As plastic waste accumulates in the ocean at alarming rates, the need for efficient and
sustainable remediation solutions is urgent. One solution is the development and …

The global plastics production has increased from 1.5 million tons in the 1950s to 335
million tons in 2016, with plastics discharged into virtually all components of the …

Plastic pollution is a defining environmental contaminant and is considered to be one of the
greatest environmental threats of the Anthropocene, with its presence documented across …

Microplastics are highly bioavailable to marine organisms, either through direct ingestion, or
indirectly by trophic transfer from contaminated prey. The latter has been observed for low …

Microplastics receive significant societal and scientific attention due to increasing concerns
about their impact on the environment and human health. Marine mammals are considered …

Data on ingestion of microplastics by marine biota are quintessential for monitoring and risk
assessment of microplastics in the environment. Current studies, however, portray a wide …

Plastic pollution represents a pervasive and increasing threat to marine ecosystems
worldwide and there is a need to better understand the extent to which microplastics (< 5 …

Marine mammals consume large quantities of microplastic particles, likely via trophic
transfer (ie, through prey who have consumed plastic) and direct consumption from …

Paint particles are part of the increasingly important microplastics (MPs) pollution of our
oceans. They contain polyurethanes, polyesters, polyacrylates, polystyrenes, alkyls and …

Following a decade of research on the environmental impacts of microplastics, a knowledge
gap remains on the processes by which micro and nanoplastics pass across biological …