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Steven J. Rowland
Researcher at University of Plymouth
Publications - 179
Citations - 17865
Steven J. Rowland is an academic researcher from University of Plymouth. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mass spectrometry & Gas chromatography. The author has an hindex of 52, co-authored 171 publications receiving 14147 citations. Previous affiliations of Steven J. Rowland include University of Bristol & Plymouth Marine Laboratory.
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Lost at sea: where is all the plastic?
Richard C. Thompson,Ylva S. Olsen,Richard P. Mitchell,Anthony Davis,Steven J. Rowland,Anthony W. G. John,Daniel F. McGonigle,Andrea E. Russell +7 more
TL;DR: It is shown that microscopic plastic fragments and fibers are also widespread in the marine environment and may persist for centuries.
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Transport and release of chemicals from plastics to the environment and to wildlife
Emma L. Teuten,Jovita M. Saquing,Detlef R.U. Knappe,Morton A. Barlaz,Susanne Jonsson,Annika Björn,Steven J. Rowland,Richard C. Thompson,Tamara S. Galloway,Rei Yamashita,Daisuke Ochi,Yutaka Watanuki,Charles J. Moore,Pham Hung Viet,Touch Seang Tana,Maricar S. Prudente,Ruchaya Boonyatumanond,Mohamad Pauzi Zakaria,Kongsap Akkhavong,Yuko Ogata,Hisashi Hirai,Satoru Iwasa,Kaoruko Mizukawa,Yuki Hagino,Ayako Imamura,Mahua Saha,Hideshige Takada +26 more
TL;DR: Model calculations and experimental observations consistently show that polyethylene accumulates more organic contaminants than other plastics such as polypropylene and polyvinyl chloride, and PCBs could transfer from contaminated plastics to streaked shearwater chicks.
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Potential for plastics to transport hydrophobic contaminants.
TL;DR: Plastic debris may be important agents in the transport of hydrophobic contaminants to sediment-dwelling organisms, and the addition of as little as 1 microg of contaminated polyethylene to a gram of sediment would give a significant increase in phenanthrene accumulation by A. marina.
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Enhanced desorption of persistent organic pollutants from microplastics under simulated physiological conditions.
TL;DR: Of the POP/plastic combinations examined Phe with PE gave the highest potential for transport to organisms, and desorption under gut conditions could be up to 30 times greater than in seawater alone.
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Characterisation, quantity and sorptive properties of microplastics extracted from cosmetics.
TL;DR: It is estimated that between 4594 and 94,500 microbeads could be released in a single use and cosmetic exfoliants are a potentially important, yet preventable source of microplastic contamination in the marine environment.