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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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Temporal changes of plastic litter and associated encrusting biota: Evidence from Central Italy (Mediterranean Sea).
Giulia Cesarini,Silvia Secco,Corrado Battisti,Beatrice Questino,Leonardo Marcello,Massimiliano Scalici +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors investigated the temporal changes from spring to summer of the stranded litter and the composition of plastic encrusting biota along an Italian beach, highlighting a higher quantity of litter (average value 1510.67 ± 581.27 items) in spring, particularly plastic material with a composition driven by currents, winds and waves transported from rivers to sea.
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Impacts of microplastics and carbamazepine on the shell formation of thick-shell mussels and the underlying mechanisms of action.
Yihan Yu,Dandan Tian,Yu Han,Lin Huang,Yu Tang,Weixia Zhang,Weishang Zhou,Wei Shi,Yingying Yu,Guang-Hua Liu +9 more
TL;DR: In this article , the effects of two types of emergent pollutants, microplastics (MPs) and carbamazepine (CBZ), on shell formation were assessed in the thick-shell mussel (Mytilus coruscus) with a shell regeneration experiment.
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Investigation of ecological risk of microplastics in peatland areas: A case study in Vietnam.
TL;DR: In this article , the authors investigated the distribution and ecological risk assessment of microplastics in peatland areas located in Long An province, Vietnam's Mekong Delta, and proposed a SWOT framework for challenges of MPs pollution in order to manage peatlands appropriately and minimize ecological risks.
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Transport of Traffic-Related Microplastic Particles in Receiving Water
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the transport of traffic-related microplastic particles in a receiving freshwater body using hydrodynamic modelling, using a 16 km stretch of the Gota River, Sweden's largest river, was set up using MIKE 3 FM software.
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Plastic is in the air: Impact of micro-nanoplastics from airborne pollution on Tillandsia usneoides (L.) L. (Bromeliaceae) as a possible green sensor.
Sara Falsini,Ilaria Colzi,David Chelazzi,Marco Dainelli,Silvia Schiff,Alessio Papini,Andrea Coppi,Cristina Gonnelli,Sandra Ristori +8 more
TL;DR: In this article , pristine and aged airborne micro-nanoplastics (MNPs) were administered to Tillandsia usneoides for two weeks and the results showed that exposure to pristine MNPs significantly reduced plant growth with respect to controls.
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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.