Effect of microplastics in water and aquatic systems

MN Issac, B Kandasubramanian - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2021‏ - Springer
Surging dismissal of plastics into water resources results in the splintered debris generating
microscopic particles called microplastics. The reduced size of microplastic makes it easier …

[HTML][HTML] Plastic ingestion by Arctic fauna: a review

F Collard, A Ask - Science of the Total Environment, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The distribution of marine plastic litter is unequal around the world, some areas being more
polluted. Given that the Arctic is not a highly populated area, very low levels of plastics are …

[HTML][HTML] Nanoplastics and ultrafine microplastic in the Dutch Wadden Sea–The hidden plastics debris?

D Materić, R Holzinger, H Niemann - Science of the Total Environment, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Plastic pollution in the marine environment has been identified as a global problem; different
polymer types and fragment sizes have been detected across all marine regions, from sea …

Spatial distribution of small microplastics in the Norwegian Coastal Current

F Wu, L Reding, M Starkenburg… - Science of the Total …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
High concentrations of microplastic (MP) particles have been reported in the Arctic Ocean.
However, studies on the high-resolution lateral and vertical transport of MPs from the …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastic ingestion and plastic additive detection in pelagic squid and fish: Implications for bioindicators and plastic tracers in open oceanic food webs

A Sambolino, E Iniguez, I Herrera, M Kaufmann… - Science of the Total …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The ubiquitous presence of microplastics (MPs) in the ocean represents a potential threat to
marine organisms, with poorly understood long-term adverse effects, including exposure to …

[HTML][HTML] When microplastics are not plastic: Chemical characterization of environmental microfibers using stimulated Raman microspectroscopy

L Genchi, C Martin, SP Laptenok, F Baalkhuyur… - Science of the Total …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The abundance of anthropogenic debris dispersed in the environment is exponentially
growing, raising concerns about marine life and human exposure to microplastics …

Influencing factors for microplastic intake in abundant deep-sea lanternfishes (Myctophidae)

GVB Ferreira, AKS Justino, LN Eduardo… - Science of the Total …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Plastic debris is ubiquitous in the hydrosphere. Yet, we lack an understanding of
contamination among deep-sea species and primarily how each trait can influence …

Are microplastics in livestock and poultry manure an emerging threat to agricultural soil safety?

Y Long, Y Zhang, Z Zhou, R Liu, Z Qiu, Y Qiu… - … Science and Pollution …, 2024‏ - Springer
Microplastics (MPs) have attracted much attention in recent years, due to the difficulty of
degradation and threats to ecological systems and humans. Based on the analysis of 1429 …

Morphology, chemical characterization and sources of microplastics in a coastal city in the equatorial zone with diverse anthropogenic activities (Fortaleza city, Brazil)

ME Nolasco, VAS Lemos, G López, SA Soares… - Journal of Polymers and …, 2022‏ - Springer
The aim of the present study was to perform morphological and chemical characterizations
of microplastics (MPs) found in seawater samples from the coast of the city of Fortaleza (CE) …

Influence of waves on the three-dimensional distribution of plastic in the ocean

R Bajon, T Huck, N Grima, C Maes, B Blanke… - Marine Pollution …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The world's oceans are facing plastic pollution, 80% of which of terrestrial origin flowing from
the mismanaged waste of coastal populations and from river discharge. To study the fate of …