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2016
Microplastic Incorporation into Soil in Agroecosystems
2017
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2019
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2015
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
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2020
Airborne microplastics: Consequences to human health?
2017
An overview of chemical additives present in plastics: Migration, release, fate and environmental impact during their use, disposal and recycling
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2017
Quantitative overview of marine debris ingested by marine megafauna
2020
Characterization, source, and retention of microplastic in sandy beaches and mangrove wetlands of the Qinzhou Bay, China
2018
Quantitative investigation of the mechanisms of microplastics and nanoplastics toward zebrafish larvae locomotor activity
2017
The use of potassium hydroxide (KOH) solution as a suitable approach to isolate plastics ingested by marine organisms
2016
Transport of microplastics by two collembolan species
2017
Spatial and temporal distribution of microplastics in water and sediments of a freshwater system (Antuã River, Portugal)
2018
Widespread distribution of microplastics in subsurface seawater in the NE Pacific Ocean
2014
A systems approach to understand microplastic occurrence and variability in Dutch riverine surface waters
2020
Microplastic pollution in a stormwater floating treatment wetland: Detection of tyre particles in sediment
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2020
Plastic ingestion by pelagic and demersal fish from the North Sea and Baltic Sea
2015
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2017
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2014
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2017
Microplastic fibers in the intertidal ecosystem surrounding Halifax Harbor, Nova Scotia
2014
Fin whales and microplastics: The Mediterranean Sea and the Sea of Cortez scenarios
2015
Microplastics in freshwater systems: A review of the emerging threats, identification of knowledge gaps and prioritisation of research needs
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2019
Hidden plastics of Lake Ontario, Canada and their potential preservation in the sediment record
2015
Arctic sea ice is an important temporal sink and means of transport for microplastic
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Microplastics in bivalves cultured for human consumption
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Sorption of pharmaceuticals and personal care products to polyethylene debris
2016
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2015
Interaction of toxic chemicals with microplastics: A critical review
2018
Assessment of microplastic-sorbed contaminant bioavailability through analysis of biomarker gene expression in larval zebrafish
2017
Current understanding of microplastics in the environment: Occurrence, fate, risks, and what we should do
2017
Environmental exposure to microplastics: An overview on possible human health effects
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2019
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2016
The distribution of microplastics in soil aggregate fractions in southwestern China
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The effect of particle properties on the depth profile of buoyant plastics in the ocean
2016
Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics on biota: a review
2018
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2017
Microplastics in sediments: A review of techniques, occurrence and effects
2015
A simple method for the extraction and identification of light density microplastics from soil
2017
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
Experimental development of a new protocol for extraction and characterization of microplastics in fish tissues: First observations in commercial species from Adriatic Sea
2015
Anthropogenic microfibres pollution in marine biota. A new and simple methodology to minimize airborne contamination
2016
Microplastic contamination in Lake Winnipeg, Canada
2017
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
A critical view on microplastic quantification in aquatic organisms
2015
Plastics and other anthropogenic debris in freshwater birds from Canada
2016
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
Characterisation, quantity and sorptive properties of microplastics extracted from cosmetics
2015
Microplastic Moves Pollutants and Additives to Worms, Reducing Functions Linked to Health and Biodiversity
2013
Microplastics in freshwater and terrestrial environments: Evaluating the current understanding to identify the knowledge gaps and future research priorities
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Microplastics as contaminants in commercially important seafood species
2017
Early warning signs of endocrine disruption in adult fish from the ingestion of polyethylene with and without sorbed chemical pollutants from the marine environment
2014
Is there any consistency between the microplastics found in the field and those used in laboratory experiments?
2015
Towards the suitable monitoring of ingestion of microplastics by marine biota: A review
2016
Toxicity-based toxicokinetic/toxicodynamic assessment for bioaccumulation of polystyrene microplastics in mice
2018
Evidence for immunomodulation and apoptotic processes induced by cationic polystyrene nanoparticles in the hemocytes of the marine bivalve Mytilus
2015
Low plastic ingestion rate in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) from Newfoundland destined for human consumption collected through citizen science methods
2016
Effects of multi-stressors on juveniles of the marine fish Pomatoschistus microps: Gold nanoparticles, microplastics and temperature
2015
Key principles and operational practices for improved nanotechnology environmental exposure assessment
2020
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
Review of the partitioning of chemicals into different plastics: Consequences for the risk assessment of marine plastic debris
2016
Microplastic contamination in brown shrimp (Crangon crangon, Linnaeus 1758) from coastal waters of the Southern North Sea and Channel area
2015
Pigments and plastic in limnetic ecosystems: A qualitative and quantitative study on microparticles of different size classes
2016
Effects of microplastics on European flat oysters, Ostrea edulis and their associated benthic communities
2016
Recent advances in toxicological research of nanoplastics in the environment: A review
2019
Tire wear particles in the aquatic environment - A review on generation, analysis, occurrence, fate and effects
2018
Environmental fate, toxicity and risk management strategies of nanoplastics in the environment: Current status and future perspectives
2020
Do plastic particles affect microalgal photosynthesis and growth?
