Microplastic-associated pathogens and antimicrobial resistance in environment

K Kaur, S Reddy, P Barathe, U Oak, V Shriram… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The ubiquitous use of microplastics and their release into the environment especially the
water bodies by anthropogenic/industrial activities are the major resources for microplastic …

[HTML][HTML] Seeking for a perfect (non-spherical) microplastic particle–the most comprehensive review on microplastic laboratory research

U Rozman, G Kalčíková - Journal of hazardous materials, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent decades, much attention has been paid to microplastic pollution, and research on
microplastics has begun to grow exponentially. However, microplastics research still suffers …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of microplastics on marine copepods

Z Bai, N Wang, M Wang - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastic contamination has been considered as a global environmental problem in
marine ecosystem. Due to small size (< 5 mm) in overlap** with that of microalgae …

Microplastic ingestion and egestion by copepods in the Black Sea

U Aytan, FB Esensoy, Y Senturk - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Ingestion and egestion of microplastics by copepods in the Black Sea was assessed for the
first time. Composition and concentration of microplastics in the water column was also …

Unpalatable plastic: efficient taste discrimination of microplastics in planktonic copepods

J Xu, R Rodríguez-Torres, S Rist… - … science & technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
Planktonic copepods are the most abundant animals in the ocean and key players in global
biochemical processes. Recent modeling suggests that zooplankton ingestion of …

Microplastic contamination in edible clams from popular recreational clam-digging sites in Hong Kong and implications for human health

TWL Lam, YCJ Tsui, YL Cheng, ATH Ma… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The ubiquitous presence of microplastics in edible bivalves and the human health risks
associated with bivalve consumption have raised public concerns. Farmed and market-sold …

Microplastic occurrence in the gastrointestinal tract and gill of bioindicator fish species in the northeastern Mediterranean

E Kılıç, N Yücel - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastic pollution is an extremely emerging problem and its potential threats to the
aquatic organisms were investigated worldwide. In this study, four different commercial fish …

Trophic transfer and their impact of microplastics on estuarine food chain model

S Saikumar, R Mani, M Ganesan… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastic contamination in marine ecosystems, and its negative effects through trophic
transfer among marine organisms, remains a growing concern. Our study investigates the …

Ingestion of microplastics by commercial fish species from the southern Black Sea coast

AR Eryaşar, K Gedik, T Mutlu - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastic (MP) contamination is a serious threat to today's marine life. Therefore, this
study investigates MP ingestion in three commercial fish species (European anchovy …

Microbial life on the surface of microplastics in natural waters

O Stabnikova, V Stabnikov, A Marinin, M Klavins… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Major water-polluting microplastics (for example, polyethylene, polypropylene and others)
have lower density than water. Therefore, they are concentrated in the neustonic layer near …