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Distribution and importance of microplastics in the marine environment: A review of the sources, fate, effects, and potential solutions
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The sources and global distribution of microplastics in the environment, the fate and impact on marine biota, especially the food chain are described and the control measures discussed are those mapped out by both national and international environmental organizations for combating the impact from microplastic pollution.About:
This article is published in Environment International.The article was published on 2017-05-01. It has received 1487 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Microplastics.read more
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Consequences of nano and microplastic exposure in rodent models: the known and unknown
Walison Augusto da Silva Brito,Fiona E. Mutter,Kristian Wende,Alessandra Lourenço Cecchini,Anke Schmidt,Sander Bekeschus +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper , a review distillates the current knowledge regarding rodent models exposed to micro-and nanoplastics with different experimental designs assessing biodistribution, bioaccumulation, and biological responses.
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Micro-Nano Plastic in the Aquatic Environment: Methodological Problems and Challenges
TL;DR: The lack of harmonization of the protocols used for sampling MPs at sea and identifying them in the laboratory has been highlighted in this paper , and the issue of whether chemicals in MPs and NPs leach following ingestion by biota or whether they transport and release contaminants adsorbed on MP/NP surfaces is still unresolved.
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The current state of microplastic pollution in the world's largest gulf and its future directions.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors reviewed the analytical methodologies as well as summarized the distribution, accumulation, sources, and composition of microplastics in a handful of studies conducted in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) covering countries like the USA (n = 10) and Mexico (n= 4).
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Microbial Diversity and Activity During the Biodegradation in Seawater of Various Substitutes to Conventional Plastic Cotton Swab Sticks.
Justine Jacquin,Nolwenn Callac,Jingguang Cheng,Carolane Giraud,Yonko Gorand,Clement Denoual,Mireille Pujo-Pay,Pascal Conan,Anne-Leila Meistertzheim,Valérie Barbe,Stéphane Bruzaud,Jean-François Ghiglione +11 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors described the microbial life growing on these materials, and evaluated their biodegradability in seawater, compared with controls made of non-biodegradable polypropylene (PP) or biodesgradable cellulose.
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A critical review on various trophic transfer routes of microplastics in the context of the Indian coastal ecosystem
Nagarajan Vikas Madhav,Kannappan Panchamoorthy Gopinath,Aakriti Krishnan,Neha Rajendran,Abhishek Krishnan +4 more
TL;DR: In this article, the harmful effects of microplastics on various classes of aquatic and coastal species through both direct ingestion and indirect consumption by the process of bio-accumulation are discussed.
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Microplastics in the marine environment
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Accumulation and fragmentation of plastic debris in global environments.
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Microplastics as contaminants in the marine environment: a review.
TL;DR: Ingestion of microplastics has been demonstrated in a range of marine organisms, a process which may facilitate the transfer of chemical additives or hydrophobic waterborne pollutants to biota.
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Microplastics in the Marine Environment: A Review of the Methods Used for Identification and Quantification
TL;DR: This review of 68 studies compares the methodologies used for the identification and quantification of microplastics from the marine environment and suggests standardized sampling procedures which allow the spatiotemporal comparison ofmicroplastic abundance across marine environments.
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Plastic Pollution in the World's Oceans: More than 5 Trillion Plastic Pieces Weighing over 250,000 Tons Afloat at Sea
Marcus Eriksen,Laurent Lebreton,Henry S. Carson,Martin Thiel,Charles J. Moore,Jose C. Borerro,François Galgani,Peter G. Ryan,Julia Reisser +8 more
TL;DR: The total number of plastic particles and their weight floating in the world's oceans is estimated from 24 expeditions across all five sub-tropical gyres, costal Australia, Bay of Bengal and the Mediterranean Sea conducting surface net tows and visual survey transects of large plastic debris.