2015
A critical perspective on early communications concerning human health aspects of microplastics
2018
Microplastics in freshwater ecosystems: what we know and what we need to know
2014
Low numbers of microplastics detected in drinking water from ground water sources
2018
Biodegradable Plastic Mulch Films: Impacts on Soil Microbial Communities and Ecosystem Functions
2018
Turning microplastics into nanoplastics through digestive fragmentation by Antarctic krill
2018
Influence of polyethylene microplastic beads on the uptake and localization of silver in zebrafish (Danio rerio)
2015
The present and future of microplastic pollution in the marine environment
2013
Microplastic transport in soil by earthworms
2017
Different partition of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon on environmental particulates in freshwater: Microplastics in comparison to natural sediment
2017
Uptake and effects of the antimicrobial florfenicol, microplastics and their mixtures on freshwater exotic invasive bivalve Corbicula fluminea
2017
Ingestion of Microplastics by Zooplankton in the Northeast Pacific Ocean
2015
Plastic in North Sea Fish
2013
Effects of conventional and biodegradable microplastics on a marine ecosystem engineer (Arenicola marina) and sediment nutrient cycling
2015
Transport and fate of microplastic particles in wastewater treatment plants
2016 Standout
Adsorption kinetic models: Physical meanings, applications, and solving methods
2020 Standout
Microplastic pollution in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean: Validated and opportunistic sampling
2014
Studies of the effects of microplastics on aquatic organisms: What do we know and where should we focus our efforts in the future?
2018
Microplastic regulation should be more precise to incentivize both innovation and environmental safety
2020
Effects of polymethylmethacrylate nanoplastics on Dicentrarchus labrax
2018
A high-performance protocol for extraction of microplastics in fish
2016
Occurrence of microplastics in the beach sand of the Chinese inner sea: the Bohai Sea
2016
Sorption of 3,3′,4,4′-tetrachlorobiphenyl by microplastics: A case study of polypropylene
2016
Repeated detection of polystyrene microbeads in the Lower Rhine River
2018
Tissue accumulation of microplastics in mice and biomarker responses suggest widespread health risks of exposure
2017
Effects of nanoplastics and microplastics on toxicity, bioaccumulation, and environmental fate of phenanthrene in fresh water
2016
Microplastics en route: Field measurements in the Dutch river delta and Amsterdam canals, wastewater treatment plants, North Sea sediments and biota
2017
Interactions between polystyrene microplastics and marine phytoplankton lead to species-specific hetero-aggregation
2017
Global environmental losses of plastics across their value chains
2019
The geological cycle of plastics and their use as a stratigraphic indicator of the Anthropocene
2016
Microplastics in sediments from the littoral zone of the north Tunisian coast (Mediterranean Sea)
2018
Outside the Safe Operating Space of the Planetary Boundary for Novel Entities
2022 Standout
Impact of Microplastic Beads and Fibers on Waterflea (Ceriodaphnia dubia) Survival, Growth, and Reproduction: Implications of Single and Mixture Exposures
2017
Oyster reproduction is affected by exposure to polystyrene microplastics
2016
Wear and Tear of Tyres: A Stealthy Source of Microplastics in the Environment
2017
Predicted growth in plastic waste exceeds efforts to mitigate plastic pollution
2020 StandoutScience
The Impact of Polystyrene Microplastics on Feeding, Function and Fecundity in the Marine Copepod Calanus helgolandicus
2015
Potential Health Impact of Environmentally Released Micro- and Nanoplastics in the Human Food Production Chain: Experiences from Nanotoxicology
2015
Ingestion of Microplastic Has Limited Impact on a Marine Larva
2013
Altered Behavior, Physiology, and Metabolism in Fish Exposed to Polystyrene Nanoparticles
2014
An approach for extraction, characterization and quantitation of microplastic in natural marine snow using Raman microscopy
2016
Plastic debris in the open ocean
2014 Standout
Microplastics: addressing ecological risk through lessons learned
2015
Solving the Nonalignment of Methods and Approaches Used in Microplastic Research to Consistently Characterize Risk
2020
Plastic Bag Derived-Microplastics as a Vector for Metal Exposure in Terrestrial Invertebrates
2017
Comparison of Raman and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy for the Quantification of Microplastics in the Aquatic Environment
2018
The Anthropocene as a Geological Time Unit
2019
Interactions between trace metals and plastic production pellets under estuarine conditions
2014
The global threat from plastic pollution
2021 StandoutScience
Size-Dependent Effects of Micro Polystyrene Particles in the Marine Copepod Tigriopus japonicus
2013
Chemical Pollutants Sorbed to Ingested Microbeads from Personal Care Products Accumulate in Fish
2016
Extraction, enumeration and identification methods for monitoring microplastics in the environment
2016
When Microplastic Is Not Plastic: The Ingestion of Artificial Cellulose Fibers by Macrofauna Living in Seagrass Macrophytodetritus
2015
Microplastic ingestion reduces energy intake in the clam Atactodea striata
2016
Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Aquatic Environments: Aggregation, Deposition, and Enhanced Contaminant Transport
2017 Standout
Sampling, isolating and identifying microplastics ingested by fish and invertebrates
2016
Global warming releases microplastic legacy frozen in Arctic Sea ice
2014
Anthropogenic stresses on the world’s big rivers
2018 Standout
Export of Plastic Debris by Rivers into the Sea
2017
Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW) as a Source of Microplastics in the Aquatic Environment
2016 Standout
Plastics in the marine environment
2013
An automated approach for microplastics analysis using focal plane array (FPA) FTIR microscopy and image analysis
2017
Microplastic Effect Thresholds for Freshwater Benthic Macroinvertebrates
2018
Direct and indirect effects of different types of microplastics on freshwater prey (Corbicula fluminea) and their predator (Acipenser transmontanus)
2017
Occurrence and Spatial Distribution of Microplastics in River Shore Sediments of the Rhine-Main Area in Germany
2015
All is not lost: deriving a top-down mass budget of plastic at sea
2017
Uptake and Accumulation of Polystyrene Microplastics in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) and Toxic Effects in Liver
2016 Standout
Structural Diversity in Early-Stage Biofilm Formation on Microplastics Depends on Environmental Medium and Polymer Properties
2020
Plastic ingestion by marine fish in the wild
2019
Reducing Uncertainty and Confronting Ignorance about the Possible Impacts of Weathering Plastic in the Marine Environment
2017
Understanding How Microplastics Affect Marine Biota on the Cellular Level Is Important for Assessing Ecosystem Function: A Review
2019
Are We Speaking the Same Language? Recommendations for a Definition and Categorization Framework for Plastic Debris
2019 Standout
Impacts of Biofilm Formation on the Fate and Potential Effects of Microplastic in the Aquatic Environment
2017
Human Consumption of Microplastics
2019 Standout
Advancing the quality of environmental microplastic research
2017
Environmental Deterioration of Biodegradable, Oxo-biodegradable, Compostable, and Conventional Plastic Carrier Bags in the Sea, Soil, and Open-Air Over a 3-Year Period
2019
Pharmaceuticals of Emerging Concern in Aquatic Systems: Chemistry, Occurrence, Effects, and Removal Methods
2019 Standout
Closing the gap between small and smaller: towards a framework to analyse nano- and microplastics in aqueous environmental samples
2018
Risk posed by microplastics: Scientific evidence and public perception
2021
Focal plane array detector-based micro-Fourier-transform infrared imaging for the analysis of microplastics in environmental samples
2015
Fate of Microplastics in the Marine Isopod Idotea emarginata
2014
Defining the onset of the Anthropocene
2022 StandoutScience
Microplastics as vector for heavy metal contamination from the marine environment
2016 Standout
Distribution and Modeled Transport of Plastic Pollution in the Great Lakes, the World's Largest Freshwater Resource
2017
Screening of microplastic particles in and down-stream a wastewater treatment plant
2014
Transfer of benzo[a]pyrene from microplastics to Artemia nauplii and further to zebrafish via a trophic food web experiment: CYP1A induction and visual tracking of persistent organic pollutants
2016
Microplastic in Aquatic Ecosystems
2016
Plastic and Human Health: A Micro Issue?
2017 Standout
Microplastic as a Vector for Chemicals in the Aquatic Environment: Critical Review and Model-Supported Reinterpretation of Empirical Studies
2016
Exposure of soil collembolans to microplastics perturbs their gut microbiota and alters their isotopic composition
2017
A critical overview of the analytical approaches to the occurrence, the fate and the behavior of microplastics in the environment
2014
Nano- and microplastics affect the composition of freshwater benthic communities in the long term
2020
Plastic pollution in Swiss surface waters: nature and concentrations, interaction with pollutants
2015
Microplastics Can Change Soil Properties and Affect Plant Performance
2019
Microplastics as vectors for bioaccumulation of hydrophobic organic chemicals in the marine environment: A state-of-the-science review
2016
Are Agricultural Soils Dumps for Microplastics of Urban Origin?
2016
Wastewater treatment plant effluent as a source of microplastics: review of the fate, chemical interactions and potential risks to aquatic organisms
2016
Weathering Plastics as a Planetary Boundary Threat: Exposure, Fate, and Hazards
2021
Microplastics in Four Estuarine Rivers in the Chesapeake Bay, U.S.A.
2014
New Insights into the Microplastic Enrichment in the Blue Carbon Ecosystem: Evidence from Seagrass Meadows and Mangrove Forests in Coastal South China Sea
2021 Standout
Critical Assessment of Analytical Methods for the Harmonized and Cost-Efficient Analysis of Microplastics
2020
Microplastic Size-Dependent Toxicity, Oxidative Stress Induction, and p-JNK and p-p38 Activation in the Monogonont Rotifer (Brachionus koreanus)
2016
The distribution and morphology of microplastics in coastal soils adjacent to the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea
2018
Strong Sorption of PCBs to Nanoplastics, Microplastics, Carbon Nanotubes, and Fullerenes
2014
Microscopic investigation on the adsorption of lubrication oil on microplastics
2016
Accumulation of Plastic Debris and Associated Contaminants in Aquatic Food Webs
2018
Microplastics in Sewage Sludge: Effects of Treatment
2016
Microplastics as an emerging threat to terrestrial ecosystems
2017 Standout
Nano-plastics in the aquatic environment
2015
Microplastic ingestion by scleractinian corals
2015
Detection of Various Microplastics in Human Stool
2019 Standout
Transport of persistent organic pollutants by microplastics in estuarine conditions
2014
Microplastic Exposure Assessment in Aquatic Environments: Learning from Similarities and Differences to Engineered Nanoparticles
2017
Works of Ellen Besseling being referenced
Detection of low numbers of microplastics in North Sea fish using strict quality assurance criteria
2017
Export of microplastics from land to sea. A modelling approach
2017
Fate of nano- and microplastic in freshwater systems: A modeling study
2016
Leaching of plastic additives to marine organisms
2014
Aging of microplastics promotes their ingestion by marine zooplankton
2017
Incorporation of microplastics from litter into burrows of Lumbricus terrestris
2016
Microplastic in a macro filter feeder: Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae
2015
Guidance for the prognostic risk assessment of nanomaterials in aquatic ecosystems
2015
Risks of Plastic Debris: Unravelling Fact, Opinion, Perception, and Belief
2017
Quality Criteria for the Analysis of Microplastic in Biota Samples: A Critical Review
2018
Effects of nanopolystyrene on the feeding behavior of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis L.)
2012
Effects of Microplastic on Fitness and PCB Bioaccumulation by the Lugworm Arenicola marina (L.)
2012
Quantifying ecological risks of aquatic micro- and nanoplastic
2018
The Effect of Microplastic on the Uptake of Chemicals by the Lugworm Arenicola marina (L.) under Environmentally Relevant Exposure Conditions
2017
Microplastics in the Terrestrial Ecosystem: Implications forLumbricus terrestris(Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae)
2016
Correction to Plastic As a Carrier of POPs to Aquatic Organisms: A Model Analysis
2013
Nanoplastic Affects Growth ofS. obliquusand Reproduction ofD. magna
2014
Plastic as a Carrier of POPs to Aquatic Organisms: A Model Analysis
2013