Although the study of microplastics in the aquatic environment incorporates a diversity of
research fields, it is still in its infancy in many aspects while comparable topics have been …

Plastic contamination is ubiquitous, with plastic found in hundreds of species of aquatic
wildlife, including fish. Lacking a broad and comprehensive view of this global issue across …

Microplastic contamination in the environment is a global problem, as evidenced by the
increasing amount of research worldwide. To our knowledge, this study is the first to …

Although microplastics are an emerging pollutant of global concern, little is known about the
environmental behavior of microplastic in sediments. This study investigated the occurrence …

Urban runoff seems an obvious pathway for the transfer of microplastics (MPs) and phthalate
acid esters (PAEs) from land-based sources to the marine environment; an issue that still …

Pollution by microplastics is of increasing concern due to their ubiquitous presence in most
biological and environmental media, their potential toxicity and their ability to carry other …

Microplastics, as a group of emerging contaminants, are widely present in environmental
media and have the potential to endanger the ecological environment and human health …

Todays, with the industrialization of human societies, pollution of aquatic ecosystems with
plastics derivatives are a serious concern, affecting the life of their organisms. The present …

Microplastics (MPs) pose a global threat to marine ecosystems, little is known about the
factors that influence their bioavailability. Microplastics have the ability to adsorb …

This study aimed to investigate the presence of microplastics in three economically essential
shellfish species: green mussels, cockles and spotted babylon. The average abundance of …