Degradation of polyethylene microplastics in seawater: Insights into the environmental degradation of polymers

Microplastics as vector for heavy metal contamination from the marine environment

(2016) Dennis Brennecke et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Biodegradation of low density polyethylene (LDPE) modified with dye sensitized titania and starch blend using Stenotrophomonas pavanii

(2016) Ch. Tahir Mehmood et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Qualitative impact of salinity, UV radiation and turbulence on leaching of organic plastic additives from four common plastics — A lab experiment

(2016) Tim Jesper Suhrhoff et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Identification of microplastics by FTIR and Raman microscopy: a novel silicon filter substrate opens the important spectral range below 1300 cm−1 for FTIR transmission measurements

(2015) Andrea Käppler et al.   ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

A critical assessment of visual identification of marine microplastic using Raman spectroscopy for analysis improvement

(2015) Robin Lenz et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

News Feature: Microplastics present pollution puzzle

(2015) Alla Katsnelson   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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

Microplastics in freshwater systems: A review of the emerging threats, identification of knowledge gaps and prioritisation of research needs

(2015) Dafne Eerkes-Medrano et al.   WATER RESEARCH

The Danube so colourful: A potpourri of plastic litter outnumbers fish larvae in Europe's second largest river

(2014) Aaron Lechner et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Comparison of the distribution and degradation of plastic debris along shorelines of the Great Lakes, North America

(2014) Maciej Zbyszewski et al.   JOURNAL OF GREAT LAKES RESEARCH

On the quantity and composition of floating plastic debris entering and leaving the Tamar Estuary, Southwest England

(2014) Saeed S. Sadri et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Preparation and Characterization of Films Extruded of Polyethylene/Chitosan Modified with Poly(lactic acid)

(2014) Jesús Quiroz-Castillo et al.   Materials

Enhanced desorption of persistent organic pollutants from microplastics under simulated physiological conditions

(2013) Adil Bakir et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Biodegradation of low-density polyethylene by marine bacteria from pelagic waters, Arabian Sea, India

(2013) Kumar Harshvardhan et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Biobased plastics and bionanocomposites: Current status and future opportunities

(2013) Murali M. Reddy et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Assessment of historical polymers using attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy with principal component analysis

(2013) Gemma Mitchell et al.   Heritage Science

The role of the copper-binding enzyme – laccase – in the biodegradation of polyethylene by the actinomycete Rhodococcus ruber

(2012) Miriam Santo et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

A novel FTIR-ATR spectroscopy based technique for the estimation of low-density polyethylene biodegradation

(2012) Heera Rajandas et al.   POLYMER TESTING

Terminology for biorelated polymers and applications (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)

(2012) Michel Vert et al.   PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY

Laboratory Test Methods to Determine the Degradation of Plastics in Marine Environmental Conditions

(2012) Maurizio Tosin et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Accumulation of Microplastic on Shorelines Woldwide: Sources and Sinks

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

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

(2011) Michiel Claessens et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Mechanical and surface properties of low-density polyethylene film modified by photo-oxidation

(2011) Balasubramanian Suresh et al.   POLYMER JOURNAL

Thermal degradation behaviors of polyethylene and polypropylene. Part I: Pyrolysis kinetics and mechanisms

(2010) A. Aboulkas et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Contributing to marine pollution by washing your face: Microplastics in facial cleansers

(2009) Lisa S. Fendall et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Applications and societal benefits of plastics

(2009) A. L. Andrady et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Biological degradation of plastics: A comprehensive review

(2008) Aamer Ali Shah et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES