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Microplastics as contaminants in the marine environment: A review 2011 2026 2016 2021 4.2k
  1. Microplastics as contaminants in the marine environment: A review (2011)
    Matthew Cole, Penelope K. Lindeque et al. Marine Pollution Bulletin
  2. Microplastic Ingestion by Zooplankton (2013)
    Matthew Cole, Penelope K. Lindeque et al. Environmental Science & Technology
  3. Are We Speaking the Same Language? Recommendations for a Definition and Categorization Framework for Plastic Debris (2019)
    Nanna B. Hartmann, Thorsten Hüffer et al. Environmental Science & Technology
  4. Interactions of microplastic debris throughout the marine ecosystem (2017)
    Tamara S. Galloway, Matthew Cole et al. Nature Ecology & Evolution
  5. The Impact of Polystyrene Microplastics on Feeding, Function and Fecundity in the Marine Copepod Calanus helgolandicus (2015)
    Matthew Cole, Penelope K. Lindeque et al. Environmental Science & Technology
  6. Isolation of microplastics in biota-rich seawater samples and marine organisms (2014)
    Matthew Cole, Hannah Webb et al. Scientific Reports
  7. Sampling, isolating and identifying microplastics ingested by fish and invertebrates (2016)
    Amy Lusher, Natalie Welden et al. Analytical Methods
  8. Global ecological, social and economic impacts of marine plastic (2019)
    Nicola Beaumont, Margrethe Aanesen et al. Marine Pollution Bulletin
  9. Microplastics Alter the Properties and Sinking Rates of Zooplankton Faecal Pellets (2016)
    Matthew Cole, Penelope K. Lindeque et al. Environmental Science & Technology
  10. A small-scale, portable method for extracting microplastics from marine sediments (2017)
    Rachel Coppock, Matthew Cole et al. Environmental Pollution
  11. Microplastics and seafood: lower trophic organisms at highest risk of contamination (2019)
    Penelope K. Lindeque, Richard C. Thompson et al. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
  12. Are we underestimating microplastic abundance in the marine environment? A comparison of microplastic capture with nets of different mesh-size (2020)
    Penelope K. Lindeque, Matthew Cole et al. Environmental Pollution

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Charles J. Moore 10865 7537 1534 2568 28 12.3k
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Marcus Eriksen 9849 6930 1175 2200 29 11.1k
Kara Lavender Law 23173 16202 2041 8292 34 28.9k
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