Plastic pollution in a growing problem globally. In addition to the continuous flow of plastic
particles to the environment from direct sources, and through the natural wear and tear of …

Microplastics (MPs) are pervasive in marine environments and widely recognized as
emerging environmental pollutants due to the multifaceted risks they exert on living …

Sessile benthic organisms are considered good bioindicators for monitoring environmental
quality of coastal ecosystems. However, these environments are impacted by new pollutants …

Microplastics and nanoplastics are hazardous to ecosystems, wildlife, and through seafood,
also for human health. Due to biological, chemical, and physical characteristics …

Sponges are ecologically important benthic organisms with many important functional roles.
However, despite increasing global interest in the functions that sponges perform, there has …

Plastic pollution threatens the marine environment, especially due to the adverse effects
caused by micro and nano particles interacting with the marine biota. In order to provide …

Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitously found in environmental matrices, particularly affecting
aquatic systems. While several marine species have been widely used to assess MP …

A criteria-guided workflow was applied to assess the effectiveness of microplastic separation
methods on complex marine biological matrices. Efficacy of four methods (nitric acid, HNO 3 …

Microplastics (MP) are now considered ubiquitous across global aquatic environments. The
ingestion of MP by fish and other marine vertebrates is well studied, but the ingestion of MP …

Microplastics (MPs) are dangerous and ubiquitous in the environment. The urgency to
contrast plastic pollution is prompting the scientific community to offer new proposals …