

Plastic pellets as oviposition site and means of dispersal for the ocean-skater insect Halobates

(2012) A.P. Majer et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Oral drug delivery with polymeric nanoparticles: The gastrointestinal mucus barriers

(2011) Laura M. Ensign et al.   ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY REVIEWS

Small plastic debris changes water movement and heat transfer through beach sediments

(2011) Henry S. Carson et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastic particles in coastal pelagic ecosystems of the Northeast Pacific ocean

(2010) Miriam J. Doyle et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Organic pollutants in microplastics from two beaches of the Portuguese coast

(2010) J.P.G.L. Frias et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastic Accumulation in the North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre

(2010) K. L. Law et al.   SCIENCE

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

Ingested Microscopic Plastic Translocates to the Circulatory System of the Mussel,Mytilus edulis(L.)

(2008) Mark A. Browne et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY